John Henry
CAPO III
INTRO: D A7 D G D A7 D D/C# Bm D A7 D
Well John [D]Henry was a little baby
Sittin’ on his daddy’s [A7]knee
He’d pick [D]up a hammer and a [G]little piece of steel
And cry [D]hammer’s gonna [A7]be the death of [D]me, [D/C#]lord [Bm]lord
[D]Hammer gonna [A7]be the death of [D]me
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Now the [D]captain he said to John Henry
I’m gonna bring that steam drill a[A7]round
I’m gonna [D]bring that steam drill out [G]on these tracks
I’m gonna [D]knock that [A7]steel on [D]down, [D/C#]god [Bm]god
I’m gonna [D]knock that [A7]steel on [D]down
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John Henry told his captain
Lord a man ain’t nothin’ but a man
But ’fore I let that steam drill beat me down
I’m gonna die with a hammer in my hand, lord lord
Die with a hammer in my hand
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John Henry drivin’ on the right side
That steam drill drivin’ on the left
Says ’fore I let your steam drill beat me down
I’m gonna hammer myself to death, lord lord
I’ll hammer my poor self to death
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Well captain said to John Henry
What is that storm I hear
John Henry said that ain’t storm captain
That’s just my hammer in the air, lord lord
That’s just may hammer in the air
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John Henry said to his shaker
Shaker why don’t you sing
’Cause I’m swingin’ thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah listen to my cold steel ring, lord lord
Listen to my cold steel ring
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INTRO (2x)
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That John Henry he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was strikin’ fire
But he worked so hard he broke his heart
John Henry laid down his hammer and died, lord lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died
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Well now John Henry he had him a woman
By the name of Polly Anne
She walked out to those tracks, picked up John Henry’s hammer
And Polly drove steel like a man, lord lord
Polly drove that steel like a man, oh
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Oh now every, every Monday mornin’
When the bluebird, he begin to sing
You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry’s hammer ring, lord lord
You can hear John Henry’s hammer ring
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You can [D]hear John [A7]Henry’s hammer [D]ring, [D/C#]lord [Bm]lord
You can [D]hear John [A7]Henry’s hammer [D]ring
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