Chords for John Henry -Pete Seeger

[C#] _ _ _ John Henry was a little baby, sitting on his papa's knee,
And he picked up a [A#] hammer and a little piece of steel,
[C#] Cried, a hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord,
Hammer's gonna be the death of me,
Cried, a hammer's gonna be the death of me,
Hammer's gonna be the death of me. _
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_ _ [A#m] Now the captain, he said to John Henry,
[C#] I'm gonna bring that steam [G#] drill around,
I'm [C#] gonna bring [D#] that steam drill out on the job,
I'm gonna hop that [C#] steel on down, down, down,
Hop that steel on down,
I'm gonna hop that steel on,
I'm gonna hop that steel on.
[A#m] John Henry told his captain,
Lord, a man [C#] ain't nothing but a man,
But before I'd let your [D] steam drill beat me down,
I would die with a hammer [C#] _ [A#m] _ in my hand,
I would [C#] die with a hammer in my,
I would die with a hammer in my hand.
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_ _ _ John Henry said to his shaker,
Shaker, why don't [F#] you sing,
[C#] Cause I'm swinging thirty pounds [F#] from my hips on down,
[C#] Just listen to that coal steel ring,
Just listen to that coal steel, _
Just listen to that coal steel,
_ Just listen to that coal steel.
Now the [A#m] captain, he said to John Henry,
I believe that [D#m] mountain's caving in,
[C#] John Henry [F#] said right back to the captain,
[C#] Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind,
Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind,
Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind,
Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind.
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[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ Now the man that invented the steam drill,
He thought he [A#m] was mighty [C#] fine,
But John Henry [D#m] drove [C#] fifteen feet,
And the steam drill only made,
_ Steam drill only made nine,
I said the steam drill only made,
I said the steam drill only made,
John Henry hammering mountain,
His hammer was [F#] striking fire,
[C#] But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart,
And he laid down his hammer and he died,
He laid down his hammer and he,
He laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord,
He laid down his hammer and he died,
Now John Henry had a little woman,
Her name was Polly [G#] Ann,
[C#] John Henry took sick and had to go to bed,
And Polly Ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord,
Polly Ann drove steel like a man,
I said Polly Ann drove steel like a,
Polly Ann drove steel like a man,
[D#] So every Monday [G#m] [G#m] morning,
When the bluebirds [C#] began [D#m] to sing,
You [C#] can hear [A#m] John Henry a mile or more,
You can hear John [C#] Henry's hammering,
You can hear John Henry's hammer,
You can hear John Henry's hammer,
You can hear John Henry's hammering,
You can hear John Henry's hammer,
You can hear John Henry's hammer,
You can hear John Henry's hammer, You can hear John Henry's hammer ring. _ _ _ _ _ _