John Henry chords by Hugh Laurie

Chords with lyrics

All C majorC chords varying C majorC and C9.

Verse 1:
C majorC
John Henry had a little woman

And the dress she wore was red
A minorAm
She walked down the track
FF
She never looked back


Chorus:
    A minorAm           FF
I'm going where John Henry fell dead
    A minorAm           C majorC
I'm going where John Henry fell dead

Verse 2:
C majorC
John Henry had another woman

And her name was Polly Anne
A minorAm
John Henry was taken sick
FF
And he had to go to bed


Chorus:
    A minorAm          FF
Polly Anne drove steel like a man
    A minorAm          C majorC
Polly Anne drove steel like a man


Verse 3:
C majorC
John Henry told his little woman

Honey fix my supper soon
A minorAm
I got ninety-nine miles
FF
Of track I wanna line back


Chorus:
     A minorAm              FF
I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon
     A minorAm              C majorC
I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon

Verse 4:
C majorC
John Henry said to his captain

You know a man ain't nothin' but a man
A minorAm               FF
I'm bettin' right now you won't beat me down


Chorus:
     A minorAm           FF
I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
     A minorAm           C majorC
I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand


Verse 5:
C majorC
John Henry hammered in the mountain

Until his hammer caught on fire
A minorAm                FF
The last word's I heard that the poor boy said


Chorus:
A minorAm                  FF
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
A minorAm                  C majorC