Chords for Stringbean - John Henry
Tempo:
84.225 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
Bm
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Am] John Henry was a little boy.
[A] He sat on the top of a leaf.
Lord, he picked up that hammer and that little piece of steel.
Said, that hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord.
That hammer be the death of me.
John Henry went up on the mountain.
[Am] [A] And he looked down the [Bm] other side.
Lord, that mountain was so tall.
John was so small.
He lay down that hammer.
He lay down that hammer and he cried.
[A] John Henry said to his [Am] captain,
[A] I'm a Tennessee [F#] man.
Oh, I'll let that steam drill beat me down.
I'll die without a hammer.
[A]
Give me that cool, rank [E] old water before I die.
Give me that cool, rank old water before I die.
Then he said,
All the people in Chicago heard of John Henry's death.
Lord, they couldn't hardly stay in [B] bed.
[Am] By the first word they heard him say,
I'm going to hold John [A] failed dead, Lord, Lord.
I'm going to hold John Henry failed dead.
Well, they took [Am] John Henry to the grave yard.
[A] Hammer laid him down in the sand.
Every time that big train rolled by,
Heard them say, Larry, that's the arriving man, Lord.
That's the
[Am] John Henry was a little boy.
[A] He sat on the top of a leaf.
Lord, he picked up that hammer and that little piece of steel.
Said, that hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord.
That hammer be the death of me.
John Henry went up on the mountain.
[Am] [A] And he looked down the [Bm] other side.
Lord, that mountain was so tall.
John was so small.
He lay down that hammer.
He lay down that hammer and he cried.
[A] John Henry said to his [Am] captain,
[A] I'm a Tennessee [F#] man.
Oh, I'll let that steam drill beat me down.
I'll die without a hammer.
[A]
Give me that cool, rank [E] old water before I die.
Give me that cool, rank old water before I die.
Then he said,
All the people in Chicago heard of John Henry's death.
Lord, they couldn't hardly stay in [B] bed.
[Am] By the first word they heard him say,
I'm going to hold John [A] failed dead, Lord, Lord.
I'm going to hold John Henry failed dead.
Well, they took [Am] John Henry to the grave yard.
[A] Hammer laid him down in the sand.
Every time that big train rolled by,
Heard them say, Larry, that's the arriving man, Lord.
That's the
Key:
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Bm
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] John Henry was a little boy.
_ [A] He sat on the top of a leaf.
Lord, he picked up that hammer and that little piece of steel.
Said, that hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord.
That hammer be the death of me.
John Henry went up on the mountain.
[Am] _ [A] And he looked down the [Bm] other side.
Lord, that mountain was so tall.
John was so small.
He lay down that hammer.
_ He lay down that hammer and he cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ John Henry said to his [Am] captain,
[A] I'm a Tennessee [F#] man.
Oh, I'll let that steam drill beat me down.
I'll die without a hammer. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Give me that cool, rank [E] old water before I die. _
Give me that cool, rank old water before I die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then he said,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
All the people in Chicago heard of John Henry's death.
Lord, they couldn't hardly stay in [B] bed.
[Am] By the first word they heard him say,
I'm going to hold John [A] failed dead, Lord, Lord.
I'm going to hold John Henry failed dead.
Well, they took [Am] John Henry to the grave yard.
[A] Hammer laid him down in the sand.
Every time that big train rolled by,
Heard them say, Larry, that's the arriving man, Lord.
_ That's the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] John Henry was a little boy.
_ [A] He sat on the top of a leaf.
Lord, he picked up that hammer and that little piece of steel.
Said, that hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord.
That hammer be the death of me.
John Henry went up on the mountain.
[Am] _ [A] And he looked down the [Bm] other side.
Lord, that mountain was so tall.
John was so small.
He lay down that hammer.
_ He lay down that hammer and he cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ John Henry said to his [Am] captain,
[A] I'm a Tennessee [F#] man.
Oh, I'll let that steam drill beat me down.
I'll die without a hammer. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Give me that cool, rank [E] old water before I die. _
Give me that cool, rank old water before I die. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then he said,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
All the people in Chicago heard of John Henry's death.
Lord, they couldn't hardly stay in [B] bed.
[Am] By the first word they heard him say,
I'm going to hold John [A] failed dead, Lord, Lord.
I'm going to hold John Henry failed dead.
Well, they took [Am] John Henry to the grave yard.
[A] Hammer laid him down in the sand.
Every time that big train rolled by,
Heard them say, Larry, that's the arriving man, Lord.
_ That's the