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 C
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
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Verse 3:
D
Well the captain said to john henry
C G C
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 the 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
