John Henry chords by Will Wood
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Verse 1
(G major) When John Henry was
about three (C major) days old,
(G major) was sittin' on his daddy's (D major) knee,
He (G major) picked up a hammer and
(C major) a little piece of steel,
Said,
This ham (G major) mer's gon (D major) na be
the death (G major) of me,
(C major) Lord, Lord, Lord,
This ham (G major) mer's gon (D major) na be
the death (G major) of me.
Captain, he said to John Henry,
I'm gonna bring that steam drill (D major) around
I'm gonna bring (G major) that steam drill
(C major) out on the job
I'm gonna put (G major) that (D major) steel on (G major) down, (C major) Lord,
I'm gonna put that (D major) steel on (G major) down
John Henry said to the Captain,
Lord, a man, he ain't nothing but (D major) a man
And before (G major) I let your (C major) steam
drill beat me down
I'm gonna die (G major) with (D major) a hammer in (G major) my hand,
Lord, (C major) Lord
I'm gonna die (G major) with a hammer in
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my hand
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Verse 2
John Henry said to his shaker, (G major)
Shaker why don't you (D major) sing
Look as I'm swinging (G major) thirty pounds
from (C major) my hips on down
And I listen (G major) to (D major) their cold steel (G major) ring,
(C major) Lord Lord
An (G major) d I listen to (D major) their cold steel (G major) ring
The man who invented the steam drill,
he thought he was mighty fine. (D major)
Oh, (G major) but John Henry,
he (C major) made fifteen feet
at the steam (G major) (D major) drill only.
And (G major) I, (C major) Lord, invented the (G major) steam (D major) drill only. (G major) (D major) (G major)
(C major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
John Henry hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking (D major) fire
But he worked (G major) so hard
that (C major) he broke his poor heart
John Henry (G major) laid (D major) down
a hammer (G major) an d died
Lord, (C major) Lord, Lord
John Henry (D major) laid down a hammer (G major) and died
John Henry had a woman
by the name of Polly (D major) Ann
And when John (G major) Henry took sick
an (C major) d he lay down in his bed
Well, Polly (G major) cheated (D major) steel like (G major) a man,
(C major) Lord, Lord
Polly (G major) cheated (D major) steel like (G major) a man
John Henry had a little baby
You could hold him in
the palm of (D major) your hand
And the last (G major) words I ever heard
(C major) that poor little boy say
Is, my daddy (G major) was (D major) a steel -driving (G major) man,
(C major) Lord, Lord
Oh, my daddy (G major) was (D major) a steel -driving (G major) man
Well, lately, every mornin',
mornin'
Some groovin' began to (D major) sing
Oh, you (G major) can hear John Henry's (C major) hammering,
oh boy
You can (G major) hear (D major) John Henry's (G major) hammering,
(C major) oh boy
You (G major) can hear John (D major) Henry's
(G major) hammering
Said, you can hear John
(D major) Henry's (G major) hammering,
oh boy (C major)
You (C major) can (G major) hear John (D major) Henry's hammer (G major) ing
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