John Henry chords by The Easy Riders
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When John Henry was a little baby
G
Sittin' on his mammy's knee
C
Well, he picked up a hammer
and a little bitty steel
Said, this hammer's gonna be the death of me,
Lord, Lord
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me
John Henry was a real steel -drivin' man
G
C
Oh, what a man was he
Now the captain said to John Henry,
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I'm gonna bring that steam drill round,
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gonna bring that steam drill out of the job,
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
Lord, Lord, whop that steel on down
Well, John Henry said to his captain
G
A man ain't nothin' but a man
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And before I let your steam to beat me down
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I would die with this hammer in my hand,
Lord, Lord
G
C
Die with this hammer in my hand
Now the sun was hot and we was burned
G
And there was no breeze at all
C
And the sweat ran down
Cm
like water down a hill
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The day John let his hammer fall,
Lord, Lord
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C
The day John let his hands unfold
John Henry was a real steel -driving man
G
C
Oh, what a man was he!
John Henry said to his shaker,
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Hey, shaker, why don't you sing?
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I'm drivin' thirty pounds
with my hips right on down
Just listen to that cold steel ring,
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Lord, Lord, listen to that cold steel ring
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Well, the shaker said to John Henry,
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I believe this mountain's caving in .
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John Henry said to his shaker, man,
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it ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind,
C
Lord, Lord.
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C
Nothing but my hammer sucking wind.
John Henry was hammering
on the mountain,
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and his hammer was striking fire.
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Well, he drove so hard
till he broke his poor heart.
He laid down his hammer and he died,
Lord, Lord.
G
C
Laid down his hammer and he died
John Henry was a real steel -driving man
G
C
Oh, what a man was he
Then they took John Henry
to the graveyard
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Buried him in the sand
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Every locomotive come a -roarin' by
Says, there lies a steel -driving man,
Lord, Lord
G
C
There lies a steel -driving man
John Henry was a real steel -driving man
G
C
Oh, a man was, oh, what a man was he!
John Henry
The Easy Riders
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