John Henry chords by Bruce Buckley

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Verse 1
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Oh,
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some say he come from Cuba,
And some say he come from Spain,
But I say he come from
Hard Rock Levy Camp,
Oh, Steel Drive
John Henry was his name,
name, name, Steel Drive
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John Henry was his name.
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When John Henry was a little infant,
baby mama racked him in the pamper hand
It was early one mornin'
that I heard a poor gal cry
He's got a right to be a steel -drivin' man,
man, man
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Right to be a steel -drivin' man
Well, John Henry grew to be
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a right smart -sized boy
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He was sittin' on his papa's knee
Spot number nine,
tunnel in that C &O road
Says it's bound to be the death of me,
me, me
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Bound to be the death of me
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Well, they took John
Henry to the tunnel
Oh, they put him to head in the drive
Well, the rock's been so high,
John Henry's been so low
He laid down his hammer and he cried
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Laid down his hammer and  he cried
John Henry says to his captain
You know I'm nothing but a man
But before I let that steam
drill beat me down
I'm die with the hammer in my hand,
hand, hand
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Die with the hammer in my hand
Well, they put John Hindme
on the right -hand side
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The steam drill on the left
John Hindme says I'll beat
that steam drill down
If I beat my fool self to death, death, death
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Beat my fool self to death.
John Hinme says to his captain,
Look yonder what I see.
Your drill's done broke
and your hoe's done choked
And you can't drive steel like me,
me, me.
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Can't drive steel like me.
Well John Hinme had a little woman
And the dress that poor
cow wore was red.
Well, she started down the track
and she never did look back.
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Goin' John Henry fell dead,
dead, dead.
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Goin' where John Henry fell dead.