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