Chords for Joe Bonamassa - "The Ballad of John Henry" - Official Music Video
Tempo:
72.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
E
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] To
[B] [Bm] [B] [E] [D]
[E] [B] [Bm] [B] [E] [D]
[E] [B] John Henry, [Bm] [B] in [D] the [B] bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [B] [Bm] [D]
[B] [Bm] [B] [D]
[B] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm [A] gone.
[Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles around my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] around my leg.
To John Henry, [B] [D] in the [Em] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[E] To [B] John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill me.
[E] [Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill [F#m] me.
[Bm] Won't kill John Henry, in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [D] [B] [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[E] Won't [F#] kill John Henry, [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[Em] [F#] [G] [E]
[D] [F#] [G] [Em]
[B] in [F] [E] the bottle [B] of Heffernan's Insane.
[Am] [B]
[Bm]
[E] Won't kill [B]
[Bm]
John Henry, [B] [E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [E]
[Bm]
in the bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
Take [E] [Bm] [B]
[E] [Bm] [A] [B] [Em]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
I'm a wanted man with the captain, I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles, I'm a wanted man.
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D] [B] [D]
[E] Won't [B] kill John Henry, [Bm] [B] in [D] the [Em] bottle of [Bm] Heffernan's Insane.
Won't
[E] [Bm] kill [B] [D]
[E] [Bm] John Henry, in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[E] [D]
[B] [Bm] [B] [E] [D]
[E] [B] [Bm] [B] [E] [D]
[E] [B] John Henry, [Bm] [B] in [D] the [B] bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [B] [Bm] [D]
[B] [Bm] [B] [D]
[B] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm [A] gone.
[Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles around my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] around my leg.
To John Henry, [B] [D] in the [Em] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[E] To [B] John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill me.
[E] [Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill [F#m] me.
[Bm] Won't kill John Henry, in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [D] [B] [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D]
[E] Won't [F#] kill John Henry, [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[Em] [F#] [G] [E]
[D] [F#] [G] [Em]
[B] in [F] [E] the bottle [B] of Heffernan's Insane.
[Am] [B]
[Bm]
[E] Won't kill [B]
[Bm]
John Henry, [B] [E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [E]
[Bm]
in the bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
Take [E] [Bm] [B]
[E] [Bm] [A] [B] [Em]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
I'm a wanted man with the captain, I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles, I'm a wanted man.
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D] [B] [D]
[E] Won't [B] kill John Henry, [Bm] [B] in [D] the [Em] bottle of [Bm] Heffernan's Insane.
Won't
[E] [Bm] kill [B] [D]
[E] [Bm] John Henry, in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[E] [D]
Key:
B
Bm
E
D
A
B
Bm
E
_ [D] _ To _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] [B] John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] in [D] the [B] bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm [A] gone.
[Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles around my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] around my leg.
To John Henry, _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] To [B] John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill me.
[E] [Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill [F#m] me.
[Bm] Won't kill John Henry, _ _ _ in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [D] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] Won't [F#] kill John Henry, _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ [F] _ [E] the bottle [B] of Heffernan's Insane.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Won't kill _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
John Henry, [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in the bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
_ Take _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
I'm a wanted man with the captain, I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles, I'm a wanted man.
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D]
[E] Won't [B] kill John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] in [D] the [Em] bottle of [Bm] Heffernan's Insane.
_ _ _ Won't
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] [Bm] kill _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] John Henry, _ _ _ in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] [B] John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] in [D] the [B] bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm [A] gone.
[Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles around my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] around my leg.
To John Henry, _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] To [B] John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's Insane.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill me.
[E] [Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cause it won't kill [F#m] me.
[Bm] Won't kill John Henry, _ _ _ in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [D] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] Won't [F#] kill John Henry, _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ [F] _ [E] the bottle [B] of Heffernan's Insane.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Won't kill _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
John Henry, [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in the bottle of Heffernan's Insane.
_ Take _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
I'm a wanted man with the captain, I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles, I'm a wanted man.
[B] Won't kill John Henry, [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [D] in the [B] bottle of Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D]
[E] Won't [B] kill John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] in [D] the [Em] bottle of [Bm] Heffernan's Insane.
_ _ _ Won't
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] [Bm] kill _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] John Henry, _ _ _ in the [E] bottle of [B] Heffernan's [Bm] Insane.
_ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _