Doc & Merle Watson - "Big Spike Hammer" Chords
Tempo:
120.7 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Let's hear [G] you on that big spike hammer one time so I can get bring her up to date in the bluegrass picking blue
Can't
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D] [G]
you hear the ripple of my big [Em] spike hammer
[C] Lord, it's [Em] busting my son.
[G] I
work every day
Try to [Em] please that woman [C] and laws.
You never [Em] satisfied
[D]
[G] Hey, hey Delamay
Why do [D] you treat [G] me this way?
Delamay Oh Delamay
[D] I'll get even [G] someday
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D] [G]
I'm the best hammer swinger in this old [Em] section game
[C] Big Bill Johnson is [Em] my name
[G] I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a [Em] half a day [C] and it's all for my [Em]
Delamay
[D] [G] Hey, hey
Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
Delamay Delamay
I'll [D] get [G] even someday
[Em] [C]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[Em] [C]
I've [Em] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
been lots of places and there's lots of [Em] things I've done [C] and still some things I [Em] want to see
[G] This hammer that I swing or the woman [Em] that I love [C] one of them's gonna be the [Em] death of me
[D] [G] Hey, hey Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
Delamay Delamay
I'll [D] get even [G] someday
Can't
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D] [G]
you hear the ripple of my big [Em] spike hammer
[C] Lord, it's [Em] busting my son.
[G] I
work every day
Try to [Em] please that woman [C] and laws.
You never [Em] satisfied
[D]
[G] Hey, hey Delamay
Why do [D] you treat [G] me this way?
Delamay Oh Delamay
[D] I'll get even [G] someday
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D] [G]
I'm the best hammer swinger in this old [Em] section game
[C] Big Bill Johnson is [Em] my name
[G] I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a [Em] half a day [C] and it's all for my [Em]
Delamay
[D] [G] Hey, hey
Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
Delamay Delamay
I'll [D] get [G] even someday
[Em] [C]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[Em] [C]
I've [Em] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
been lots of places and there's lots of [Em] things I've done [C] and still some things I [Em] want to see
[G] This hammer that I swing or the woman [Em] that I love [C] one of them's gonna be the [Em] death of me
[D] [G] Hey, hey Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
Delamay Delamay
I'll [D] get even [G] someday
Key:
Em
G
C
D
Em
G
C
D
Let's hear [G] you on that big spike hammer one time so I can get bring her up to date in the bluegrass picking blue
_ _ Can't _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ you hear the ripple of my big [Em] spike hammer
[C] _ Lord, it's [Em] busting my son.
[G] I
work every day
Try to [Em] please that woman [C] and laws.
You never [Em] satisfied
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hey, _ hey Delamay _ _
Why do [D] you treat [G] me this way? _
_ _ _ _ Delamay Oh Delamay _
_ [D] I'll get even [G] someday _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I'm the best hammer swinger in this old [Em] section game
[C] Big Bill Johnson is [Em] my name
_ [G] I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a [Em] half a day [C] and it's all for my [Em] _
Delamay
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] Hey, hey
_ _ _ _ _ Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way? _ _
Delamay _ _ _ Delamay
I'll [D] get [G] even someday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
I've [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
been lots of places and there's lots of [Em] things I've done [C] and still some things I [Em] want to see _
[G] This hammer that I swing or the woman [Em] that I love [C] one of them's gonna be the [Em] death of me _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Hey, hey _ Delamay
_ Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
_ _ _ Delamay _ _ Delamay
I'll [D] get even [G] someday _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Can't _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ you hear the ripple of my big [Em] spike hammer
[C] _ Lord, it's [Em] busting my son.
[G] I
work every day
Try to [Em] please that woman [C] and laws.
You never [Em] satisfied
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hey, _ hey Delamay _ _
Why do [D] you treat [G] me this way? _
_ _ _ _ Delamay Oh Delamay _
_ [D] I'll get even [G] someday _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I'm the best hammer swinger in this old [Em] section game
[C] Big Bill Johnson is [Em] my name
_ [G] I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a [Em] half a day [C] and it's all for my [Em] _
Delamay
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] Hey, hey
_ _ _ _ _ Delamay
Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way? _ _
Delamay _ _ _ Delamay
I'll [D] get [G] even someday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
I've [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
been lots of places and there's lots of [Em] things I've done [C] and still some things I [Em] want to see _
[G] This hammer that I swing or the woman [Em] that I love [C] one of them's gonna be the [Em] death of me _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Hey, hey _ Delamay
_ Why [D] do you treat me [G] this way?
_ _ _ Delamay _ _ Delamay
I'll [D] get even [G] someday _ _ _ _ _ _ _