John Henry
by Billy StringsChords
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novice Key: G# Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 4th fret Transpose
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Verse 1
Well when John Henry was a little baby boy
No bigger than the palm of your
hand
Well John Henrys ma looked down at him and said
John you gonna be a steel driving man
lord, lord
John you gonna be a
steel driving
man
Verse 2
Now the man who invented that ol’ steam drill
He thought it was mighty
fine
But John Henry drove it down fifteen feet
While the steam drill only made it nine
lord, lord
steam drill only
made it
nine
Verse 3
Well John Henrys captain he sat out on a rock
Said boys this tunnels caving
in
Well John Henry smiled at his captain and said
“boss that’s just my hammer su
ckin’ wind”
“boss that&rsqu
o;s just my ham
mer suckin’ wind”
Verse 4
Well John Henry hammered in that ole mountain side
Till his hammer caught on
fire
The last poor words that ole John Henry said
“give me a cool drink of water for I
die” lord, lord
“give me a cool dri
nk of water
for I die”
Verse 5
Well John Henry had a little woman
Her name was Polly
Anne
well John he got sick lord, he had to go to bed
Polly drove that steel like a man
lord, lord
Polly drove that
steel like a
man
Well they took John Henry to the graveyard
Put him six feet under the
sand
Now every time that ol train goes rolling by
They say “yonder lies that steel drivin
man” lord, lord
They say “yonder lies
that steel d
rivin man”
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