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
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Joe Bonamassa - "The Ballad of John Henry" - Official Music Video chords
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[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]
Key:  
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To start learning Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad Of John Henry chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, D, B, D, B, Bm and E in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 36 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 72. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Minor in mind.

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_ [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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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