Chords for Jerry Williams and The Hogslop String Band - John Henry (Live @ Jills veranda)
Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Here we go.
Everybody!
[F#]
[D]
[A] [D]
Now John Henry said to his captain,
He said a man ain't nothing but [B] a man.
[D] But before I let that old scene grill beat me down,
I'm gonna die with that hammer in my [Bm] hand, oh lord.
[D] I die with that hammer in my hand.
[A] [D]
Thank you!
But John Henry's captain, he told him,
He said I'll bring that [A] steam drill round,
[D] I'll bring that steam drill right out on the job,
I'm gonna walk that steel right on down, oh lord.
I'll walk that steel right on down.
Thank you!
[A] [D]
But John Henry was a little bitty boy,
No bigger than the [A] palm of your hand.
When [D] he saw me look at him proudly,
He said, my John will be a steel driving man,
Lord, lord, my John will be a steel driving man. Thank you!
John Henry went up the mountain,
And he looked down on the other [F#] side,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
A good ring of water for a die,
Lord, lord, a good ring of water for a die.
[A] [D]
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was [A] Holly Anne,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
Oh, drive can I get a load of water,
Lord, lord, a can of can [A] of water.
I'll do the last verse, I'll see if I can get the words in.
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was Holly [A] Anne,
And the [D] last words I heard poor old [G] John [D] Henry said,
A poly driver's steel like a man,
Lord, lord, a poly [A] driver's steel like [D] a man.
[N]
Everybody!
[F#]
[D]
[A] [D]
Now John Henry said to his captain,
He said a man ain't nothing but [B] a man.
[D] But before I let that old scene grill beat me down,
I'm gonna die with that hammer in my [Bm] hand, oh lord.
[D] I die with that hammer in my hand.
[A] [D]
Thank you!
But John Henry's captain, he told him,
He said I'll bring that [A] steam drill round,
[D] I'll bring that steam drill right out on the job,
I'm gonna walk that steel right on down, oh lord.
I'll walk that steel right on down.
Thank you!
[A] [D]
But John Henry was a little bitty boy,
No bigger than the [A] palm of your hand.
When [D] he saw me look at him proudly,
He said, my John will be a steel driving man,
Lord, lord, my John will be a steel driving man. Thank you!
John Henry went up the mountain,
And he looked down on the other [F#] side,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
A good ring of water for a die,
Lord, lord, a good ring of water for a die.
[A] [D]
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was [A] Holly Anne,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
Oh, drive can I get a load of water,
Lord, lord, a can of can [A] of water.
I'll do the last verse, I'll see if I can get the words in.
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was Holly [A] Anne,
And the [D] last words I heard poor old [G] John [D] Henry said,
A poly driver's steel like a man,
Lord, lord, a poly [A] driver's steel like [D] a man.
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
F#
B
D
A
G
Here we go.
_ _ Everybody!
[F#] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now John Henry said to his captain,
He said a man ain't nothing but [B] a man.
[D] But before I let that old scene grill beat me down,
I'm gonna die with that hammer in my [Bm] hand, oh lord.
[D] I die with that hammer in my hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Thank you! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But John Henry's captain, he told him,
He said I'll bring that [A] steam drill round,
[D] I'll bring that steam drill right out on the job,
I'm gonna walk that steel right on down, oh lord.
I'll walk that steel right on down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you! _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ But John Henry was a little bitty boy,
No bigger than the [A] palm of your hand.
When [D] he saw me look at him proudly,
He said, my John will be a steel driving man,
Lord, lord, my John will be a steel driving man. Thank you! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ John Henry went up the mountain,
And he looked down on the other [F#] side,
_ [D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
A good ring of water for a die,
Lord, lord, a good ring of water for a die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was [A] Holly Anne,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
Oh, drive can I get a load of water,
Lord, lord, a can of can [A] of water. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll do the last verse, I'll see if I can get the words in. _ _
_ _ _ _ John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was Holly [A] Anne, _
And the [D] last words I heard poor old [G] John [D] Henry said,
A poly driver's steel like a man,
Lord, lord, a poly [A] driver's steel like [D] a man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Everybody!
[F#] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now John Henry said to his captain,
He said a man ain't nothing but [B] a man.
[D] But before I let that old scene grill beat me down,
I'm gonna die with that hammer in my [Bm] hand, oh lord.
[D] I die with that hammer in my hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Thank you! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But John Henry's captain, he told him,
He said I'll bring that [A] steam drill round,
[D] I'll bring that steam drill right out on the job,
I'm gonna walk that steel right on down, oh lord.
I'll walk that steel right on down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you! _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ But John Henry was a little bitty boy,
No bigger than the [A] palm of your hand.
When [D] he saw me look at him proudly,
He said, my John will be a steel driving man,
Lord, lord, my John will be a steel driving man. Thank you! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ John Henry went up the mountain,
And he looked down on the other [F#] side,
_ [D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
A good ring of water for a die,
Lord, lord, a good ring of water for a die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was [A] Holly Anne,
[D] And the last words I heard [G] poor old John [D] Henry said,
Oh, drive can I get a load of water,
Lord, lord, a can of can [A] of water. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll do the last verse, I'll see if I can get the words in. _ _
_ _ _ _ John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was Holly [A] Anne, _
And the [D] last words I heard poor old [G] John [D] Henry said,
A poly driver's steel like a man,
Lord, lord, a poly [A] driver's steel like [D] a man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _