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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Joe Bonamassa The Balled Of John Henry Lyrics chords
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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]
Key:  
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad Of John Henry chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, E, B, D, B, Bm and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 35 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 72. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of B Minor.

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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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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