Nine Pound Hammer chords by Jimmy Dean

Chords with lyrics

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Little to heavy for my size

G7G7      C majorC
Honey for my size

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Well roll on buddy with a load of coal

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Well how you roll roll roll when the wheels won't go


                  FF
Nine pound hammer done killed John Henry

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It ain't gonna kill me no sir-ee it ain't gonna kill me

               FF
Roll on buddy pull a load of coal

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How can you roll roll roll when the wheels won't go

Well I'm going on that mountain

        FF
I gonna see my baby

          C majorC
And I ain't coming back

  G7G7             C majorC
No sir-ee I ain't never coming back


And when I'm long gone

        FF
You can make my tombstone

          C majorC
Out of number nine coal boy boy

G7G7      C majorC
A-number nine coal


                 FF
Well roll on buddy with a load of coal

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