Big Spike Hammer

Bobby Osborne, Pete Goble

Key of G · Chords: I IV V vi

Verse 1

G                               Em
Can't you hear the riffle of my big spike hammer
C                    Em
Lord it's busting my side
G                         Em
I've done all I can do to keep that woman
C           Em       D
Still she's not satisfied

Chorus

G
Hey hey Della Mae
G                           D   G
Why do you treat me this ‘a way
G
Hey hey Della Mae
G        D         G
I'll get even some day

Verse 2

G                                   Em
I'm the best hammer swinger in this big section gang
C                      Em
Big Bill Johnson is my name
G                                   Em
Lord this hammer that I swing for a dollar and a half a day
C            Em       D
It’s all for my Della Mae

(Chorus)

Verse 3

G                             Em
Now I've been lots of places, not much I ain't done
C                                         Em
There's still a lot of things I'd like to see
G                                    Em
Big spike hammer that I swing or the woman that I love
C                Em           D
Yeah one's gonna be the death of me