John Henry chords by 
Jim Kweskin 
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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When John
Verse 1
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Henry was a little baby
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He was sittin' on his mammy's knee
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Picked up a hammer in his little right hand
He said, that hammer gonna be the death of me,
Lord, Lord
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Hammer gonna be the death of me
Now the captain, said to John Henry
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I'm gonna bring me a steam drill round
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I'm gonna bring that steel
drill out on the job
I'm gonna whoop that steel on down,
my lord
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Whoop that steel on down
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Blow it, Jordy
Well, the man that invented the steam drill
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He thought he was mighty fine
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But John Henry, he drove fifteen feet
And that steam drill only made nine,
Lord, Lord
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That steam drill only made nine
Well, John Henry drove into the mountain
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His hammer would strike an d fire
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But he drove so hard
that he broke his poor heart
Well, he laid down his hammer and he cried
Oh, he did
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He laid down his hammer and he cried
Fiddle head
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That's a lovin' word
Well, John Henry had a little woman
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And her name was Polly Ann
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When John Henry got sick
and he had to lay in bed
Polyandrosteel like a man, la la
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Polyandros teel like a man
Now John Henry drove into the mountain
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And his hammer was striking fine
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But he drove so hard
that he broke his poor heart
And well he laid down his
hammer and he died
Oh yes he did,
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laid down his hammer and he died
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Cheetah!
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Well, they took John Henry
to the graveyard
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And they lowered him down in the sand
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Every locomotive that comes roaring by
They said, there lies a steel -driving man,
Lord, Lord
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There lies a steel -driving man
Well, some say he comes from Texas
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And others say he comes from Maine
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I say he was nothin' but
a steel -drivin' man
He was the leader of a steel -drivin' gang,
la -la
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Leader of a steel -drivin' gang,
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Bruce
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You know, some say he
comes from Texas,
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others say he comes from Maine
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I say he was nothin' but
a steel drivin' man
He was a leader of a steel drivin' gang,
Lord, Lord
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Leader of a steel drivin' gang
He was a leader of a steel -driving gang,
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oh Lord, leader of a steel -driving gang
He was a leader of a steel -driving gang,
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oh Lord, leader of a steel -driving gang
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