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John Henry chords by 
The Easy Riders 
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Intro 1
C
Verse 1
C
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
G
C
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,
G
I'm gonna bring that steam drill round,
C
gonna bring that steam drill out of the job,
Cm
C
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
C
And before I let your steam to beat me down
Cm
C
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
C
The day John let his hammer fall,
Lord, Lord
G
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,
G
Hey, shaker, why don't you sing?
C
I'm drivin' thirty pounds
with my hips right on down
Just listen to that cold steel ring,
G
Lord, Lord, listen to that cold steel ring
C
Well, the shaker said to John Henry,
G
I believe this mountain's caving in .
C
John Henry said to his shaker, man,
Cm
it ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind,
C
Lord, Lord.
G
C
Nothing but my hammer sucking wind.
John Henry was hammering
on the mountain,
G
and his hammer was striking fire.
C
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
G
Buried him in the sand
C
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!
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