John Henry chords by Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen
Intro 1
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Well, John
Verse 1
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Henry was a little baby
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Sittin' on his dady's knee
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He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel,
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And cried, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me,
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
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Verse 2
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Now the captain he said to John Henry,
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"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around
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I'm gonna bring that steam
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drill out on these tracks
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down,
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down"
Verse 3
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John Henry told his captain,
"Lord, man ain't nothin'
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but a man
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But efore I let that steam
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drill beat me down
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I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand,
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I'll die with a hammer in my hand"
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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John Henry driving on the right side
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That steam drill driving on the left
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Says, "' Fore I'll let your
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steam drill beat me down
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I'm gonna hammer myself to death,
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I'll hammer my fool self to death"
Verse 5
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Well, captain said to John Henry,
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"What is that storm I hear?"
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John Henry said,
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"That ain't no storm Captain
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That's just my hammer in the air,
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That's just my hammer in the air"
Verse 6
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John Henry said to his shaker
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"Shaker, why don't you sing?
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'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds
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from my hips on down
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Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring,
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Listen to my cold steel ring"
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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John Henry, he hammered in the mountains
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His hammer was striking fire
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But he worked so hard; it
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broke his heart
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John Henry laid down his hammer and died,
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John Henry laid down
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his hammer and died
Verse 8
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Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman
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By the name of Polly Ann
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She walked out to those tracks
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Picked up John Henry's hammer
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Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
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Polly drove that steel like a man
Verse 9
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Well every, every Monday morning
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When the blue bird he begin to sing
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You could hear John Henry
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from a mile or more
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You could hear John Henry's hammer ring,
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You can hear John Henry's
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hammer ring
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I say, You can hear John Henry's hammer ring,
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
John Henry
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