Chords for John Aint It Hard (Taj Mahal)
Tempo:
108.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#
D
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] This tune is called, Old [D] John Ain't It Hard.
[G#]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[F#] [A]
[E] [A]
Soon [G] [C#] [E]
as the [N] train [D]
[G#]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[F#] [A]
[E] [A]
Soon [G] [C#] [E]
as the [N] train [D]
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A
C#
D
A#
E
A
C#
[G] This tune is called, _ Old [D] John Ain't It Hard.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Soon [G] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ as the [N] train _ _ [D] _
_ _ reached that [G] old station,
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Make up in the [A#] yard, _ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] I'm a call out to that [B] old [E] conductor,
_ [C#] _ [F#] Singing, John, [A] _ [Em] _ John ain't [E] it hard,
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
So my baby, _ _ [D] _ _
my sweet [A] baby,
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ She was all dressed up in red, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G#] It was not [C#] the clothes she [G#] wore,
[C#] _ [F#] But [Am] it was his old sweet [Em] word,
She [E] said, _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ she [Am] said, Daddy,
[E] _ _ _ [D] Sweet Daddy,
_ _ Last _ _ [A] _ _
_ night I dreamed the whole wide [A#] world was mine,
_ _ _ [C#] You know I woke [E] up laughing,
_ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] Woke up [E] laughing, _
_ _ [A] _ To keep from [E] crying, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
Please don't drop it,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Give [E] me one kiss,
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ And after two kisses [E] don't you [E] cry no more,
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ Oh baby, [E] _ _
_ [A] you know what life and love is [E] for, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ [A#] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Baby, [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
my [A] sweet baby,
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] Oh mama, so [A] nice to have [E] you all [A#] back home,
[Am] _ _ [E] I was [D#] getting so [D] [C#] tired _ _ _ [F#] _
[A#] of _ [B] _ living all [E] alone,
_ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
Soon as that old train _ reached [D] that old station,
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ And make up in the yard,
[A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm a call out to that old conductor,
_ _ _ Singing, John, _ _ [A] _ _ ain't it [E] hard,
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Singing, John, _ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] oh _ [A] John,
_ _ _ Ain't it [Em] hard, _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ John, [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] oh John,
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
Ain't it [E] hard, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [E] _ [D#] _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ thank you.
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Soon [G] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ as the [N] train _ _ [D] _
_ _ reached that [G] old station,
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Make up in the [A#] yard, _ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] I'm a call out to that [B] old [E] conductor,
_ [C#] _ [F#] Singing, John, [A] _ [Em] _ John ain't [E] it hard,
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
So my baby, _ _ [D] _ _
my sweet [A] baby,
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ She was all dressed up in red, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G#] It was not [C#] the clothes she [G#] wore,
[C#] _ [F#] But [Am] it was his old sweet [Em] word,
She [E] said, _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ she [Am] said, Daddy,
[E] _ _ _ [D] Sweet Daddy,
_ _ Last _ _ [A] _ _
_ night I dreamed the whole wide [A#] world was mine,
_ _ _ [C#] You know I woke [E] up laughing,
_ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] Woke up [E] laughing, _
_ _ [A] _ To keep from [E] crying, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
Please don't drop it,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Give [E] me one kiss,
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ And after two kisses [E] don't you [E] cry no more,
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ Oh baby, [E] _ _
_ [A] you know what life and love is [E] for, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ [A#] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Baby, [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
my [A] sweet baby,
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] Oh mama, so [A] nice to have [E] you all [A#] back home,
[Am] _ _ [E] I was [D#] getting so [D] [C#] tired _ _ _ [F#] _
[A#] of _ [B] _ living all [E] alone,
_ _ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
Soon as that old train _ reached [D] that old station,
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ And make up in the yard,
[A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm a call out to that old conductor,
_ _ _ Singing, John, _ _ [A] _ _ ain't it [E] hard,
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Singing, John, _ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] oh _ [A] John,
_ _ _ Ain't it [Em] hard, _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ John, [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] oh John,
_ [G] _ [A] _ _
Ain't it [E] hard, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [E] _ [D#] _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ thank you.
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _