{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2106107,"song":"Spike Drivin Blues","artist":"Chris Knight","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11457097-spike-drivin-blues-chords-by-chris-knight/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2106107?type=chord","rating":4.43634,"votes":8,"content":"[tab]   [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI musta been born[/tab]\r\n\r\nWith steel in my hand\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch] \r\nProbably gonna die[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch] \r\nA Spike Drivin' Man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI just lay the rail[/tab]\r\n\r\nI don't drive a train\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBut if it jumps the track[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nI'm gonna hear my name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nTrain master says[/tab]\r\n\r\nThis train better roll\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch] \r\nGotta pull the big boss's[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\ncars of coal[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo I work all night[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the pouring rain\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nI hate the train master[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd I hate his train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nTrains roll on and on [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nDon't never turn me lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nI toss and turn all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nGot the Spike Drivin Blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nOn my way home[/tab]\r\n\r\nTrain blocks the road\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAlways make me wait[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nMake supper cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThen me and my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\nGo to sleep in our bed\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch] \r\n'Till the high ball comes[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd wakes the dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Repeat Chorus]\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nUsed to ride the caboose[/tab]\r\n\r\nUsed to run the brake\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch] \r\n'Till the bossman said[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nthat job aint' safe[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nNow I'm back on the rail[/tab]\r\n\r\nA hammer in my hand\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nI know I'm gonna die[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nA Spike Drivin' Man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Repeat Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSpike Drivin' Blues[/tab]\r\n\r\nDrive a man insane\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nI hate the train master [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd I hate his train[/tab]\r\n\r\n**NOTE** Chris periodically plays a hammer-on with his middle finger on the  D  and  A  strings \r\nat the 3rd fret - Listen to the recording, it's pretty easy to figure out.\r","plain_text":"With steel in my hand\n\n\n\n\n\nI don't drive a train\n\n\n\n\n\nThis train better roll\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the pouring rain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrain blocks the road\n\n\n\n\n\nGo to sleep in our bed\n\n\n\n[Repeat Chorus]\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\nUsed to run the brake\n\n\n\n\n\nA hammer in my hand\n\n\n\n[Repeat Chorus]\n\n\nDrive a man insane\n\n\n\n**NOTE** Chris periodically plays a hammer-on with his middle finger on the  D  and  A  strings \nat the 3rd fret - Listen to the recording, it's pretty easy to figure out.","chords":["D","A","G","Em","Cadd9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}