Big Spike Hammer chords
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Big Spike Hammer – Tony Rice
Capo 4th Fret
Intro – (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (D) (G)
Follow pattern of verse 3
On recording banjo plays lead at intro.
Verse 1
(G) Can't you hear the whistle of my (Em) big spike hammer
(C) Lord it's busting my (Em) side
I've done (G) all I can do to keep that (Em) woman
(C) Still she's not satis-(Em)-fied (D)
Chorus
Hey (G) hey (Em) Della (G) Mae
Why do you treat me this a-way
(G) Hey hey (Em) Della (G) Mae
I'll get even some day
Break – (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (D) (G)
Follows pattern of verse 3
On recording fiddle plays
Verse 2
(G) I'm the best hammer swinger in this big section (Em) gang
(C) Big Bill Johnson is my (Em) name
This spike (G) hammer that I swing for a dollar and a half a (Em) day
(C) It's all for my Della (Em) Mae (D)
Repeat Chorus
Break – (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (G) (Em) (C) (Em) (D) (G)
Follows pattern of verse 3
On recording Tony Rice picks.
Verse 3
(G) Well I've been lots of places, not much I ain't (Em) done
(C) There's still a lot of things I'd like to (Em) see
But this (G) hammer that I swing or the woman that I (Em) love
Yeah (C) one's gonna be the death of (Em) me (D)
Repeat Chorus
(Em) Big spike hammer, big spike hammer (D) (G)