"The Hammer Holds" by Bebo Norman (condensed tab)
From "The Fabric Of Verse" and "Ten Thousand Days"
Words and music copyright © 1996 Bebo Norman
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Transcribed by T-rev http://www.t-rev.net

Capo 4.  Most of the song is composed of four basic two-bar riffs, so 
rather than tab out the entire song note for note, which would be a bit 
redundant, I'm just giving you the riffs and the "riff scheme."

The body of the song:    INTRO=ABAf   VERSE=ABACABAC   CHORUS=ACADACAC  

Details before verse 3:  CHORUS 2 (Fabric)=ACADACAgAB  SOLO (10,000)=Af

How to end it:           OUTRO (Fabric)=AgAh        OUTRO (10,000)=ACAh

             RIFF A                             RIFF B
|------0--------|------0--------|  |---------------|-----------(0)-|
|----3-------3--|----3-------3--|  |------3--------|----2---3---2--|
|--2-------2---0|--0-------0---0|  |----0---------0|----0---0---0--|
|0--------------|-------------(0)  |--0---------0--|--2---2---2---2|
|--------4------|2-------0------|  |--------0h2----|0--------------|
|---------------|---------------|  |3--------------|---------------|
 D9.... (C#)... (B).... (A).....    G.............. A7............. 

             RIFF C                             RIFF D
|---------------|-------0h2----2|  |---------------|---------------|
|------3-------3|----3-----3----|  |------3--------|------3-----2--|
|----0-------0--|--2---2-----2--|  |----0-------2p0|----0-------0--|
|--0-------2----|0--------------|  |--0-------0----|--0-------2---2|
|--------0------|---------------|  |---------------|--------0------|
|3--------------|---------------|  |3-------2------|3--------------|
 G...... Asus... D..............    G...... D/F#... G...... A7.....

                 RIFF f
|---------------|-------|------------0--|
|------3--------|------3|----2---3------|
|----0-------2p0|----0--|----0---0---0--|
|--0-------0----|--0----|--2---2---2---2|
|---------------|-------|0--------------|
|3-------2------|3------|---------------|
 G...... D/F#... G...... A..............

     RIFF g                     RIFF h
|---------------|  |---------------|----0---0h2----|
|------3-------3|  |---------------|--3---3-3------|
|----0-------0--|  |----------0----|2-----2-2------|
|--0-------2----|  |--0---------0-0|--------0------|
|--------0------|  |----0h2-0------|---------------|
|3--------------|  |3--------------|---------------|
 G...... Asus...    G...... A.. D..................

A shapeless piece of steel, that's all I claim to be 
This hammer pounds to give me form, this flame, it melts my dreams 
I glow with fire and fury, as I'm twisted like a vine 
My final shape, my final form, I'm sure I'm bound to find 

CHORUS:
So dream a little dream for me in hopes that I’ll remain 
And cry a little cry for me so I can bear the flames 
And hurt a little hurt for me, my future is untold 
But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds 

The water, it cools me gray, and the hurt subdued somehow 
I have my shape this sharpened point, what is my purpose now? 
And the question, it still remains, what am I to be? 
Perhaps some perfect piece of art displayed for all to see 

REPEAT CHORUS

A hammer pounds again, but flames I do not feel 
This force that drives me helplessly through flesh and wood reveals 
A burn that burns much deeper, it's more than I can stand 
The reason for my life was to take the life of a guiltless man 

So dream a little dream for me in hopes that I'll remain 
And cry a little cry for me so I can bear the pain 
And hurt a little hurt for me, my future is so bold 
But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds 

This task before me may seem unclear, but it, my maker holds