John Henry The Steel Driving Man chords by The Limeliters

• Key: A
• Capo on 2nd

♫ Intro:
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♫ Verse 1:
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When John Henry was little baby
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Sittin' on his pappy's knee.
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He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel;
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Said, "Hammer gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord.
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Hammer gonna be the death of me. "

♫ Verse 2:
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Well the captain said to John Henry
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I'm gonna bring me a steam drill 'round.
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Gonna take that steam drill out on the job.
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Gonna whop that steel on down. Lawd Lawd
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Whop that steel on down. "

♫ Verse 3:
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Well Henry said to his captain
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Now a man ain't nothin' but a man,
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But before I let that steam drill beat me down,
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I; m gonna  die with this hammer in my hand. Lord, Lord.
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die with this hammer in my hand.

♫ Verse 4:
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The captain said to John Henry
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I do believe this mountain's sinkin' in
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John Henry said to his captain, my man
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It's only my hammer suckin'  wind oh lord.
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only my hammer suckin' wind

♫ Verse 5:
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Well John Henry he drove 15 feet
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The steam drill it only made nine
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But he drove so hard that he broke his poor heart
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And he laid down his hammer and he died lord lord
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laid down his hammer and he died

♫ Verse 6:
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Now they took John Henry to the graveyard
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and they buried him in the sand
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And every locomotive come a roarin' by
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singin' there lies a steel driving man lord lord
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there lies a steel driving man
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there lies a, steel driving
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there lies a, steel driving
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there lies this steel driving man