John Henry chords by Joan Baez
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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
John (D major) Henry was about
three days old,
sitting on his mammy's (A major) knee.
Well, he (D major) picked up a hammer
and a (G major) little piece of steel,
said, it's (D major) gonna be the death of me.
Well, it's gonna be the (A major) death of (D major) me.
Captain said to John Henry,
I'm gonna bring my steam drill around, (A major)
I'm gonna (D major) bring my steam drill (G major) out on the job,
I'm gonna (D major) whup that steel on down,
Lord, Lord, whup that steel (A major) on (D major) down.
John Henry said to his boss man,
he said a man ain't nothing but a (A major) man,
but be (D major) fore I'd let your
steam drill (G major) beat me down,
I'll (D major) die with this hammer in my hand,
well, I'll die with this
hammer in my hand.
John Henry said to his shaker,
he said shaker why don't (A major) you sing,
you know I'm (D major) swinging nine pounds
from my (G major) hips on down,
won't you (D major) listen to the
cold steel ring,
just listen to the (A major) cold steel (D major) ring.
John Henry said to his shaker,
he said shaker why don't you pray, (A major) (F sharp minor)
(D major) you know that if my hammer misses
that little (G major) piece of steel
and tomor (D major) row be your burying day,
tomorrow be your burying day. (A major) (D major)
Well the captain said to John Henry,
my lord I believe this
mountain's sinking (A major) in.
John (D major) Henry laughed at his (G major) captain
and he said it ain't (D major) nothing
but my hammer sucking wind,
it ain't nothing but my (A major) hammer
sucking (D major) wind.
Well John Henry said to the captain,
well look yonder what I see. (A major)
You're (D major) hole done chuck,
you're (G major) drill (G minor) done broken,
you (D major) can't drive steel like me,
well you can't drive (A major) steel like (D major) me. (A major) (D major)
Well, man who invented that steam drill,
He thought he was mighty fine. (A major)
But (D major) John Henry drove down
(G major) fourteen feet,
And the (D major) steam drill only made nine.
Steam drill only (A major) (D major) made nine.
But John Henry hammered that morning,
Until his hammer was striking fire.
(A major) And he (D major) worked so hard
that he (G major) broke his poor heart
(G minor) An (D major) d laid down his hammer
and he died
And he laid down (A major) his hammer and he (D major) died
Well they took John Henry
to the graveyard
And they buried him in the sand (A major)
And (D major) every locomotive comes
(G major) a -rollin' by
Say there (D major) lays a steel -drivin' man
Well, now, there lays a (A major) steel -drivin' (D major) man
He was a steel -drivin' man
He was a steel (A major) -drivin' (D major) man
John Henry
Joan Baez
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