Tony Rice - Big Spike Hammer guitar chord

Big Spike Hammer – Tony Rice

Interpreted/Transcribed by Gary Willett (8 Mar 2006) Gmwns@aol.com

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)