John Henry chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

John Henry
Tuning: standard
Tabbed by: sixstringhippie

Verse 1:
   D MajorD
Well every monday morning
          A augmentedA
When the bluebirds begin to sing
     G7G7
You can see John Henry out on the line
     D MajorD
You can hear John Henry's hammering
                  D MajorD
Lord lord you can hear John Henry's hammering

Verse 2:
D MajorD
When John Henry was a little baby
        C majorC
Sittin' on his daddy's knee
  G7G7
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
   D MajorD
Said hammer's gonna be the death of me
           D MajorD
Hammer's gonna be the death of me

Verse 3:
D MajorD
Well the captain said to john henry
         C majorC
Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round
   G7G7
Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
    D MajorD
Gonna whup that steel on down
            D MajorD
Oh Lord gonna whup that steel on down

Verse 4:
D MajorD
John Henry said to his captain
      A augmentedA
A majorA man ain't nothin' but a man
   G7G7
And before I let that steam drill beat me down
   D MajorD
I'll die with a hammer in my hand
            D MajorD
Oh Lord I'll die with a hammer in my hand

Verse 5:
D MajorD
John Henry he drove fifteen feet
   A augmentedA
The steam drill only made nine
    G7G7
But he hammered so hard he broke his heart
    D MajorD
And he laid down his hammer and died
             D MajorD
Oh Lord he laid down his hammer and died

Verse 6:
D MajorD
The took john henry to the graveyard
     A augmentedA
And the buried hin in the sand
   G7G7
And every locomotive comes a roaring by
   D MajorD
Says there lies a steel driving man
           D MajorD