John Henry chords by The Limeliters

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Verse 1
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When John Henry was
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a little baby
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Sittin' on his pappy's knee
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He picked up a hammer and
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a little piece of steel
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Said, hammer gonna be the death of me,
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Lord, Lord
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Hammer gonna be the death of me
Well, the captain, said to John Henry
I'm gonna bring the
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esteemed drill round
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I'm gonna take that steam
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drill out on the job
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
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Lord, Lord, whop that steel on down
Well, Henry said to his captain,
Now a man ain't nothin' but a man
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Before I  let that steam
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drill beat me down
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I'm gonna die with this hammer in my hand,
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Lord, Lord,
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die with this hammer in my hand
So the captain said to John Henry,
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I do believe this mountain's sinkin' in
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John Henry said to his captain,
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why man, it's only my hammer suckin' wind, Lord,
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Lord, only my hammer suckin' wind
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Well, John Henry, he drove fifteen feet,
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steam drill, it only made nine
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But he drove so hard
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that he broke his poor heart
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And he laid down his hammer and he died,
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Lord, Lord
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Laid down his hammer and he died
Now they took John Henry
to the graveyard
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They buried his body in the sand
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And every locomotive come
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a -roarin' by
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Singin' there lies a steel drivin' man,
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Lord, Lord
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There lies a steel -drivin' man
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There lies that steel -drivin'
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There lies that steel -drivin'
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There lies that steel -drivin' man