john henry chords by Billy Preston

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D
E
C#
C
G
B
C#m
Ddim
G#

Verse 1
D 
E 
D 
C# 
C 
G 
 (D major)  (E major)  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (C major)  (G major) …Put your John
D 
E 
G 
 (D major) Henry on my heart  (E major) yeah  (G major) 
D 
E 
…Don’t be  (D major) afraid to take a chance  (E major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
…Satisfaction’s guaranteed
E 
G 
D 
 (E major)  (G major) …Can’t you  (D major) see the possibilities
E 
 (E major) 

Verse 2
B 
C#m 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my friend (Ddim) s
B 
E 
All  (B major) about the  (E major) situation… and
D 
C# 
C 
the shape I’m in  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (C major) 
B 
C#m 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my  (Ddim) friends
B 
E 
D 
All  (B major) about  (E major) the situation… and the shape I’m in,  (D major) 
C# 
C 
G 
yeah  (C sharp major)  (C major)  (G major) 
D 
…Sign your name  (D major) on the dotted line

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Verse 3

…Girl… it won’t take much time,

…If you take the love that I

give

…You’ll be so …glad you

Verse 4
did…Here’s what i’m gonna do
B 
C#m 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my friend (Ddim) s
B 
E 
 (B major) All about  (E major) the situation… and the shape
D 
C# 
C 
 (D major) I’m in…yeah  (C sharp major) yeah yeah yeah  (C major) 
B 
C#m 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my  (Ddim) friends
B 
E 
D 
C# 
 (B major) All about the  (E major) situation… and the shape  (D major) I’m  (C sharp major) in  …yeah yeah yeah
C 
G 
D 
 (C major)  (G major)  (D major) 

Interlude 1

…Put your John Henry… on my heart

Verse 5
E 
 (E major) 
G 
yeah  (G major) 
D 
E 
G 
…Don’t be  (D major) afraid… to take a chance  (E major)  (G major) 
D 
E 
 (D major) …Satisfaction is guaranteed  (E major) 
G 
D 
…Can’t you  (G major) see  (D major) the possibilities
E 
 (E major) 

Verse 6
B 
 (B major) (outro)
C#m 
…I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my friend (Ddim) s
B 
E 
All  (B major) about the  (E major) situation… and
D 
C# 
C 
the shape  (D major) I’m in,  (C sharp major)  (C major) yeah , ooh!
B 
C#m 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep on  (C sharp minor) 
Ddim 
….telling my  (Ddim) friends
B 
E 
All  (B major) about the situ (E major) ation,
D 
C# 
G# 
yeah… and the shape  (D major) I’m  (C sharp major) in…yeah yeah yeah  (G sharp major) 
B 
C#m 
Ddim 
B 
E 
 (B major) …I’m gonna keep  (C sharp minor)  (Ddim)  (B major) on  (E major) 
D 
C# 
C 
B 
C#m 
Ddim 
 (D major)  (C sharp major)  (C major)  (B major)  (C sharp minor) ….telling my friend (Ddim) s
B 
 (B major) All about the situation,
yeah… and the shape I’m in…