Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Bb
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Dm
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Verse 1
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Henry was a little baby
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Bb
He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel,
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Bb
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And cried, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me,
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C
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
Verse 2
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Bb
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down,
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C
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down"
Verse 3
"Lord, man ain't nothin'
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Bb
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I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand,
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C
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I'll die with a hammer in my hand"
Interlude 1
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Bb
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Dm
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C
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Verse 4
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Bb
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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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Bb
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That's just my hammer in the air,
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C
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That's just my hammer in the air"
Verse 6
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Bb
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Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring,
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Lord, Lord
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Listen to my cold steel ring"
Interlude 2
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Dm
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Dm
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Verse 7
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John Henry laid down his hammer and died,
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Lord, Lord
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John Henry laid down
Verse 8
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Dm
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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You could hear John Henry's hammer ring,
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You can hear John Henry's
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I say, You can hear John Henry's hammer ring,
Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
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