John Henry Chords

by Misc Traditional
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author sixstringhippie [a] 110. Last edit on May 27, 2021

Chords

D
C
G
A
G7
A7

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John Henry
Tuning: standard
Tabbed by: sixstringhippie
 
[Verse 1]
       D
Well, every Monday morning
                   C    G    A
When the bluebirds begin to sing
         D              G7
You can see John Henry out on the line
         D
You can hear John Henry's hammering
                                    A7      D
Lord Lord, you can hear John Henry's hammering
 
[Verse 2]
D
When John Henry was a little baby
               C    G    A
Sittin' on his daddy's knee
    D                        G7
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
      D
Said hammer's gonna be the death of me
                      A7       D
Hammer's gonna be the death of me
 
[Verse 3]
D
Well, the captain said to John Henry
                 C      G      A
Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round
      D                      G7
Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
       D
Gonna whup that steel on down
                         A7        D
Oh Lord, gonna whup that steel on down
 
[Verse 4]
D
John Henry said to his captain
            C       G     A
A man ain't nothin' but a man
      D                           G7
And before I let that steam drill beat me down
     D
I'll die with a hammer in my hand
                         A7           D
Oh Lord, I'll die with a hammer in my hand
 
[Verse 5]
D
John Henry he drove fifteen feet
     C          G          A
The steam drill only made nine
       D                    G7
But he hammered so hard he broke his heart
        D
And he laid down his hammer and died
                           A7         D
Oh Lord, he laid down his hammer and died
 
[Verse 6]
D
The took John Henry to the graveyard
          C          G      A
And they buried hin in the sand
     D                        G7
And every locomotive comes a roaring by
      D
Says there lies a steel driving man
                       A7            D
Oh Lord, there lies a steel driving man
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