Chords for Justin Townes Earle "They Killed John Henry"
Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
A
A#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The only thing we [E] got to do is song for my granddaddy.
He was a big Texas man and it took him, it took the man forever to die.
I think he had five heart attacks [A#] and had [C] the naggiest ass wife I've ever met.
My grandmother's a nagging ass woman.
I don't know how he [A#] put up with her.
[D#] But he was a very strong, [C] very [E] strong man.
He was kind of, as we say in the South, held together with spit and [A#] chicken wire.
[Gm] [B] And that was about the state of it.
So this one [A#] goes out to Pop in Jacksonville, Texas.
[D#] [A#] All or Nothing.
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[F#m] [D] All [A]
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[D] or [F#m]
[D] Nothing.
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[D] Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life.
[A] Well, he never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried, Lord, Lord.
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Never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [F#m] with that long road to Texas, [D] like it, Lord, Lord.
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Long [F#m] road to Texas, [D] like it.
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[D] That's a long road.
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[D] Yes, I ain't no great man and, Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life working [D] in need of debt, Lord, Lord.
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Long life working [D] in need of debt.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they won't [D] kill me, Lord.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they [D] won't kill me.
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[A] [D] [E]
He was a big Texas man and it took him, it took the man forever to die.
I think he had five heart attacks [A#] and had [C] the naggiest ass wife I've ever met.
My grandmother's a nagging ass woman.
I don't know how he [A#] put up with her.
[D#] But he was a very strong, [C] very [E] strong man.
He was kind of, as we say in the South, held together with spit and [A#] chicken wire.
[Gm] [B] And that was about the state of it.
So this one [A#] goes out to Pop in Jacksonville, Texas.
[D#] [A#] All or Nothing.
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[F#m] [D] All [A]
[F#m] [D]
[F#m]
[D] or [F#m]
[D] Nothing.
[F#m]
[D] Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life.
[A] Well, he never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [F#m] with that long road to Texas, [D] like it, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Long [F#m] road to Texas, [D] like it.
[F#m]
[D] That's a long road.
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[D] [F#m]
[D] Yes, I ain't no great man and, Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life working [D] in need of debt, Lord, Lord.
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Long life working [D] in need of debt.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they won't [D] kill me, Lord.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they [D] won't kill me.
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [E]
Key:
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F#m
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F#m
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The only thing we [E] got to do is song for my granddaddy.
He was a big Texas man and it took him, it took the man forever to die.
I think he had five heart attacks _ [A#] and had [C] the naggiest ass wife I've ever met.
My grandmother's a nagging ass woman.
I don't know how he [A#] put up with her.
_ _ [D#] But he was a very strong, [C] very [E] strong man.
He was kind of, as we say in the South, held together with spit and [A#] chicken wire.
[Gm] _ [B] And that was about the state of it. _
So this one [A#] goes out to _ Pop in Jacksonville, Texas.
_ [D#] _ [A#] All or Nothing. _
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_ _ [D] Nothing. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life.
[A] Well, he never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [F#m] with that long road to Texas, [D] like it, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Long [F#m] road to Texas, [D] like _ it. _
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_ _ _ [D] That's a long road. _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Yes, I ain't no great man and, Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life working [D] in need of debt, Lord, Lord.
[F#m] _
Long life working [D] in need of debt. _
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they won't [D] kill me, Lord.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they [D] won't kill me.
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He was a big Texas man and it took him, it took the man forever to die.
I think he had five heart attacks _ [A#] and had [C] the naggiest ass wife I've ever met.
My grandmother's a nagging ass woman.
I don't know how he [A#] put up with her.
_ _ [D#] But he was a very strong, [C] very [E] strong man.
He was kind of, as we say in the South, held together with spit and [A#] chicken wire.
[Gm] _ [B] And that was about the state of it. _
So this one [A#] goes out to _ Pop in Jacksonville, Texas.
_ [D#] _ [A#] All or Nothing. _
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_ _ [D] Nothing. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life.
[A] Well, he never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Never [F#m] saved a nickel, [D] though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [F#m] with that long road to Texas, [D] like it, Lord, Lord.
[A]
Long [F#m] road to Texas, [D] like _ it. _
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_ _ _ [D] That's a long road. _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Yes, I ain't no great man and, Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life working [D] in need of debt, Lord, Lord.
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Long life working [D] in need of debt. _
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they won't [D] kill me, Lord.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry.
They killed John Henry, [F#m] but they [D] won't kill me.
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