Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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(The Storytellers and I were doing a show down in Meridian,
Mississippi.
And these friends of mine came up and
brought me this real old book
About John Henry and they told me if they
let me read this old book I'd
Probably write a song about it.
And they did and I did and I called
it more About John Henry.)
Verse 2
He was born where the sun
the hammer all the time
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Bb
Of course he didn't John Henry had
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some women on his mind.
Verse 3
named Poor Selma
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Eb
He loved that stinger of Julie Anne
Verse 4
be shooting anymore
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Bb
He had to quit it John Henry
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laid him dead on the floor.
Verse 5
Lee in the river
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He said I love you but I do not
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B
Verse 6
Well, John Henry went to
a conjuring woman
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She said, "John Henry." she said,
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"That's just the way things is."
Verse 7
a hell busting man
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Sweet Jesus what a frightening
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sight to behold.
Verse 8
was a changed man
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supposed to work all the time.
Verse 9
Poor Selma said John Henry
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With lots of cracklings but John Henry
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was a different kinda man.
Verse 10
I'm gonna leave that allowing up to you,
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E
Be sure that this ain't happening to you.
Verse 11
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work work is through
Cause a man ain't supposed
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to work all the time
A stinger is something else
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you un derstand
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb F Eb B F#...
Bb
F
Eb
B
F#
E
Capo: 3
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