Chords for Justin Townes Earle - They Killed John Henry (Live on KEXP)
Tempo:
131.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show, and it is my very great pleasure to have live
in studio here in Seattle, [E] Justin Towns Earl.
Welcome.
How you doing?
Good.
It's great to see you.
I got to see you a couple weeks ago in Austin, and it's nice to have you here in Seattle
performing live on air today.
Oh, it's good to be here.
And good to see your friend Cory with you.
I want you to take it away.
All right, we'll do that.
You [A] ready there, boy?
I'm ready, Hoss.
All right.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] Well, when John Henry died, he lay looking at the sun.
[A] He said, Lord, take me now.
[D] My work is done.
Lord, Lord, take me now.
[A]
My [D] work is done.
Yeah.
But when they laid him out in that bog of pine, [A] boy, they laid that hammer [D] by his side.
Lord, [A] Lord, laid that hammer [D] by his side.
All right, boy.
[A]
[D] Yeah, Joe Hill, he worked any job he could find, [A] boy.
Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine Lord, [A] Lord, Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine.
Yeah, they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name, [A] but that bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord, bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain.
[A]
[D] Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life, [A] well, he never [F#m] saved a [D] nickel, though he tried, Lord, Lord, [A] never saved a [D] nickel, though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [A] for that long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead, Lord, [A] Lord, long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] Yes, I ain't no great man, and Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life [D] working in your debt, Lord, [A] Lord, a long life [D] working in your 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 [A] but they [D] won't kill me.
[A] [D]
in studio here in Seattle, [E] Justin Towns Earl.
Welcome.
How you doing?
Good.
It's great to see you.
I got to see you a couple weeks ago in Austin, and it's nice to have you here in Seattle
performing live on air today.
Oh, it's good to be here.
And good to see your friend Cory with you.
I want you to take it away.
All right, we'll do that.
You [A] ready there, boy?
I'm ready, Hoss.
All right.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] Well, when John Henry died, he lay looking at the sun.
[A] He said, Lord, take me now.
[D] My work is done.
Lord, Lord, take me now.
[A]
My [D] work is done.
Yeah.
But when they laid him out in that bog of pine, [A] boy, they laid that hammer [D] by his side.
Lord, [A] Lord, laid that hammer [D] by his side.
All right, boy.
[A]
[D] Yeah, Joe Hill, he worked any job he could find, [A] boy.
Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine Lord, [A] Lord, Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine.
Yeah, they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name, [A] but that bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord, bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain.
[A]
[D] Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life, [A] well, he never [F#m] saved a [D] nickel, though he tried, Lord, Lord, [A] never saved a [D] nickel, though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [A] for that long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead, Lord, [A] Lord, long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] Yes, I ain't no great man, and Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life [D] working in your debt, Lord, [A] Lord, a long life [D] working in your 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 [A] but they [D] won't kill me.
[A] [D]
Key:
D
A
F#m
E
D
A
F#m
E
I'm Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show, and it is my very great pleasure to have live
in studio here in Seattle, [E] Justin Towns Earl.
Welcome.
How you doing?
Good.
It's great to see you.
I got to see you a couple weeks ago in Austin, and it's nice to have you here in Seattle
performing live on air today.
Oh, it's good to be here.
And good to see your friend Cory with you.
I want you to take it away.
All right, we'll do that.
You [A] ready there, boy?
I'm ready, Hoss.
All right.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Well, when John Henry died, he lay looking at the sun.
[A] He said, Lord, take me now.
[D] My work is done.
Lord, Lord, take me now.
[A] _ _ _
My [D] work is done.
Yeah.
But when they laid him out in that bog of pine, [A] boy, they laid that hammer [D] by his side.
Lord, [A] Lord, laid that hammer [D] by his side.
All right, _ boy.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Yeah, Joe Hill, he worked any job he could find, [A] boy.
Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine Lord, [A] Lord, Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine.
Yeah, they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name, [A] but that bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord, bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life, [A] well, he never [F#m] saved a [D] nickel, though he tried, Lord, Lord, [A] never saved a [D] nickel, though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [A] for that long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead, Lord, [A] Lord, long road to [D] Texas, lie _ ahead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Yes, I ain't no great man, and Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life [D] working in your debt, Lord, [A] Lord, a long life [D] working in your 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 [A] but they [D] won't kill me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in studio here in Seattle, [E] Justin Towns Earl.
Welcome.
How you doing?
Good.
It's great to see you.
I got to see you a couple weeks ago in Austin, and it's nice to have you here in Seattle
performing live on air today.
Oh, it's good to be here.
And good to see your friend Cory with you.
I want you to take it away.
All right, we'll do that.
You [A] ready there, boy?
I'm ready, Hoss.
All right.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Well, when John Henry died, he lay looking at the sun.
[A] He said, Lord, take me now.
[D] My work is done.
Lord, Lord, take me now.
[A] _ _ _
My [D] work is done.
Yeah.
But when they laid him out in that bog of pine, [A] boy, they laid that hammer [D] by his side.
Lord, [A] Lord, laid that hammer [D] by his side.
All right, _ boy.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Yeah, Joe Hill, he worked any job he could find, [A] boy.
Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine Lord, [A] Lord, Ragiel [D] needs to be killed.
Mine.
Yeah, they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name, [A] but that bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord, bullet made [D] a martyr of the slain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Yeah, my granddaddy worked his whole damn life, [A] well, he never [F#m] saved a [D] nickel, though he tried, Lord, Lord, [A] never saved a [D] nickel, though he tried.
And he died in Tennessee, but he couldn't find no rest [A] for that long road to [D] Texas, lie ahead, Lord, [A] Lord, long road to [D] Texas, lie _ ahead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Yes, I ain't no great man, and Lord, I expect [A] to lead a long life [D] working in your debt, Lord, [A] Lord, a long life [D] working in your 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 [A] but they [D] won't kill me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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