Key: E major
Verse 1
F#m
E
C#m
Well he picked up a hammer
C#m
E
Said a hammers gonna
be the death of me
Lord
C#m
E
C#m
E
Hammer gonna be the death
C#m
E
C#m
E
of me
Verse 2
E
B
Gonna bring that steam drill around
F#m
E
Gon na bring that steam
drill out on this job
B
E
And ill whop that steel on down lord
C#m
E
Gonna whop that steel
C#m
E
C#m
on down.
C#m
E
C#m
E
Whop that steel on down.
Verse 3
to the captain
E
C#m
E
B
You can bring that steam drill around.
F#m
E
You can bring that steam
drill out on this job
C#m
E
C#m
E
Beat that steam drill down
Interlude 1
E
C#m
E
C#m
E
C#m
B
F#m
C#m
E
C#m
E
C#m
B
E
C#m
E
C#m
E
Verse 4
C#m
E
B
Well her name it was polly anne
E
C#m
John henry took sick and had to go to bed. Polly
B
E
C#m
E
C#m
E
drove steel like a man lord
C#m
E
Polly drove steel like a man.
Verse 5
C#m
E
Till the head of his hammer
B
F#m
caught fire.
B
E
C#m
Well he worked so hard
And he laid down his hammer
B
C#m
E
C#m
and he died lord lord
Verse 6
E
Well every monday morning
When the bluebirds begin to sing
You can hear john henrys hammer
B
E
C#m
ring lord
E
B
E
Hear john henrys hammer ring
B
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B F#m C#m
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