John Henry

John Henry easy guitar chords by The Limeliters

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  • Verse 1
    When 
    John 
    Henry was 

    little 
    baby 

    Sittin' 
    on 
    his 
    pappy's 
    knee 

    He 
    picked 
    up 
    hammer 
    and 

    little 
    piece 
    of 
    steel 

    Said, 
    hammer 
    gonna 
    be 
    the 
    death 
    of 
    me, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Ham
    mer 
    gonna 
    be 
    the 
    death 
    of 
    me 

    Well, 
    the captain, 
    said 
    to 
    John 
    Henry 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    bring 
    the 

    esteemed 
    drill 
    round 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    take 
    that 
    steam 

    drill 
    out 
    on 
    the 
    job 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    whop 
    that 
    steel 
    on 
    down, 

    Lord, 
    Lord, 
    whop 
    that 
    steel 
    on 
    down 

    Well, 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    his 
    captain, 

    Now 
    man 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    but 
    a man 

    Before 
    let 
    that 
    steam 

    drill 
    beat 
    me 
    down 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    die 
    with 
    this 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand, 

    Lord, 
    Lord, 

    die 
    with 
    this 
    hammer 
    in 
    my 
    hand 

    So 
    the 
    captain 
    said 
    to 
    John 
    Henry, 

    do 
    believe 
    this 
    mountain's 
    sinkin' 
    in 

    John 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    his 
    cap
    tain, 

    why man, 
    it's 
    only 
    my 
    hammer 
    suckin' 
    wind, 
    Lord, 

    Lord, 
    only 
    my 
    hammer 
    suck
    in' 
    wind 

    Well, 
    John 
    Henry, 
    he 
    drove 
    fifteen 
    feet, 

    steam 
    drill, 
    it 
    only 
    made 
    nine 

    But 
    he 
    drove 
    so 
    hard 

    that 
    he 
    broke 
    his 
    poor 
    heart 

    And 
    he 
    laid 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    died, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Laid 
    down 
    his 
    hammer 
    and 
    he 
    died 

    Now 
    they 
    took 
    John 
    Henry 

    to 
    the 
    graveyard 

    They 
    buried 
    his 
    body 
    in 
    the 
    sand 

    And 
    every 
    locomotive 
    come 

    -roarin' 
    by 

    Singin' 
    there 
    lies 
    steel 
    drivin' 
    man, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    There 
    lies 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 

    There 
    lies 
    that 
    steel 
    -drivin' 

    There 
    lies 
    that 
    steel 
    -drivin' 

    There 
    lies 
    that 
    steel 
    -drivin' 
    man 


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