Tom Petty - Spike guitar tab

Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 20:48:30 +0000

From: EBarohn

Subject: CRD: "Spike" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Submitted by: Ruth Barohn

Subject: CRD: "Spike" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Written by: T.P.

>From the wonderful 1985 album "Southern Accents"--MCA Records

This song is the story of Spike--the legendary boy with a dog collar

on--

and his experience upon entering the Cypress Lounge, a little redneck

bar

in lovely Gainesville, Florida.

Intro: Am

Am

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Verse:

Am

Oh look we got another one, just like the other ones

Another bad ass, another trouble maker

G

I'm scared, ain't you boys scared

Am

Oh, I wonder if he's gonna show us what bad is

F

Boys we got a man with a dog collar on

G Am

Think we oughta throw ol' Spike a bone

Make me say

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Verse 2:

Oh here's another misfit, another Jimmy Dean

Bet he's got a motorbike, whatta ya'll think

Bet if we be good, we'll get a ride on it

If he ain't to mad about the future

Maybe we oughta help him see, the future ain't what it used to be

Chorus:

G Am

Listen, hey Spike whatta you like

G Am(2 measures) D(2 measures)

Hey Spike whatta you like

C D D D C / D C C C D / C D D D C / D C C C D / Em(4 measures)

Am

Oh say

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Chorus:

Hey Spike whatta you like

Hey Spike you're scarin' my wife

Hey Spike tell us about life

Can you tell me about life

I might need me a dog collar too boy

It might make me say, say Oow

I might say, might say...

(to get the full effect, you must end by panting like a dog)