Chords with lyrics
[Verse 1]
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna lay down this hammer down
E MajorE BB E MajorE
I won't have to drag this wieght around
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
When ther ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain
BB E MajorE
I won't have to swing this thing
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
[Verse 2]
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune
E MajorE BB E MajorE
All night long beneath the silver moon
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
When the war is over and the union strong
BB E MajorE
We'll sing no more angry songs
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune
[bridge]
BB E MajorE
Someday when my struggles through
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I won't have to strike
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Until then all I can do
E MajorE BB
Is let my hammer fly
[Verse 3]
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
E MajorE BB E MajorE
Leave my burdens resting on the ground
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
When the air don't choke and the oceans clean
BB E MajorE
And the kids don't die for gasoline
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
[Bridge]
BB E MajorE
John Henry was a mighty man
BB E MajorE
Worked his whole life long
BB E MajorE
When he made that hammer ring
E MajorE BB
He always sang this song
[Verse 4]
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
E MajorE BB E MajorE
I won't have to drag this wieght around
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
When there ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain
BB E MajorE
I won't have to swing this thing
E MajorE BB E MajorE
One of these days I'm gonna put this hammer down