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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[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]
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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
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:
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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. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ I _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
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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. _ _ _ _
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_ _ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
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[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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ I _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
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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] _ _ _
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_ _ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _