John Henry chords by Little Jimmy Dickens

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Verse 1
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 (C major) John Henry was a little bitty boy,
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sittin' on his mammy's  (G major) knee
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When he  (C major) picked up a hammer
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an (G major) d a  (C major) little piece of steel
This hammer'll be the death of me,
lordy, lordy
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This hammer'll be the  (G major) death of me  (C major) 
John Henry was a little bitty boy,
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no bigger than the palm  (G major) of a hand
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When his  (C major) mammy
she looked at him proudly and said
My Johnny B is still drivin' man,
lordy, lordy
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Hey Johnny B is  (G major) still drivin' man  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
John Henry was a steel -riding man
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He drove steel all over the  (G major) land
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Before  (C major) he would let that
steam rail beat him down
He died with a hammer in his hand,
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 (G major) Lord, Lord
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 (C major) He died with a  (G major) hammer in his  (C major) hand
John Henry went to the
tunnel to drive
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Steenreel was by his  (G major) side
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Before  (C major) he would let that
Steenreel beat him down
He laid down his hammer
and he cried Lord, Lord
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He laid down his  (G major) hammer
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and he cried  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
John Henry went up on the mountain
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And he looked down on the other side  (G major) 
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And the last  (C major) words I heard were old
John Henry said
I could drink water before I die, lordy, lordy
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I could drink  (G major) water before I  (C major) die
John Henry had a little woman,
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and her name was Polly An (G major) n
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And the last word (C major) s  I heard poor old
John Henry say Polly,
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drive  (G major) that  (C major) steel like a man, Lordy, Lordy
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Hey, Polly, drive that  (G major) steel like a  (C major) man