They Killed John Henry

They Killed John Henry easy guitar chords by Justin Townes Earle

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E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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  • G

  • C

  • G

  • C

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Well, 
    when 

    John 
    Henry 
    died 
    he 
    lay 
    lookin' 
    at 
    the sun 

    He 
    said 
    Lord, 
    take 
    me now 
    my 
    work 
    is 
    done, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Lord 
    take 
    me now 
    my 
    work 
    is 
    done 

    Verse 2
    Yeah, 
    but 
    when 
    they 
    laid 
    him 
    out 

    in 
    that 
    box 
    of 
    pine, 
    boy 

    They 
    laid 
    that 
    hammer 
    by 
    his side, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Laid 
    that 
    hammer 
    by 
    his side 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    Yeah, 
    and 
    Joe 
    Hill 
    he 
    worked 
    any 
    job 
    he 
    could 
    find, 

    boy 

    He'd rake 
    your 
    leaves 
    and 
    pick 
    your 
    vine, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Rake 
    your 
    leaves 
    and 
    pick 
    your 
    vine 

    Verse 4
    Yeah, 
    and 
    they 
    killed 
    Joe 
    Hill, 

    put 
    a bullet 
    to 
    his 
    name 

    But 
    that 
    bullet 
    made 
    a martyr 
    of 
    the same, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Bullet 
    made 
    a martyr 
    of 
    the same 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 5
    Yeah, 
    and my 
    grand 
    daddy 

    worked 
    his 
    whole 
    damn 
    life 

    Well, 
    he never 
    saved 
    a nickel 
    though 
    he 
    tried, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    Never 
    saved 
    a nickel 
    though 
    he 
    tried 

    Verse 6
    And 
    he died 
    in 
    Tennessee 
    but 

    he couldn't 
    find 
    no 
    rest 

    With 
    that 
    long 
    road 
    to Texas 
    lyin' 
    ahead, 

    Lord 
    Lord 

    Long 
    road 
    to Texas 
    lyin' 
    ahead 

    Interlude 3


    Verse 7
    Yes 
    sir, 
    ain't 
    no 
    great 
    man 

    and 
    Lord 
    expect 
    to see 

    A long 
    life, 
    a workin' 
    and 
    you're dead, 

    Lord, 
    Lord 

    A long 
    life, 
    workin' 
    an

    Verse 8
    d you're 
    dead 

    They killed 
    John 
    Henry, 

    they 
    killed 
    John 
    Henry 

    They 
    killed 
    John 
    Henry 
    but 

    they 
    won't 
    kill 
    me 

    Lord, 
    they 
    killed 
    John 
    Henry, 

    they 
    killed 
    John 
    Henry 

    They 
    killed 
    John 
    Henry 
    but 
    they 

    won't 
    kill 
    me 


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