John Henry chords by
Cécile Mclorin Salvant
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Intro 1

Verse 1
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John Henry
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was a little baby
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Sitting on his papa's knee
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Well he picked up a hammer
and a little piece of steel
Says this hammer's gon
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G G 
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na be the death of me
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The hammer's gonna be
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the death of me
Hammer's gonna be
the death of me
Hammer's gonna be the death of me

Verse 2
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John Henry said to his captain,
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"Now a man ain't nothing but a man"
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Before I let your steel drill bring me down
I will die with that hammer in my
I'll die with that hammer in my hand
I'll die with that hammer in my hand
I'll die with that hammer in my hand

Verse 3
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John Henry said to his shaker,
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G G 
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F F 
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"Now shaker why don't you sing"
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I'm shaking twelve pounds
from my hip on down
Now don't you hear that
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cold steel ring
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Don't you hear that cold steel ring
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G G 
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Don't you hear that cold steel ring

Interlude 1
Don't you hear that cold steel ring
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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Verse 4
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John Henry hammered in the mountain
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G G 
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and the mountain it was so high
And the last word that I heard
that poor man cry
He says, "Give me a cool drink
of water before I die"
Give me a cool drink of water
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before I  die
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D D 
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Give me a cool drink of water before I die
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Give me a cool drink of
water before I die

Verse 5
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John Henry went down that railroad track
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With a twelve pound hammer by his side
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Yes he went down the track but
he never came back
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G G 
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Because he laid down his hammer and he
He laid down his hammer and he
He laid down his hammer and he died
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He laid down his hammer and he

Interlude 2
died
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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D D 
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Verse 6
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John Henry had a little woman
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And the dress that she wore was red
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And the last words that I heard
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that poor girl said
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D D 
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She says, "I'm going
G G 
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where John Henry fell dead"
D D 
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I'm going where John
G G 
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Henry fell dead
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I'm going where John
G G 
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Henry fell dead
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I'm going where John Henry fell
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D D 
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