John Henry chords by Jerry Reed
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Verse 1
(G major) (G minor) When (B flat major) (G minor) (A minor) (C major) (Dsus4)
(G major)
John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his mama's knee
(D major) Well he picked up (G major) a feather
and a piece (C major) of steel
And said that's gonna
(G major) be the death of me
Lord, (C major) Lord, Lord that's gonna
(G major) be the death (D major) of me (G major)
Well John Henry had a little woman
Name of Polly Ann
Well (D major) John (G major) got sick (C major) had to
lay down on the bed
(G major) Polly drove steel like a man (C major)
Lord, Lord, Lord,
Polly drove steel (D major) like a man
(G major)
Verse 2
Well John Henry went up on the mountain
Well the mountain was sinkin' in (D major)
(G major) He said come on cap (C major) tain
I know what I'm doin'
It ain't noth (G major) in' but my hammer
suckin' (C major) wind
Lord, Lord, Lord, It ain't nothin' but my
(D major) hammer suckin' wind
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Interlude 1
(D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 3
Well (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
John (G minor) Henry (B flat major)
went (G minor) (A minor) up on (D major) the (G major) mountain
Lord the mountain was so high
He said we're gonna shake this
steel drivin' down
Give me a cool drink (D major) of
water before (G major) I die
Give (C major) me a cool (G major) drink of
water before (C major) I die
(G major) Some say he (D major) came from England Some say he
Verse 4
(G major)
came from Spain
But John Henry was (D major) (G major) nothin'
but a (C major) Louisiana man
And he (G major) died with his hammer
in his (C major) hand
Lord, Lord, (G major) Lord,
(D major) he died (G major) with his hammer in his hand (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Steel drivin' man,
(C major) (G major) (D major) he died with (G major) his hammer (B flat major) in his hand
(A minor) Lord (D major) ain't nothin' (G major) but my hammer
suckin' wind (C major) (G major)
etc. etc.
John Henry
Jerry Reed
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