Songbook

Dig Up The Hatchet

By Jimbo Mathus

Key of D

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Intro and interlude: First D = Dsus2 D Dsus2 D5 Chorus: walk up to D chord on A string; after F#m and G walk down to D on D string Bridge: walk up to G chord from D on B string to E and F# on E string.
[Intro] D F#m G D A G A D
[Chorus] D Dig Up the Hatchet & pass it around F#m G Exhume these memories from the cold ground D A And if you truly believe that two wrongs make a right D A D We'll Dig Up the Hatchet tonight.
[Verse 1] G D Bring up your boyfriend from way back home A Mention those pictures you found on my phone D G D Then we'll tumble and fall into a hollerin' fight A D Then Dig Up the Hatchet tonight.
[Interlude] D F#m G D A G A D
[Verse 2] G D If you can't stand the bark & you're afraid of the bite A Just don't let the sun set on your anger tonight D G D For what is a quarrel between lovers & friends A D We'll just bury the hatchet again.
[Chorus] D Dig Up the Hatchet & pass it around F#m G Exhume these memories from the cold ground D A And if you truly believe that two wrongs make a right D A D We'll Dig Up the Hatchet tonight.
[Bridge] G A Bm G F#m Bm Bm G A D
[Verse 3] D G D Like the bramble and the rose we are hopelessly intwined A D And we'll find ourselves a new axe to grind A D You gotta dig up the hatchet again D