Chords for Justin Townes Earle "They Killed John Henry" live at Paste

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Justin Townes Earle "They Killed John Henry" live at Paste chords
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[D] Alright, well this song's called They Killed John Henry and I wrote it for my grandfather.
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[D] Well when John Henry died he lay looking at the sun
[A] He said, Lord take me now [D] my work is done, Lord, [A] Lord
Lord take me now [D] my work is done
Yeah but when they laid him out in that box of pine
[A] Boy they laid that hammer [D] by his side, Lord, Lord
[F#m] Laid that hammer [D] by his side
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[D] Yeah and Joe Hill he worked any job he could find
[A] Boy it'd rake your leaves or [D] pick your vine, Lord, Lord
[A] Rake your leaves or [D] pick your vine
Yeah and they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name
[F#m] But that bullet made a martyr [D] of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord
Bullet made a martyr [D] of the slain
Yeah [A] [F#m]
[D] and my granddaddy worked his whole damn life
[A] Well they never [F#m] saved a nickel [D] though he tried, Lord, [A] Lord
Never [F#m] saved a nickel [D] though he tried
And he died in Tennessee but he couldn't find no rest
[A] With that long [F#m] road to Texas [D] lie ahead, Lord, [F#m] Lord
Long road to Texas [D] lie ahead
Yes, [A] [F#m]
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[D] [A] [F#m]
[D] I ain't no great man and Lord I expect [F#m] a little
Long life working [D] and your debt, Lord, [A] Lord
Long life working [D] and your debt
They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry but [A] they [D] won't kill me, Lord
They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry but they won't kill me
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ Alright, well this song's called They Killed John Henry and I wrote it for my grandfather. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Well when John Henry died he lay looking at the sun
[A] He said, Lord take me now [D] my work is done, Lord, [A] Lord
Lord take me now [D] my work is done
Yeah but when they laid him out in that box of pine
[A] Boy they laid that hammer [D] by his side, Lord, Lord
[F#m] _ Laid that hammer [D] by his side _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Yeah and Joe Hill he worked any job he could find
[A] Boy it'd rake your leaves or [D] pick your vine, Lord, Lord
[A] Rake your leaves or [D] pick your vine
Yeah and they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name
[F#m] But that bullet made a martyr [D] of the slain, Lord, [A] Lord
Bullet made a martyr [D] of the _ slain
_ Yeah _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ and my granddaddy worked his whole damn life
[A] Well they never [F#m] saved a nickel [D] though he tried, Lord, [A] Lord
Never [F#m] saved a nickel [D] though he tried
And he died in Tennessee but he couldn't find no rest
[A] With that long [F#m] road to Texas [D] lie ahead, Lord, [F#m] Lord
Long road to Texas [D] lie ahead
_ _ Yes, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ I ain't no great man and Lord I expect [F#m] a little
Long life working [D] and your debt, Lord, [A] Lord
Long life working [D] and your debt
_ They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry but [A] they [D] won't kill me, Lord
They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry but they won't kill me _ _
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