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John Henry by Jerry Reed
John Henry
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Bb
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
A C E7sus A
John Henry, Lord, John Henry
[Verse 1]
A
When John Henry was a little baby boy
E
Sittin' on his mammy's knee
A D7
He picked up a hammer and a piece of cold road steel
A D7
Said "Hammer gonna be the death of me, Mama,
A E A
Hammer gonna be the death of me."
[Verse 2]
A
Now John Henry had a little woman
E
And her name was Polly Anne
A D7
John Henry, he got sick and he had to go to bed
A D7
But Polly drove that steel like a man
A E A
Polly drove that steel like a man
[Verse 3]
A
Now the Captain, he said to John Henry one day,
E
"John, I think that mountain's caving in!"
A D7
But Johnny just grinned up at his captain and said,
A
"Haus, that ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin'
D7
just a little wind.
A E A
Nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind."
[Instrumental]
A E A D7 A D7 A E A
[Bridge]
A C E7sus A
John Henry, Lord, John Henry
[Verse 4]
A
Now John Henry drove steel in the mountains
E
And he drove steel all over this land
A D7
Said, "Before I let a steam hammer get the best of me,
A D7
Well I'll die with my hammer in my hand.
A E A
Child, I'll die with my hammer in my hand."
[Verse 5]
A
So big John Henry went down to the tunnel to drive
E
Steam hammer by his side.
A D7
Well he beat that big old drill to the end of the tunnel
A D7
And then he laid down his hammer and he died,
A E A
He laid down his hammer and he died.
[Verse 6]
A
Well they took John Henry to the graveyard
E
Stuck him six feet under the sand
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Every time that big old freight train goes
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chug-a-luggin' down
A D7
They say, "Yonder lies a steel driving man.
A E A
Yonder lies a steel driving man."
[Outro]
A C E7sus A
John Henry, Lord, John Henry
A D A
A G A
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