Chords for Joe Bonamassa The Balled Of John Henry Lyrics
Tempo:
71.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
D
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] I'm
[B] [Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [B] [D] [B] [D]
[E] [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [E] bar that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] [B] [D]
[E] I'm [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [D] saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [B] Take this [Bm] hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles round my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] round my leg.
I'm going to John Henry, [B] [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [Bm] saints.
[D]
[E] I'm going to [B] John Henry, [D] [B] in [Am] [D] the bar [E] that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, a long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Who killed John Henry, [B] [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners and [Bm] saints.
[E] [D]
[E] Who killed [B] John Henry, [D] [B] [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners [Bm] and saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E] [Em]
[F#] [G] [E]
[D] [F#] [G] [Em]
[B]
[F] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[E] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [E] [B] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [E] [A] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him why I'm going.
[E] I'm [Bm] a wanted man with a captain.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted [B] man with [Bm] John Henry.
[B] [D] In the battle [B] of the prisoners [Bm] and saints.
[D] [B] [D] I'm a wanted man [B] with John [D] Henry.
[B] [D] In [Em] the battle of the prisoners and [Bm] saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [B] [D] [B] [D] [E]
[Bm] I'm a wanted man with John Henry.
In the battle of the [B] prisoners and [D] saints.
[B] [D] [A] [D]
[B] [Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [B] [D] [B] [D]
[E] [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [E] bar that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] [B] [D]
[E] I'm [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] [B] [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [D] saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [B] Take this [Bm] hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles round my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] round my leg.
I'm going to John Henry, [B] [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [Bm] saints.
[D]
[E] I'm going to [B] John Henry, [D] [B] in [Am] [D] the bar [E] that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, a long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Who killed John Henry, [B] [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners and [Bm] saints.
[E] [D]
[E] Who killed [B] John Henry, [D] [B] [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners [Bm] and saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E] [Em]
[F#] [G] [E]
[D] [F#] [G] [Em]
[B]
[F] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[E] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [E] [B] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [E] [A] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him why I'm going.
[E] I'm [Bm] a wanted man with a captain.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted [B] man with [Bm] John Henry.
[B] [D] In the battle [B] of the prisoners [Bm] and saints.
[D] [B] [D] I'm a wanted man [B] with John [D] Henry.
[B] [D] In [Em] the battle of the prisoners and [Bm] saints.
[B] [D]
[E] [B] [D] [B] [D] [E]
[Bm] I'm a wanted man with John Henry.
In the battle of the [B] prisoners and [D] saints.
[B] [D] [A] [D]
Key:
B
Bm
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A
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_ [D] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [E] bar that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D]
[E] I'm [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [D] saints.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] Take this [Bm] hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles round my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] round my leg.
I'm going to John Henry, _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [Bm] saints.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] I'm going to [B] John Henry, [D] _ [B] in [Am] [D] the bar [E] that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, a long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Who killed John Henry, _ _ [B] _ [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners and [Bm] saints.
_ _ _ [E] _ [D]
[E] Who killed [B] John Henry, [D] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners [Bm] and saints.
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] [Bm] Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him why I'm going.
[E] I'm [Bm] a wanted man with a captain.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted [B] man with [Bm] John Henry.
_ _ [B] _ [D] In the battle [B] of the prisoners [Bm] and saints.
[D] _ [B] _ [D] I'm a wanted man [B] with John [D] Henry.
_ [B] _ [D] In [Em] the battle of the prisoners and [Bm] saints. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ [E]
[Bm] I'm a wanted man with John Henry.
_ _ _ In the battle of the [B] prisoners and [D] saints.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [E] bar that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D]
[E] I'm [B] going to John Henry, [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [D] saints.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [B] Take this [Bm] hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, tell him why I'm gone.
[A] [Bm] I don't want your cold iron shackles round my [A] leg.
[Bm] I don't want your cold iron [C#] shackles [Bm] round my leg.
I'm going to John Henry, _ [B] _ _ [D] in the [Em] bar that has [B] sinners and [Bm] saints.
_ _ _ _ [D]
[E] I'm going to [B] John Henry, [D] _ [B] in [Am] [D] the bar [E] that has [B] sinners and saints.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] [Bm] I'm a long way from Colorado, a long way from my [A] home.
[Bm] Get the hammer that killed John Henry, won't kill me no [A] more.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Give me the hammer that killed John Henry, cuz it won't kill [A] me.
[Bm] Who killed John Henry, _ _ [B] _ [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners and [Bm] saints.
_ _ _ [E] _ [D]
[E] Who killed [B] John Henry, [D] _ [B] _ _ [D] in the bar [B] that has sinners [Bm] and saints.
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] [Bm] Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him I'm going home.
Take this hamburger to the captain, tell him why I'm going.
[E] I'm [Bm] a wanted man with a captain.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted man in the shackles.
I'm a wanted [B] man with [Bm] John Henry.
_ _ [B] _ [D] In the battle [B] of the prisoners [Bm] and saints.
[D] _ [B] _ [D] I'm a wanted man [B] with John [D] Henry.
_ [B] _ [D] In [Em] the battle of the prisoners and [Bm] saints. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ [E]
[Bm] I'm a wanted man with John Henry.
_ _ _ In the battle of the [B] prisoners and [D] saints.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _