John Henry

John Henry easy guitar chords by Jerry Reed

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Fret 3

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  • G

  • Gm

    3
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  • C

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  • D

  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Bb

  • Am

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • D

  • Verse 1
    When 


    John 
    Henry 
    was 
    little 
    baby 

    Sittin' 
    on 
    his 
    mama's 
    knee 

    Well 
    he 
    picked 
    up 
    feather 

    and 
    piece 
    of steel 

    And 
    said 
    that's 
    gonna 

    be 
    the 
    death 
    of me 

    Lord, 
    Lord, Lord 
    that's 
    gonna 

    be 
    the death 
    of me 

    Well 
    John 
    Henry 
    had 
    a little 
    woman 

    Name 
    of 
    Polly 
    Ann 

    Well 
    John 
    got 
    sick 
    had to 

    lay 
    down on the 
    bed 

    Polly 
    drove 
    steel 
    like 
    a man 

    Lord, Lord, 
    Lord, 

    Polly 
    drove 
    steel 
    like 
    a man 

    Verse 2

    Well John 
    Henry 
    went 
    up on the mountain 

    Well 
    the 
    mountain 
    was 
    sinkin' 
    in

    He 
    said 
    come 
    on cap
    tain 

    I know 
    what 
    I'm doin' 

    It ain't 
    noth
    in' 
    but 
    my 
    hammer 

    suckin' 
    wind 

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

    hammer 
    suckin' 
    wind 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    Well 

    John 
    Henry 

    went 
    up 
    on 
    the 
    mountain 

    Lord the 
    mountain 
    was so 
    high 

    He said we're 
    gonna 
    shake this 

    steel 
    drivin' 
    down 

    Give 
    me a 
    cool drink 
    of 

    water 
    before 
    die 

    Give 
    me 
    a cool 
    drink 
    of 

    water before 
    die 

    Some 
    say 
    he 
    came 
    from England 
    Some say 
    he 
    Verse 4

    came 
    from 
    Spain 

    But 
    John 
    Henry 
    was 
    nothin' 

    but 
    Louisiana 
    man 

    And he 
    died 
    with 
    his 
    hammer 

    in his 
    hand 

    Lord, 
    Lord, 
    Lord, 

    he 
    died 
    with 
    his 
    hammer 
    in 
    his 
    hand 

    Steel 
    drivin' 
    man, 

    he 
    died 
    with 
    his 
    hammer 
    in 
    his 
    hand 

    Lord 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but my 
    hammer 

    suckin' wind 

    etc. 
    etc. 

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