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Verse 1
(C major) John Henry was a (F major) little bitty boy
(C major) No bigger than the palm of your (G major) hand
His (C major) family looked down at
little (F major) Johnny and (C major) said
Johnny gonna be a steel -driv (F major) ing man,
Lord, Lord
Johnny gonna (G major) be a steel -driving man (C major)
John Henry was a (F major) steel -drivin' (C major) man
He'd go steel all over the (G major) land
Said, (C major) be fore I let that slim
(F major) hammer get me (C major) down
(G major) I'll (C major) die with this hammer in my (F major) hand
Lord, Lord, die with (G major) this hammer in my
(C major) hand (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(F major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
John (G major) Henry (C major) had a (F major) sweet little wife, (C major)
(G major) her (C major) name was Polly An (G major) n
One day (C major) John got sick
and he (F major) couldn't go to (C major) work
But Polly drove that steel like a (F major) man,
Lord, Lord
Polly drove (G major) that steel like a (C major) man
John Henry went to the (F major) tunnel
to drive (C major) a steam hammer by his (G major) side
He beat (C major) that drill to the (F major) end of the (C major) tunnel
Then he laid down (G major) his
(C major) hammer and he (F major) died,
Lord, Lord, laid down (G major) his hammer
and he (C major) died (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(F major) Oh, Lord, (C major) oh, (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
John Henry was a (F major) steel -driving (C major) man
He drove steel all over the (G major) land
Said, be (C major) fore I let that sling
(F major) hammer get me (C major) down
I'll die with (G major) this (C major) hammer in my (F major) hand
Lord, Lord want to (C major) die (G major) with
this hammer in my (C major) hand
John Henry
Chet Atkins
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