The Hammer And The Rose Cifras

The Hammer & The Rose
Matt Andersen 2025              6/8
 
[Verse 1]
       D                                   A
I’ve taken some chances, they‘ve come upon me
               G                        D
halfhearted romances, came apart at it seems.
                                       A
I’ve taken my time and I’ve Iived too fast,
                G                        D
keep falling behind to the end of the track.
 
[Chorus]
            Bm                       F#m7
Longer I li--sten    the less that I learn.
            G                           Em
Seems the fu--rther I go,   the more bri__dges I burn.
              Bm                    F#m7
The harder I try__,   the harder it gets.
         G                                 A7       A
I go on looking, but I still haven’t    fou__nd it yet.
                        D                    A7
It’s the given and the take, that’s how it_ goes,
                       G                A           D
when your head is the hammer and your heart is the rose.
 
[Verse 2]
       D                                    A
I’ve stopped even trying, there’s no way to win.
                  G                       D
Floorboards are crying and the walls are caving.
                                            A
My he_ad tells me to run, my heart says to stay.
               G                                 D
When it’s all said and done, I let it all slip away.
 
[Chorus]
            Bm                       F#m7
Longer I li--sten    the less that I learn.
            G                           Em
Seems the fu--rther I go,   the more bri__dges I burn.
              Bm                    F#m7
The harder I try__,   the harder it gets.
         G                                 A7       A
I go on looking, but I still haven’t    fou__nd it yet.
                        D                    A7
It’s the given and the take, that’s how it_ goes,
                       G                A           D
when your head is the hammer and your heart is the rose.
 
[Outro]
                        D                    A7
It’s the given and the take, that’s how it_ goes,
                       G               A            D
when your head is the hammer and your heart is the rose.
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