Difficulty
Intermediate
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Performance @ Pickathon 2013
πΈ Verse 1:
C#m G#
I was born one mornin'
C#m G#
The rain was pourin' down
C#m Bsus2 E A
Heard my mamma say to my pappa
E F# C#m
"Let's call him John Henry Brown"
C#m
Walk on, boy
G#
Walk on down the road
C#m Bsus2 E A E F# C#m
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
πΈ Verse 2:
C#m G#
I left my mamma and pappa
C#m G#
Just about the age of ten
C#m Bsus2 E A
Lord, I got me job a workin' on the levee
E F# C#m
Toting water for the hard working men
C#m
Walk on, boy
G#
Walk on down the road
C#m Bsus2 E A E F# C#m
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
πΈ Solo:
C#m G# C#m G# C#m Bm E A E F# C#m
πΈ Verse 3:
C#m G#
One day my pappy told me
C#m G#
"Some advice I wanna give to you
C#m Bsus2 E A
Son, find a good woman, be good to her
E F# C#m
And she's gonna be good to you"
C#m
Walk on boy
G#
Walk on down the road
C#m Bsus2 E A E F# C#m
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
πΈ Solo:
C#m G# C#m G# C#m Bm E A E F# C#m
πΈ Verse 4:
C#m G#
If anyone ever should ask you
C#m G#
"Just who is that fella Brown "
C#m Bsus2 E A
You can tell him I'm the boy that left his hammer smokin'
E F# C#m
Where he beat that steam drill down
C#m
Walk on boy
G#
Walk on down the road
C#m Bsus2 E A E F# C#m
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
C#m Bsus2 E A E F# C#m
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
Song History
Published: January 4, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025