Chords for Nine Pound Hammer - Bluegrass Style Jam Track (faster)
Tempo:
100.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
C#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] One, two, three, four.
[C] [G] [C#m]
[G] Four.
This nine pound hammer, just a [C] little too heavy for [G] my [D] size, [G] for my size.
I'm going through the mountain, I'm gonna [C] see my baby.
But [G] I ain't coming back, [D]
I ain't coming [G] back.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
[G] How can I hold
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell me how can [G] I pull
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] Nine pound hammer, [C] killed John Henry.
But it [G] won't get me, [D] [G] ain't gonna get me.
I'm just a poor boy, a long way [C] from home.
Down to [G] Tennessee, [D] down to [G] Tennessee.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
How can [G] I hold [D] [G] when the wheels won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell [G] me how can I pull [D] when [G] the wheels won't go?
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] It's a long way to Harlem, it's a long [C] way to Hazard.
Just to get [G] a little brew, [D] just to get [G] a little brew.
When I'm long gone, just make [C] my tombstone.
Out of number [G] nine coal, [D] poor number [G] nine coal.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
Tell [G] me how can I hold [D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [Em] of coal.
Tell me how can I pull when the wheels won't roll?
[A#] [B] [C] [N]
[C] [G] [C#m]
[G] Four.
This nine pound hammer, just a [C] little too heavy for [G] my [D] size, [G] for my size.
I'm going through the mountain, I'm gonna [C] see my baby.
But [G] I ain't coming back, [D]
I ain't coming [G] back.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
[G] How can I hold
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell me how can [G] I pull
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] Nine pound hammer, [C] killed John Henry.
But it [G] won't get me, [D] [G] ain't gonna get me.
I'm just a poor boy, a long way [C] from home.
Down to [G] Tennessee, [D] down to [G] Tennessee.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
How can [G] I hold [D] [G] when the wheels won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell [G] me how can I pull [D] when [G] the wheels won't go?
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] It's a long way to Harlem, it's a long [C] way to Hazard.
Just to get [G] a little brew, [D] just to get [G] a little brew.
When I'm long gone, just make [C] my tombstone.
Out of number [G] nine coal, [D] poor number [G] nine coal.
Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
Tell [G] me how can I hold [D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
Hold on buddy, pull your load [Em] of coal.
Tell me how can I pull when the wheels won't roll?
[A#] [B] [C] [N]
Key:
G
C
D
C#m
Em
G
C
D
[G] One, two, three, four. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[G] Four.
_ This nine pound hammer, just a [C] little too heavy for [G] my [D] size, [G] for my size.
I'm going through the mountain, I'm gonna [C] see my baby.
But [G] I ain't coming back, [D]
I ain't coming [G] back.
_ Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
[G] How can I hold _
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
_ Tell me how can [G] I pull _
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Nine pound hammer, _ [C] killed John Henry.
But it [G] won't get me, _ [D] [G] ain't gonna get me.
_ I'm just a poor boy, a long way [C] from home.
Down to [G] Tennessee, _ [D] down to [G] Tennessee.
_ Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
How can [G] I hold _ [D] [G] when the wheels won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell [G] me how can I pull [D] when [G] the wheels won't go? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ It's a long way to Harlem, it's a long [C] way to Hazard.
Just to get [G] a little brew, [D] just to get [G] a little brew.
When I'm long gone, just make [C] my tombstone.
Out of number [G] nine coal, [D] poor number [G] nine coal.
Hold on buddy, _ don't you go [C] so slow.
Tell [G] me how can I hold [D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [Em] of coal.
Tell me how can I pull when the wheels won't roll?
[A#] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[G] Four.
_ This nine pound hammer, just a [C] little too heavy for [G] my [D] size, [G] for my size.
I'm going through the mountain, I'm gonna [C] see my baby.
But [G] I ain't coming back, [D]
I ain't coming [G] back.
_ Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
[G] How can I hold _
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
_ Tell me how can [G] I pull _
[D] when the wheels [G] won't go? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Nine pound hammer, _ [C] killed John Henry.
But it [G] won't get me, _ [D] [G] ain't gonna get me.
_ I'm just a poor boy, a long way [C] from home.
Down to [G] Tennessee, _ [D] down to [G] Tennessee.
_ Hold on buddy, don't you go [C] so slow.
How can [G] I hold _ [D] [G] when the wheels won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [C] of coal.
Tell [G] me how can I pull [D] when [G] the wheels won't go? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ It's a long way to Harlem, it's a long [C] way to Hazard.
Just to get [G] a little brew, [D] just to get [G] a little brew.
When I'm long gone, just make [C] my tombstone.
Out of number [G] nine coal, [D] poor number [G] nine coal.
Hold on buddy, _ don't you go [C] so slow.
Tell [G] me how can I hold [D] when the wheels [G] won't go?
_ Hold on buddy, pull your load [Em] of coal.
Tell me how can I pull when the wheels won't roll?
[A#] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _