John Henry Chords by Van Morrison

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Well, [A] John Henry was a little baby _ sitting _ on his [E] mama's knee. _
_ [A] Well, _ _ [D] I was a young piece of steel.
[A] I said, well, there's still [E] gonna be the day [A] for me.
[Dm] Lord, Lord, [A] Lord, there's still gonna be the day for me.
[C] _ [A] Well, John Henry was a little woman.
Her _ _ name was Paula [E] Ann.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] God just laid down the best young [A] old Paula Dross steel.
[F#m] Like a [B] man.
[F#] Lord, [A] old Paula [E] Dross steel.
[A] Like a man.
I said, _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Well, [A] John Henry, what I bought, _ well, _ _ what's [E] sinking in?
_ [A] It's that good old junk.
[D] I know what I'm doing.
[A] Well, there ain't nothing [E] but my hair was [A] sucking wind.
Well, there ain't [Em] nothing but my hair was [Am] sucking wind.
_ [A] Well, John Henry, what I bought, _ well, _ _ what's [E] so hot?
_ [A] It's that old wheel on the seat.
[D] That's still driving down.
[A] Get me a cool [G] drink of water [A] before I die.
[D] Lord, Lord, [A] get me a cool [E] drink of water [A] before I die. That's right.
Well, some say that it came from England.
_ Some say it came [E] from me.
_ [A] Well, John Henry, ain't nothing [D] but a Louisiana [F#] man.
_ [A] I'm going to die [E] with a sample [A] in my hand.
[D] Lord, [A] Lord, _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I'm [A] going to die [E] with a sample [A] in my hand.
Lord, Lord, Lord, I'm going to die [E] with a sample [A] in [D] my hand.
[Am] Lord, Lord, Lord, I'm going to die with a sample in my hand.
I'm going to die with a sample in my hand.
_ Yeah, I'm going to die with a sample in _ [E] my hand.
_ [Am] I'm going to die with a sample in my hand.
Lord, Lord, I'm going to die [E] with a sample.
[A] Still driving down.
Die with a sample in my hand.
Well, what's up?
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[A] _ _ That's right. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Good. _
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[A] Good.
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[C#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] So, man, [A] what?
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I [D] swear.
_ [F#] _ _ Something went.
[D] _ _ [E] Something went.
I'm fucking [A] with a second one.
_ I'm fucking [E] with a second _
[D] one.
[A] I'm fucking with a second one.
_ I'm fucking [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] with [D] a second one.
_ [Am] Nothing [E] but my hell.
A [D] second one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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