Lagu tersebut dimuat sebagai trek ketiga dalam album studio ke-30 miliknya yang bertajuk Wonderful Crazy Night (2016).
Album yang diproduseri oleh Elton bersama T Bone Burnett itu sukses menduduki posisi keenam di UK Albums Chart.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Claw Hammer” dari Elton John.
Intro:
Dm - G A (x32)
Verse:
Dm
You're holding back
You're hard to read
Gm
Your a 21st century kind
C
You're lighting fast
Dm
Built for speed
Bb F C
A tight-lipped modern mind
Dm
An architect
Of grand romance
Gm
You're a mystery of disguise
C Dm
You're holed up in your house
Bb F C
Just waiting for the fire
Gm
You're buttoned down
All sown up
You're an ontological soul
Eb
Cold hard truth
Only proof
D7sus D7
What we already know
Chorus:
G
You're gonna need a claw hammer
C
Oh my Lord
G/B Am
To bust on through
D G C/G G
And break down your walls
E7 E7/G# Am
Loosen your lips
Cm/Eb G/D
Slacken that jaw
Dm/F C/E
It's gonna take a claw hammer
G C/G G
Oh my Lord
Instrumental:
Dm - G A (x16)
Verse:
Dm
Look at us fools
Being used
Gm
We're totally dumb, surprised
C Dm
Waiting for you to share with us
Bb F C
The myth behind the lies
Dm
Come on out
Throw us a bone
Gm
We want to know your intentions
C
Are you fake
Dm
For goodness sake
Bb F C
Or the Mother of Invention
G
You're buttoned down
All sown up
Gm
You're an ontological soul
Eb
Cold hard truth
Only proof
D7sus D7
What we already know
Ulangi Chorus
Interlude:
G G/D C CM7
Am7 - D7 - G
E7 E7/G# Am
Cm/Eb - G/D
F - C/E - G
Chorus:
G
You're gonna need a claw hammer
C
Oh my Lord
G/B Am
To bust on through
D G C/G G
And break down your walls
E7 E7/G# Am
Loosen your lips
Cm/Eb G/D
Slacken that jaw
Dm/F C
It's gonna take a claw hammer
G C/G G
Oh my Lord
Dm/F C
It's gonna take a claw hammer
G C/G G
Oh my Lord
Dm/F C
It's gonna take a claw hammer
G C/G G
Oh my Lord
Outro:
Dm - G A
Dm - G A
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