Chords for John Henry (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)

Let's hope that works out too. _ _ _ _
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_ 3, 2, 1, go! _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] 3, _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ 2, 1, go!
John Henry was a little baby
_ _ Sitting on his [C] daddy's knee
He [F] picked up a hammer and [Bb] a little piece of steel
And cried, I'm a gonna [Bb] be the death of [F] me, Lord, [Dm] Lord
[F] I'm a gonna [C] be the death [F] of me
Well the captain, he said to John Henry
I'm gonna bring that steam [C] drill out
I'm [F] gonna bring that steam [Bb] drill out on this track
[F] I'm gonna knock [Bb] that steel [F] on down, God, God
I'll knock that [D] steel on down
_ John Henry, well he told his captain
That a man ain't nothing but [C] a man
_ [F] Before I let that steam [Bb] drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer [F] in my hand, [Dm] Lord, Lord
[F] I'll die [C] with a hammer [F] in my hand
Well _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ John Henry's driving on the right side
That steam drill was driving on the [C] left
_ He said, [F] before I let your steam [Bb] drill beat me down
I'll [F] hammer my fool [Bb] self to [F] death, Lord, [Dm] Lord
[F] I'll hammer my [E] fool self to [F] death
_ Well the captain, he said to John Henry
What is that stone [C] by there? _ _
[F] John Henry said, that ain't [Bb] no stone, man
Captain, [F] that's just [Bb] my hammer [F] in my hand, Lord, Lord
That's just [C] my hammer [F] in my hand _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] Well _
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John Henry said to his shaker _
Well shaker, why don't [C] you sing
I'm [F] swinging 30 [Bb] pounds from my hips on down
[F] Listen [Bb] to that cold [F] steel ring, God, God
Listen [D] to that cold [F] steel ring
Come on, y'all _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [F] Come on, man _
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John Henry hammered in the mountains _
His hammer was striking [C] fire _
[F] But he worked so hard, [Bb] he broke his heart
[F] John Henry, he [Bb] laid down his hammer [F] and died, [Dm] Lord, Lord
[F] John Henry, he [C] laid down his hammer [F] and died _
John Henry, he had a red-headed woman _
By the name of Polly
[C] _ _ She [F] walked out on those tracks, picked [Bb] up John Henry's hammer
[F] Polly drove [Bb] that steel, [F] half a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove [D] that steel
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John Henry went money to money _ _
_ He began [C] to sing _
[F] You can hear John Henry from [Bb] a mile away
[F] You can hear [Bb] John Henry's [F] hammer ring, [Dm] Lord, Lord
[F] You can hear [D] John Henry's [F] hammer Sing! _
You can hear [Bb] John Henry's [F] hammer ring, [Dm] Lord, Lord
You can hear [C] John Henry's [F] hammer
One, _ _ _ _ _ _ two, a one _
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[F] _ [Bb] One, _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] two, a one
One, _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] two, a one
One, [Fm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] two, a one
One, two, a one
One, two, a one _ _ _