John Henry chords by Lonnie Donegan
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Verse 1
(G major) Well, (D major) John Henry told
(G major) his little woman,
Gonna cook my supper soon. (D major)
I got ninety (G major) miles of track,
I'm going to line,
Gonna line by the (D major) light of the (G major) moon,
Lord, Lord, gonna line by
the light (D major) of the (G major) moon.
John Henry was a stew driver,
he was the best in the land,
And he died with his hammer in his hand,
Now to tell you all about it now
(D major) Padre (G major) John Henry told his captain
Now a man ain't nothing but a man (D major)
But before (G major) I let your steam
drill beat me down
Gonna die with a ham (D major) mer in my (G major) hand,
Lord, Lord
Gonna die with a hammer in (D major) my (G major) hand
Padre John Henry told his captain
That a man ain't nothing but a man (D major)
But before (G major) I let your steel
drill beat me down
You're gonna die with that
(D major) hammer in my (G major) hand
Lord, Lord, you're gonna die with
that (D major) hammer in my (G major) hand
John Henry had a little woman
And the dress that she wore was red (D major)
Oh, she star (G major) ted over track,
Lord, she never looked back
I'm gonna where John Henry (D major) lies (G major) dead
Lord, you're gonna wake
your Henry (D major) Lysade (G major)
Ah, your Henry went down to Washington
And they buried him in the sand (D major)
And the (G major) people from the East,
Lord, the people from the West
Came to see such a (D major) steel -driving man
(G major) Yes, Lord, came to see such
a (D major) steel -driving man (G major)
Well, there's some that say
he's from England
He's from France (D major)
You don't (G major) know he's nothin'
but a Louisiana man
He's the leader of the (D major) Steel Drivin' (G major) Gang
No, no, he's the leader of
the (D major) Steel Drivin' (G major) Gang
John Henry
Lonnie Donegan
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