John Henry

John Henry easy guitar chords by Ed Ames

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  • Verse 1
    When 
    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    little 
    baby 

    Sit
    tin' 
    on 
    his 

    mammy's 
    knee 

    Well, 
    he 
    stuck 
    out 
    his 
    hand 

    and 
    he grabbed 
    piece 
    of 
    steel 

    This 
    is 
    gonna 
    be 
    the 
    death 
    of 
    me, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Yes, 
    it's 
    gonna 
    be 
    the 
    death 

    of 
    me 

    Well, 
    the 
    captain 
    said 
    to 
    John 
    Henry 

    Gonna 
    bring 
    steam 
    drill 
    around 

    Gonna 
    take 
    that 
    steam 
    drill 
    out 
    of 
    the 
    job 

    Gon
    na 
    hop 
    that 
    steel 
    on 
    down, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Gon
    na 
    hop 
    that 
    steel 
    on 

    down 

    Well, 
    John 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    the 
    captain 

    Lord, 
    man 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but 
    man 

    But 
    before 
    let 
    that 
    old 
    steam 
    drill 

    beat 
    me 
    down 

    Gonna 
    die 
    with 
    that 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Gonna 
    die 
    with 
    that 
    hammer 

    in 
    my 
    hand 

    And 
    John 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    the 
    shaker, 

    Shaker, 
    why 
    don't 
    you 
    sing? 

    Well, 
    I'm 
    throwing 
    twelve 
    pounds 

    from 
    my 
    hips 
    on 
    down 

    And 
    listen 
    to 
    the 
    cold 
    steel 
    ring, 
    Lord, 
    Lord, 

    just 
    listen 
    to 
    the 
    cold 
    steel 
    ring 

    Well, 
    the 
    captain 
    said 
    to 
    John 
    Henry, 

    believe 
    this 
    mountain's 
    sinking 
    in

    Well, 
    John 
    Henry, 
    look 
    at 
    the 
    cap
    tain 

    And 
    he 
    say, 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but 
    my 
    hammer 
    suckin' 
    wind, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Nothin' 
    but 
    my 
    hammer 

    suckin' 
    wind 

    Noth
    in' 
    but 
    my 
    hammer 
    suckin' 
    wind, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Well, 
    John 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    the 
    captain 

    Hey, 
    captain, 
    look 
    at 
    yonder 
    water, 

    you 
    see 

    Well, 
    you're 
    dilt 
    -and 
    -broke 

    and 
    you're 
    hole 
    -down 
    -choke 

    And 
    you 
    can't 
    drive 
    steel 
    like 
    me, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    You 
    can't 
    drive 
    steel 
    like 
    me 

    Well, 
    Henry 
    was 
    hammerin' 

    on 
    the 
    mountain 

    And 
    his 
    hammer 
    was 
    strikin' 
    fire 

    Well, 
    he 
    drove 
    so 
    hard 

    that 
    he 
    broke 
    his 
    poor 
    heart 

    He 
    laid 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    died, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    He 
    laid 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    died 

    They 
    took 
    John 
    Henry 
    to 
    the 
    graveyard 

    And 
    they 
    buried 
    him 
    in 
    the 
    sand 

    Loadin' 
    every 
    locomotive, 

    come 
    rov
    in' 
    on 
    by 

    Say, 
    there 
    lies 
    steel 
    drivin' 
    man 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    There 
    lies 
    steel 
    drivin' 
    man 

    See 
    John 
    Henry 
    is 
    blind 
    man 

    John 
    Henry, 

    though 
    he 
    was 
    steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    John 
    Henry, 
    oh 
    yeah 


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