John Henry
John Henry

John Henry easy guitar chords by Eric Bibb

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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Capo

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • Gm

    3
    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    John 

    Henry 
    was 
    a 
    little 
    baby 
    boy 

    You 
    could 
    hold 
    him 
    in 
    the 
    palm 
    of 
    your 
    hand 

    He 
    let 
    out 
    a 
    long 
    and 
    lonesome 
    cry 

    He 
    said, 
    I'm 
    gonna 
    be 
    a 

    steel 
    -driving 
    man 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    be 
    a 
    steel 

    -driv
    ing 
    man 

    They 
    took 

    John 

    Henry 
    to 
    the 
    tunnel 

    They 
    put 
    him 
    in 
    the 
    league 
    to 
    drive 

    The 
    rock 
    was 
    so 
    tall 
    and 

    John 
    was 
    so 
    small 

    That 
    he 
    lied 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 

    an
    d 
    he 
    cried 

    Yes 
    he 
    did 
    now 

    That 
    he 
    lied 
    down 
    his 

    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    cried 

    John 

    Henry 
    started 
    on 
    the 
    right 
    side 

    The 
    steam 
    drill 
    started 
    on 
    the 
    left 

    Before 
    I 
    let 
    that 
    steam 
    drill 
    beat 
    me 
    down 

    I'll 
    hammer 
    my 
    fool 
    self 
    to 
    death 

    Yes 
    I 
    will 
    now 

    I'll 
    hammer 
    my 
    fool 
    self 
    to 
    death 

    John 

    Henry 
    told 
    his 
    captain 

    A 
    man 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but 
    a 
    man 

    Oh, 
    I 
    let 
    your 
    steam 
    drill 
    beat 
    me 
    down 

    I'll 
    die 
    with 
    this 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand 

    Yes, 
    I 
    will 
    now 

    I'll 
    die 
    with 
    the 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand 

    John 

    Henry 
    had 
    a 
    little 
    woman 

    Her 
    name 
    was 

    Polly 

    Ann 

    John 
    got 
    sick 
    and 
    he 
    had 
    to 
    go 
    to 
    bed 

    Polly 
    drove 
    steel 
    like 
    a 
    man, 

    yes 
    he 
    did 
    now 

    Polly 
    drove 
    steel 
    like 
    a 
    man 

    Now 
    the 
    captain 
    told 

    John 

    Henry, 
    I 
    believe 
    my 
    tunnel 
    is 
    sinking 
    in 

    Stand 
    back 
    captain, 
    don't 
    you 
    be 
    afraid 

    That 
    ain't 
    noth
    ing 
    but 
    my 

    hammer 
    sucking 
    wind 

    Ain't 
    nothin' 
    but my 

    hammer 
    suckin' 
    wind 

    John 

    Henry 
    told 
    his 
    captain 

    Lookey 
    I'm 
    a 
    boy 
    what 
    do 
    you 
    see 

    Your 
    drill 
    done 
    broke 
    and 
    your 
    hole 
    is 
    done 

    And 
    you 
    can't 
    drive 
    steel 
    like 
    me 

    And 
    you 
    can't 
    drive 
    steel 
    like 
    me 

    John 

    Henry 
    hammered 
    in 
    the 
    mountains 

    Till 
    the 
    handle 
    of 
    his 
    hammer 
    caught 
    fire 

    He 
    drove 
    so 
    hard 
    till 
    he 

    broke 
    his 
    poor 
    heart 

    Then 
    he 
    lied 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    died 

    Yes 
    he 
    did, 
    he 
    lied 
    down 
    his 

    hammer 
    and 
    he died 

    You 
    know 
    they 
    took 

    John 

    Henry 
    through 
    the 
    tunnel 

    And 
    they 
    buried 
    him 
    in 
    the 
    sand 

    And 
    every 
    locomotive 
    come 
    ridin' 
    by 

    They 
    say 
    there 
    lies 
    a 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 

    There 
    lies 
    a 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 




    Thanks watching! 

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