Chords for The Westbound Rangers "John Henry"
Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [E]
[D]
Well, as legend said, he was twelve feet tall.
[C] Well, as he stood there, we stared in [D] awe.
The mighty swing that hammer swung
[C] Showed not a wince the whole [D] day long.
John Henry swung hard every day,
[G] Blew all the [D] other men away.
Swinging hard from dusk till dawn,
[C] And singing [D] old steel driving song.
[C] Driving steel, [G] till [D] his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, [G] till [D] his heart give way.
Then money brought that iron man,
[C] Had an iron soul and an iron [D] hand.
Captain said, drives twice as good,
[C] As the old steel driver [D] could.
[C]
[G] Driving steel, [D] till his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, [G] [D] till his heart give way.
[F] John Henry told the captain,
[G] I'll beat that old machine.
[F] They fired it up and swung it out
[G] For everyone to see.
Oh, neck and neck they [G] finished,
John won by a half a blow.
[F]
With that great victory [G] swing,
We saw the [D] dawn.
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
One, two, three, four.
[A] [D]
[D] Oh, father of the four [A] winds fill my sails,
Stars align my dreams.
[D] I am a traveler of both time and space,
Beep, rhyme, beep.
[A] [D]
[C] Driving steel, [G]
till [D] his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, driving, [G] driving,
[B] Till his heart give away.
[D]
Thanks folks.
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[D]
Well, as legend said, he was twelve feet tall.
[C] Well, as he stood there, we stared in [D] awe.
The mighty swing that hammer swung
[C] Showed not a wince the whole [D] day long.
John Henry swung hard every day,
[G] Blew all the [D] other men away.
Swinging hard from dusk till dawn,
[C] And singing [D] old steel driving song.
[C] Driving steel, [G] till [D] his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, [G] till [D] his heart give way.
Then money brought that iron man,
[C] Had an iron soul and an iron [D] hand.
Captain said, drives twice as good,
[C] As the old steel driver [D] could.
[C]
[G] Driving steel, [D] till his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, [G] [D] till his heart give way.
[F] John Henry told the captain,
[G] I'll beat that old machine.
[F] They fired it up and swung it out
[G] For everyone to see.
Oh, neck and neck they [G] finished,
John won by a half a blow.
[F]
With that great victory [G] swing,
We saw the [D] dawn.
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
One, two, three, four.
[A] [D]
[D] Oh, father of the four [A] winds fill my sails,
Stars align my dreams.
[D] I am a traveler of both time and space,
Beep, rhyme, beep.
[A] [D]
[C] Driving steel, [G]
till [D] his heart give way.
[C] Driving steel, driving, [G] driving,
[B] Till his heart give away.
[D]
Thanks folks.
[N]
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_ Well, as legend said, he was twelve feet tall.
_ [C] _ Well, as he stood there, we stared in [D] awe.
_ _ The mighty swing that hammer swung
_ [C] _ Showed not a wince the whole [D] day long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ John Henry swung hard every day,
_ [G] _ Blew all the [D] other men away.
_ _ Swinging hard from dusk till dawn,
_ [C] And singing [D] old steel driving song.
_ _ [C] Driving steel, _ [G] _ _ till [D] his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Driving _ steel, [G] _ _ till [D] his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then money brought that iron man,
_ _ [C] Had an iron soul and an iron [D] hand.
_ _ _ Captain said, drives twice as good,
_ _ [C] As the old steel driver [D] could.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Driving steel, [D] till his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Driving steel, [G] _ _ _ [D] till his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] John Henry told the captain,
[G] I'll beat that old machine.
[F] They fired it up and swung it out
[G] For everyone to see.
Oh, neck and neck they [G] finished,
John won by a half a blow.
_ [F]
With that great victory [G] swing,
We saw the _ [D] dawn.
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_ _ _ One, two, three, four.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Oh, father of the four [A] winds fill my sails,
Stars align my dreams.
[D] I am a traveler of both time and space, _
Beep, rhyme, _ beep. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] Driving steel, _ [G] _ _
till [D] his heart give way. _ _ _ _
_ [C] Driving steel, driving, [G] driving,
[B] Till his heart give away. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Thanks folks.
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_ Well, as legend said, he was twelve feet tall.
_ [C] _ Well, as he stood there, we stared in [D] awe.
_ _ The mighty swing that hammer swung
_ [C] _ Showed not a wince the whole [D] day long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ John Henry swung hard every day,
_ [G] _ Blew all the [D] other men away.
_ _ Swinging hard from dusk till dawn,
_ [C] And singing [D] old steel driving song.
_ _ [C] Driving steel, _ [G] _ _ till [D] his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Driving _ steel, [G] _ _ till [D] his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then money brought that iron man,
_ _ [C] Had an iron soul and an iron [D] hand.
_ _ _ Captain said, drives twice as good,
_ _ [C] As the old steel driver [D] could.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Driving steel, [D] till his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Driving steel, [G] _ _ _ [D] till his heart give way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] John Henry told the captain,
[G] I'll beat that old machine.
[F] They fired it up and swung it out
[G] For everyone to see.
Oh, neck and neck they [G] finished,
John won by a half a blow.
_ [F]
With that great victory [G] swing,
We saw the _ [D] dawn.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ One, two, three, four.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Oh, father of the four [A] winds fill my sails,
Stars align my dreams.
[D] I am a traveler of both time and space, _
Beep, rhyme, _ beep. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] Driving steel, _ [G] _ _
till [D] his heart give way. _ _ _ _
_ [C] Driving steel, driving, [G] driving,
[B] Till his heart give away. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Thanks folks.
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