Chords for Tangle Eye - John Henry's Blues

Tempo:
115.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Fm

Cm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tangle Eye - John Henry's Blues chords
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[Eb] John Henry, [B] [Ebm]
he [Bb] says a man ain't [Fm] nothing [Ab] but a man.
[F] Oh, [Eb] I would die with my [Ab] hammer in [Eb] my hand.
Oh, [Ab] I would die with [Fm] my hammer [Cm] in my hand.
[Eb] Oh, I [Ab] would die with my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Gb] [Db] [Eb]
[Db] [C]
[Ab] Well, [Bbm] John Henry, [F] this child's been told him.
[Eb] I [G] have a power, still double [Ab] down.
[Cm] Well, John Henry, [Eb] if you'll be there, [Ab] I will [Eb] drive a car.
I'm [Fm] going to buy you a railroad, [Cm]
[Fm]
[Eb] a trowel.
[Ab] [Eb]
Well, John Henry [Fm] told [Bb] his captain, [Ab]
he [Bb] says a man [Eb] ain't nothing but a man.
[C] Oh, I [Eb] would stand and [G] see your power [Ab] drive a [Eb] car.
[Fm] [Cm] I would die with [Ab] my hammer in [Ebm] my hand.
[Ab]
[Ebm] Oh, [Cm] I would die with [Ab] my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
[Gb] [Ab] [G]
[Eb]
[Gb] [C] [Eb]
[Ebm] [G] [Db] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
I [Ab]
[F] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Bb]
would die with my hammer in my hand.
I would die with my hammer in [Eb] my hand.
[Gm] I would die with my hammer in my [Db] hand.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
Oh, well, the people all down [Fm] by run.
Well, [Cm] there's a train coming down [Ab] the track.
[Cm] Oh, John Henry told [Eb] his travel [Ab] on the ground.
[Eb] And he said, [Fm] stay cool for my hammer [Eb] coming back.
Oh, that's right, stay cool for [Ab] my hammer coming [Eb] back.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Ebm]
[Fm] Well, [Eb] John Henry [Ab] told [Eb] his captain, [Ab] said, [Bb] just bring the [Eb] steam travel [Ab] down [Db] here.
[Ebm] [Eb] And before I [G] let your steam travel [Ab] [Eb] through the air,
I'm going to die with [Ab] my hammer [Eb] in the [Ab] air.
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] going to die [Ab] with my hammer [Eb] in the air.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Ebm]
He [Eb] said, a man ain't nothing but a man.
[Ab] [Eb] Oh, I would die with my hammer in my hand.
Oh, I [Ab] would die [G] with my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
Oh, I [Ab] would [Eb] die with my hammer in my hand.
[Ab] He [Eb] said, a man [Fm] ain't nothing [Eb] but a man.
[Ab]
[Cm] Oh, I would die [Fm] with my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
Oh, I [Ab] would die [Fm] with my hammer in [Cm] my hand.
[G] Oh, [Ab] I would [Eb] die with
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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To start learning Tangle Eye - John Henrys Blues chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Fm, Eb, Ab and Eb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 57 BPM before aiming for the song's 116 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] John Henry, [B] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ he [Bb] says a man ain't [Fm] nothing [Ab] but a man.
[F] Oh, [Eb] I would die with my [Ab] hammer in [Eb] my hand. _
Oh, [Ab] I would die with [Fm] my hammer [Cm] in my hand.
[Eb] _ Oh, I [Ab] would die with my hammer [Eb] in my hand. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] Well, [Bbm] John Henry, [F] this child's been told him.
_ [Eb] I [G] have a power, still double [Ab] down.
_ _ [Cm] Well, John Henry, [Eb] if you'll be there, [Ab] I will [Eb] drive a car.
I'm [Fm] going to buy you a railroad, _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] a trowel. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, John Henry [Fm] told [Bb] his captain, [Ab] _
he [Bb] says a man [Eb] ain't nothing but a man.
_ [C] _ Oh, I [Eb] would stand and [G] see your power [Ab] drive a [Eb] car.
_ [Fm] [Cm] I would die with [Ab] my hammer in [Ebm] my hand.
[Ab] _
[Ebm] Oh, [Cm] I would die with [Ab] my hammer [Eb] in my hand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ I _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
would die with my hammer in my hand.
I would die with my hammer in [Eb] my hand. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] I would die with my hammer in my [Db] hand.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Oh, well, the people all down [Fm] by run.
_ Well, [Cm] there's a train coming down [Ab] the track.
[Cm] Oh, John Henry told [Eb] his travel [Ab] on the ground.
[Eb] And he said, [Fm] stay cool for my hammer [Eb] coming back.
_ Oh, that's right, stay cool for [Ab] my hammer coming [Eb] back. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Fm] Well, [Eb] John Henry [Ab] told [Eb] his captain, _ [Ab] _ said, [Bb] just bring the [Eb] steam travel [Ab] down [Db] here.
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] And before I [G] let your steam travel [Ab] [Eb] through the air,
I'm going to die with [Ab] my hammer [Eb] in the [Ab] air.
[Ebm] I'm [Cm] going to die [Ab] with my hammer [Eb] in the air. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ He [Eb] said, a man ain't nothing but a man.
[Ab] _ [Eb] Oh, I would die with my hammer in my hand. _ _
Oh, I [Ab] would die [G] with my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
_ Oh, I [Ab] would [Eb] die with my hammer in my hand.
_ [Ab] He [Eb] said, a man [Fm] ain't nothing [Eb] but a man.
[Ab] _
[Cm] Oh, I would die [Fm] with my hammer [Eb] in my hand.
_ _ Oh, I [Ab] would die [Fm] with my hammer in [Cm] my hand.
[G] _ Oh, [Ab] I would [Eb] die with _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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