Chords for Nashville Jam "Ballad of John Henry"

Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

F

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nashville Jam "Ballad of John Henry" chords
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[D] [G]
[D] [G] When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on his [D] daddy's knee
[G] Picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel said gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
Gonna [D] be the death [G] of me
[D] [G]
[C] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
in my hand Lord Lord
Hammer [E] [G] in my hand
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
something in my head
[D] My
[G]
[D] [G] head was hanging
[D] [G]
In the wind
Say girl why [D] don't you sing
I'm [G] throwing that on them
Just listen to [D] that [G] Goldsdale ring
Oh love just listen
to [D] that [G] Goldsdale ring
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
That John Henry said
to his sister
Sister why don't [D] you
pray.
[G] Cause if I miss this little piece of steel, tomorrow's [D] gonna be my [G] dying day, poor boy.
Said tomorrow's [D] gonna be my [G] dying day.
[D]
[G]
[D] [G] So John Henry down in the graveyard,
they buried him down [D] in the sand, [G] and every locomotive comes a-roarin' by,
says their [D] lives are still [G] driving me, Lord, Lord, their [D] lives are still [G] driving me.
[D]
[F]
[Dm] Happy New Year, everybody!
[Eb] [F] Happy New Year!
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ When John Henry was a little baby
_ _ Sitting on his [D] daddy's knee
_ [G] Picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel said gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
Gonna [D] be the death [G] of me _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ in my hand Lord Lord
Hammer [E] _ [G] in my hand
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ something in my head
[D] My _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ head was hanging
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
In the wind _ _ _ _
Say girl why [D] don't you sing
I'm [G] throwing that _ _ on them
Just listen to [D] that [G] Goldsdale ring
Oh love just listen
to [D] that [G] Goldsdale ring _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
That John Henry said
to his sister _
Sister why don't [D] you
pray. _
[G] Cause if I miss this little piece of steel, tomorrow's [D] gonna be my [G] dying day, poor boy.
Said tomorrow's [D] gonna be my [G] dying day. _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ So John Henry down in the graveyard, _
they buried him down [D] in the sand, _ [G] and every locomotive comes a-roarin' by,
says their [D] lives are still [G] driving me, Lord, Lord, their [D] lives are still [G] driving me. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] Happy New Year, everybody!
_ [Eb] _ [F] Happy New Year!

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