Chords for Bluegrass Youth All-Stars - John Henry at IBMA 2013

_ My name is Andy Rigney and I'm the current and first president of IBMA's Youth Council.
As a young picker, coming to IBMA and interacting with older musicians was a key part to my development as a musician and as a member of the Bluegrass community.
_ Our goal for the Youth Council is to facilitate that same environment for young pickers across the globe.
There's a lot of involvement in the show tonight by members of the IBMA Youth Council.
The trophy assistants for tonight are sisters Franny and Cara DiGiovanni and brothers Jacob and Isaac Moore.
_ We would like to thank Stephen Mojan and Tony Watt for coaching this year's band's performance.
They had some incredible young talent to work with.
_ Now let's meet these talented teens.
Please hold your applause until the end of their introductions.
_ _ _ _ _ My name is Brandi Miller.
I'm 15 and I'm from West Jefferson, North Carolina.
_ _ My name is Corey Broski.
I'm 14 and I'm from Newtown, Connecticut.
_ _ My name is Jacob Burleson.
I'm 14 and I'm from Newland, North Carolina. _ _
_ My name is Michael Kilby.
I'm 15 and I'm from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. _ _ _ _
My name is Jimmy Meyer.
I'm 14 and I'm from Bolivar, Missouri. _
_ [G] _ _ My name is Grant Rigney.
I'm 16 and I'm from Tullahoma, Tennessee.
_ _ My name is Samantha Snodder.
I'm 14 years old and I'm from Lexington, North Carolina. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] 2013 IBMA [G] Bluegrass Youth Stars.
Take it away. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ I'm gonna be a steel driving man. _ _ _ _ _
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Well the captain said to John Henry, I'm gonna bring a [E] steam drill round.
[A] I'm gonna bring a steam drill out on the job and whoop that steel bone [F#m] down.
I'm [A] gonna whoop [E] that steel [F#m] bone down. _
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John Henry said to the captain, _ a man ain't nothing [E] but a man.
[A] But before I let that steam drill beat me down, I'm gonna die with a [F#m] hammer in my hand.
I'm gonna die [E] with a hammer [A] in my hand. _ _
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said to John [A] Henry, _ _ Jacob why [E] don't you sing?
[A] I can swing 40 pounds from my headstone down.
Listen to that cold [F#m] steel ring.
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_ _ _ _ _ The captain said to the shaker, _ I believe that man is [E] caving in.
But [A] the shaker just said don't worry old man, this is just John Henry's hammer [F#m] sucking wind.
This is just [E] John Henry's hammer sucking _ [A] wind. _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ John Henry to the graveyard, covered up with six feet of dirt and [E] muddy ground.
And every time [A] the train passes by John Henry's grave, it's a young, lousy steel [F#m] driving man.
It's a young, lousy steel driving [A] man. _ _ _ _
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_ _ John Henry to the graveyard, covered up with six feet of dirt and [E] muddy ground.
And [A] every time the train passes by John Henry's grave, it's a young, lousy steel [F#m] driving man.
[A] And he died with a hammer in his hand.
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