John Henry chords by Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
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Verse 1
(G major) Well
John
Henry told (D major) (G major) his little woman,
I'm going to cook my supper soon, (D major) I've got (G major) ninety
miles of track, I'm going to line,
I'm going to line by the (D major) light of the (G major) moon,
Lord,
Lord,
I'm going to 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
I'll tell you all about it now.
Pat
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.
Pat
John
Henry told his captain,
But 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)
But she star (G major) ted off a track and,
she never looked back
I'm gonna wear
John
Henry (D major) lies there
Lord, (G major) you're gonna wake your
Henry
(D major) Lies dead (G major)
Verse 2
Ah, your (G major)
Henry went down to
Washington
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Verse 3
And they (G major) buried him in the sand (D major)
Verse 4
And the (G major) people from the
East,
Lord, the people from the
West
Verse 5
Came to (G major) see such a (D major) steel
-driving man, (G major) yes,
Lord
Verse 6
Came (G major) to see such a (D major) steel -driving man (G major)
Verse 7
Well, they're (G major) gonna say he's from
England
Verse 8
Some (G major) say 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) Steve's
Drivin'
Gang
Lord, (G major)
Lord, he's the leader of the
(D major) Steve's
Drivin'
(G major) Gang
John Henry
Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
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