John henry
John henry

John henry easy guitar chords by Charlie Daniels

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    • Verse 1
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    Not 
    all 
    the 
    heroes 

    in 
    the old 
    west 
    herded 
    cattle. 

    Some 
    of them 
    helped 
    lay 
    the silver 

    rails 
    across 
    this 
    vast 
    land. 

    They 
    were hard 
    -working 
    men 
    who 
    worked 
    from 
    sun 
    up 
    till sun 
    down, 

    driving 
    spikes 
    and 
    laying 
    rail
    road 
    track. 

    Let me 
    tell 
    you about 
    one 
    of them. 

    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    born 
    on 
    a 
    cold, 
    cloudy day 

    When 
    the 
    sun 
    refused 
    to 
    shine 

    The 
    very 
    first 
    sound 

    John 

    Henry 
    ever 
    heard 

    Was 
    the 
    mail 
    train 
    rattling 
    down 
    the line 

    Yes, 
    it was 
    the 
    mail 
    train 
    rat

    tling 
    down 
    the 
    line 

    When 

    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    a 
    little 
    bitty 
    boy 

    No 
    bigger 
    than 
    the 
    palm 
    of 
    your 
    hand 

    He 
    picked 
    up 
    a 
    hammer 
    and 

    a 
    little 
    piece 
    of 
    steel 

    He 
    said, 

    Johnny 
    gonna 
    be 
    a 
    steel 
    -driving 
    man, 

    yes 
    he 
    is 

    Johnny 
    gonna 
    be 
    a steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    Gun 
    to 

    Henry, 
    he 
    said 
    to 
    the captain 
    I 
    was born 

    to 
    be 
    a 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 

    I 
    swing 
    a nine 
    -pound 
    hammer 

    like 
    a 
    bulldog 
    swings 
    his chain 

    I 
    can 
    drive 
    more 
    steel 
    than 
    anybody 
    can 

    Try 
    me 
    out 

    I 
    can 
    drive 
    more 
    steel 
    than 
    anybody 
    can

    And 
    the 
    captain 
    said 
    to 

    John 

    Henry 

    I 
    don't 
    know 
    what 
    I'd 
    use 
    you 
    for 

    I 
    got 
    a 
    steam 
    drill 
    coming 
    on 
    that 

    south
    bound 
    evening 
    train 

    I 
    don't 
    need 
    no 
    steel 
    drivers 
    anymore, 

    no 
    I don't 

    I 
    don't 
    need 
    me 
    no 
    steel 
    drivers 
    anymore 

    Well 
    they 
    brought 
    that 

    steam 
    drill 
    out 
    on 
    the job 

    Here 
    comes 

    John 

    Henry 
    with 
    a 
    hammer 
    in 
    each 
    hand 

    John 

    Henry, 
    said 
    to 

    Captain 

    I 
    know 
    I 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but 
    a 
    man 

    But 
    be
    fore 
    I 
    let 
    that 
    old 

    steam 
    drill 
    beat 
    me down 

    I'd 
    die 
    with 
    my 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand 

    You 
    watch 
    me 

    I'd 
    die 
    with 
    my 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand 

    They 
    brought 
    that 
    steam 

    drill 
    out 
    to 
    the 

    Shenandoah 

    Cut 

    The 
    captain, 
    he started 
    to 
    laugh 

    But 
    every 
    time 
    that 
    steam 
    drilled 

    Laid 
    a 
    mile 
    of 
    track 

    John 

    Henry 
    laid 
    a 
    mile 
    and 
    a half 

    Sparks 
    were 
    flying 

    John 

    Henry 
    laid 
    a 
    mile 
    and 
    a 
    half 

    There's 
    an awful 
    lot 
    of 
    stories 

    About 
    the 
    legends 
    of 
    the 

    West 

    Stories 
    about 
    them 
    hard 
    working 
    men 

    But 
    when 
    it 
    comes 
    to 
    driving 
    steel 

    Everybody 
    ought 
    to know 

    Oh, 

    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    the be
    st there's 

    ever been 

    John 

    Henry, 
    he 
    had 
    him 
    a 
    little 
    baby 
    boy 

    Named 
    him 

    Abraham 

    When 
    the 
    people 
    would 
    see 

    That 
    little 
    boy, 
    they'd 
    say 

    He's 
    the 
    son 
    of 
    that 
    steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    Must 
    be proud 

    He's 
    the 
    son 
    of 
    that steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    Cause 

    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    a 
    steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    So 
    then, 

    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    a 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 

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