Chords for John McCutcheon - John Henry

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_ _ _ _ When John Henry was just a little baby boy
Sitting on his [G] mama's knee
He [D] said the big bend tunnel on the sea
You know my, it's gonna be the death of me
Said it's gonna be the death of me
Well the captain he said to John Henry
Gonna bring that old [G] steam drill around
Lord [D] I'm gonna bring that old steam drill
Right out on the job
I'm gonna whoop that old steel right off the down
I'm gonna whoop that old steel right on down
Well John Henry said to the captain
Said a man ain't [G] nothing but a man
[D] But before I would let that old steam drill beat me down
I'd die with this hammer in my hand
Yes would I die with this hammer in my hand
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_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ Now John Henry said to his shaker
Said shaker oh [G] lord you better pray
[D] Because I'm swinging 20 pounds from my hips on down
If I miss it'll be your burying [F] day
[Bm] If I miss it'll be your [F#m] burying [D] day
So John Henry hammered on the mountain
His hammer was [G] striking fire
[D] But he worked so hard that he broke his poor heart
And he laid down his hammer and he died
Yes he did he laid down his hammer and he died
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know the man who invented the steam drill
He thought he was [G] mighty fine
[D] But John Henry he had driven 15 feet
And the steam drill had only made nine
That old [Bm] steam drill had only made [D] nine
Now every Monday morning
When the bluebirds [G] begin to sing
[D] You know way up yonder by the mile
Oh boy you can hear Don Henry's hammer ring
You can hear Don Henry's hammer ring
Hear Don Henry's hammer ring
Good lord now listen to that cold steel ring
Listen to the ring now
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