John Henry Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: D D D D Verse 1: D Say John Henry, D What ‘ya doing it for? D Showed you progress, D And you callin’ it for, G D My my. D Twelve long hours, D Didn’t earn you a dime, D Nine pound hammer, D On a Chesapeake line, G D My my.

[Interlude] Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| E|-------------| | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D Verse 2: D Say John Henry, D Tell me what do you mean, D Man came to battle, D With a soul and machines, G D My my, D Take no notice, D Of the good that you’ve done, D Gave you nothing, D But the dirt in your lungs, G My my, D My my. Pre-Chorus: A7 Ain’t she tired of tryin’ so hard, G Don’t it wear you down. Chorus: G Ooh, so long, G If the rich man’s saying, D D Dsus4 D D Who’s to say that they’re wrong, G Time moves on, G And there ain’t no doubt, G In what to say, A7 D What to say when you’re gone. [Interlude] Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| E|-------------| | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D D D D D Verse 3: D Say, John Henry, D When are you gonna learn, D Time keeps runnin’, D On the bodies it burns, G D My my, D Found your purpose, D In the work of your hands, D But the rich man steal, D As they can’t understand, G My my, D My my. Pre-Chorus: A7 Ain’t she tired of tryin’ so hard, G Don’t it wear you down. Chorus: G Ooh, so long, G If the rich man’s saying, D D Dsus4 D D Who’s to say that they’re wrong, G This time moves on, G And there ain’t no doubt, G In what to say, A7 D D Dsus4 D What to say when you’re gone. Bridge: G But it does those fists, G They would drag you along, G But you tuned your heartbeat, G And you made it a song, Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D Ooh John , Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D Ooh John. Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D D D Outro: D Say John Henry, D What you win in the end, D Laid there smiling, D while they’re steaming ahead, G D D On my grave, D Just fill in my boots, D But the songs ain’t singin’ D The wolves in the suits. G D