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John Henry

John Henry easy guitar chords by Jerry Reed

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Am

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • D

  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Am

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • D

  • Verse 1
    G
    Gm
    Bb
    Gm
    Am
    C
    Dsus4

    When
    G


    John Henry was a little baby

    Sittin' on his mama's knee
    D
    G

    Well he picked up a feather
    C

    and a piece of steel

    And said that's gonna
    G

    be the death of me
    C

    Lord, Lord, Lord that's gonna
    G
    D
    G

    be the death of me

    Well John Henry had a little woman

    Name of Polly Ann
    D
    G
    C

    Well John got sick had to

    lay down on the bed
    G
    C

    Polly drove steel like a man

    Lord, Lord, Lord,
    D

    Polly drove steel like a man
    G
    Verse 2


    Well John Henry went up on the mountain
    D

    Well the mountain was sinkin' in
    G
    C

    He said come on captain

    I know what I'm doin'
    G

    It ain't nothin' but my hammer
    C

    suckin' wind

    Lord, Lord, Lord, It ain't nothin' but my
    D

    hammer suckin' wind
    Interlude 1
    D
    G

    D
    G
    C

    Verse 3
    C
    G
    C
    G
    D
    G

    Well
    Gm
    Bb

    John Henry
    Gm
    Am
    D
    G

    went up on the mountain

    Lord the mountain was so high

    He said we're gonna shake this

    steel drivin' down
    D

    Give me a cool drink of
    G

    water before I die
    C
    G

    Give me a cool drink of
    C

    water before I die
    G
    D
    Some say he came from England Some say he
    Verse 4
    G


    came from Spain
    D
    G

    But John Henry was nothin'
    C

    but a Louisiana man
    G

    And he died with his hammer
    C

    in his hand
    G

    Lord, Lord, Lord,
    D
    G
    D
    G
    C
    G

    he died with his hammer in his hand

    Steel drivin' man,
    C
    G
    D
    G
    Bb

    he died with his hammer in his hand
    Am
    D
    G

    Lord ain't nothin' but my hammer
    C
    G

    suckin' wind

    etc. etc.

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