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Big Spike Hammer chords by Doc Watson

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  • Em

  • C

  • D

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Intro 1
(G major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (E minor)
(G major) (E minor) (C major) (E minor) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
Can (G major) you here
the ripple of my big spike (E minor) ham mer
(C major) Lord, it's busting my (E minor) side
I (G major) work every day to try to
please that (E minor) wo man
and, (C major) Lord, she's never satisfied
(E minor) (D major) Hey, (G major) hey, Della Mae
why do you (D major) treat me this (G major) way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get (D major) even some (G major) day (E minor) (C major)
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (C major) (E minor) (D major) (G major)

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Verse 2
I'm the best hammer swinger
in this whole section (E minor) gang
(C major) Big Bill Johnson is my (E minor) name
I (G major) swing this old hammer for a
dollar and a half a (E minor) day
and it's (C major) all for my Della (E minor) Mae (D major)
Hey, (G major) hey, Della Mae
why do you (D major) treat me this (G major) way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get (D major) even some (G major) day
Interlude 1
(E minor) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(E minor) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (C major) (E minor)
(G major) (E minor) (C major) (E minor) (D major) (G major)
Verse 3
I've been lots of places and there's (G major)
lots of things I've (E minor) done
and (C major) still some things I wanna (E minor) see
This (G major) hammer that I swing for
the woman that I (E minor) love
(C major) one of them's gonna
be the death of (E minor) me (D major)
Hey, (G major) hey, Della Mae
why do you (D major) treat me this (G major) way?
Della Mae, oh Della Mae
I'll get (D major) even some (G major) day
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