06 the Hammer [Matilda]

6. The Hammer

Trunchbull: An exception?

       

Quirky, not too fast

Trunchbull: To rules? In my school?

 

    



 













   



 



 





 Trunchbull           Look at these tro - phies, See         5



        

  

 

 

 



            

    mine?    14

 

     

See how they shine? 3



in the sun - light?





 

        

  



 



   



   



      

na - tion - al

     

 





how my tro - phies gleam





   

 

               What do you think it took to make the Eng - lish            9

Music & Lyrics Tim Minchin

ham-mer - throw- ing

cham - pion - ship

A

             

     

Do you

think

in

that

  

A7(b9)

 

mo- ment





when my

 

big

mo - ment

   

 came

     That I

   

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treat - ed

the

   

6. The Hammer - 2

     rules with     20





   cas - ual





dis -

Well?

dain?

  









  

Like

  

  

  

hell!









  



                             As I stepped up to the cir - cle, did I change my plan? What? As I chalked                      B









 







           

  

                   up my palms, did I wave my hands? I did not!                       30

 







 





     

33                           ed my spin did I look at the view? Did I drift           

  





   

  





  



 

  

 

As

I start -





 

    

 

           



     off and dream

for a

min - ute or

          

  



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

   

 

6. The Hammer - 3

                       two? Do you think I fal - tered or a -mend - ed my ro - ta - tion?                    36

  



 





              my in -tend - ed e - le - va - tion?               39

 



      grunt    42

       dot 45

from the grunt

      As the ham-mer

   

    

  





took

al - tered



off,

did

I change



 



 

my

                    

  

I



  









 



had prac - tised

for ma - ny

a

month? Not

a

jot!

Not

a

                    

   I

  



stray



 



from the

plot!

 

    







 

Do you think I

                    

  



did



  

   





          





 



     





     

                                



Not

a

de - tail



of

my

throw



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was ad - just - ed



or

for -

6. The Hammer - 4

                                got ten. Not e - ven when the ham-mer left my hands and sailed high up, up a -bove the stands C

  

A‹







     

          did I let my - self go?        53



A‹/G



 rit.

3

 





     D2/F©



                3 D

No no no

no

no

 



  

no. Be - cause









        If you want to throw

     cir - cle      61

 

  

    

all

the time.

  the  

  

   Tra - la - la. If you want to make the                            



the

       

57                            ham - mer for your count - ry You have to stay in - side  Tra - la - la.                            

                       

 



    

                                  Matilda - Royal Shakespeare Company - 12/10/2010 12:03

6. The Hammer - 5

         team you don't need           65





      

hap - pi - ness or self - es





-

 

  

  

just need to keep your   You                  

teem,



                                 

    feet 69

   in - side



E

    

   

Sing, children!

the

line.



2



3



     





 

Bam

  C

-



  



bi - na - tum





 

est







 

ma - gi -



the ham

-

mer

If you want to throw

the ham

-

mer,





C

 

   

   

G/D

  

You have to stay in - side

tum.



    

for your

    

       

    

If you want to throw Kids

     



          

74       count - ry

4...

    

  

     

have to stay in - side

 C





the









cir - cle

    

the



cir -



G/D

cle.



 

all



the



    

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6. The Hammer - 6

    time. 78

 

  C





            

 

And

 









if you want to teach

  



Cir - cu - lum ma - gi - tum, ma-gi - tum.



  

      



Ah







F

  

suc - cess,



you don't

   ah





D7/F©



 use





                                         sym-pa-thy or ten 82

  

-

  

der - ness.

     C

You have to force

the lit - tle



   

ah

    

    

ten - der - ness.

  

A7/C©





 squits

   

  

    

Sing, Jenny!

to toe

the



line.

   

D‹



 

G

C

                                        87



F

 Kids & Miss Honey



                

            

      

          

If you want to throw

the ham

-

mer

If you want to throw

the ham

-

mer,

  D









A7





for yourcount



-





ry

               D

Bam - bi - na - tum,





Bam - bi - na - tum,



             Matilda - Royal Shakespeare Company - 12/10/2010 12:03

6. The Hammer - 7

       91



        

    

Glo - ri - a



   



You have to stay in - side

 





ma- gi - tum.









cir     

the



the

 - cle



cir - cle.



A7



  



all

 

 

the time.

Cir





-

D



  

cu - lum





est



                

95

G

  

 just

  

one



  

sim- ple

  



rule

     E7

rall.

        to

    

   

ham- mer -throw- ing, life and



  

 

D

   

 

                                  

       school:        B&7       99

Stay in - side



        I ap - ply       De - us, De - us.          

   

  





Tempo



  

 



     

                   

Life's



  

E‹7

a ball,

so

learn

to throw it,

A

Find

F©‹7

the bal - ly

                 

Matilda - Royal Shakespeare Company - 12/10/2010 12:03

6. The Hammer - 8

103                         line and tow it, And al wsy keep your feet in - side the                       

   line.     B7 E‹7 A D                   

Matilda - Royal Shakespeare Company - 12/10/2010 12:03