Chords for Nashville Jam "John Henry"
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Dm
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
Guys, what should we do?
Old John Henry.
John Henry.
[Dm] What key?
What [G] key do you want to do that in?
Key of D.
Here we [D] go, folks.
John Henry.
[G]
[A]
When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on the bed [A] he'd read
[D] He'd pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me
[A] [D]
Steam drill [A] now, I'm [D] gonna whip that steam drill around
Steam
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] drill now, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna whip that steam drill down
[A]
Once I'm sinned, it's all in half time
Sure, I ain't nothing [A] but a man
But [D] before I let your steam drill build me down
I'm down with a hammer in my hand
I'm down with [B] a hammer in [D] my hand
[F#]
[A] [F#]
[Dm]
[D] Well, John Henry said to his shaker
Hey, shaker, why [Am] don't you sing
[A] [D] Because I'm swinging 30 pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to that gold steel ring, oh Lord
Just listen to that gold steel ring
Now,
[A]
[Dm]
[D]
John Henry had a little woman
Her name was [A] Polly Ann
When John, he got sick and he could not go to work
Little Polly, she drove steam like a man, Lord, Lord
Oh, Polly, she drove steam like a man
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
John Henry had a little baby
You could hold him in the [B] palm of your [A] hand
And [D] the last words I heard that poor boy say
My daddy was a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord
My daddy was a steel-driving man
Take it home, fellas
[B]
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
Thank y'all [G] so much!
Thanks for
Old John Henry.
John Henry.
[Dm] What key?
What [G] key do you want to do that in?
Key of D.
Here we [D] go, folks.
John Henry.
[G]
[A]
When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on the bed [A] he'd read
[D] He'd pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me
[A] [D]
Steam drill [A] now, I'm [D] gonna whip that steam drill around
Steam
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] drill now, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna whip that steam drill down
[A]
Once I'm sinned, it's all in half time
Sure, I ain't nothing [A] but a man
But [D] before I let your steam drill build me down
I'm down with a hammer in my hand
I'm down with [B] a hammer in [D] my hand
[F#]
[A] [F#]
[Dm]
[D] Well, John Henry said to his shaker
Hey, shaker, why [Am] don't you sing
[A] [D] Because I'm swinging 30 pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to that gold steel ring, oh Lord
Just listen to that gold steel ring
Now,
[A]
[Dm]
[D]
John Henry had a little woman
Her name was [A] Polly Ann
When John, he got sick and he could not go to work
Little Polly, she drove steam like a man, Lord, Lord
Oh, Polly, she drove steam like a man
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
John Henry had a little baby
You could hold him in the [B] palm of your [A] hand
And [D] the last words I heard that poor boy say
My daddy was a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord
My daddy was a steel-driving man
Take it home, fellas
[B]
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
Thank y'all [G] so much!
Thanks for
Key:
D
A
Dm
B
G
D
A
Dm
_ Guys, what should we do? _ _
_ _ Old John Henry.
John Henry.
[Dm] What key?
What [G] key do you want to do that in?
Key of D.
Here we [D] go, folks.
John Henry.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When John Henry was a little baby
_ _ Sitting on the bed [A] he'd read
[D] He'd pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of _ me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Steam drill [A] now, _ I'm [D] gonna whip that steam drill around
Steam _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ drill now, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna whip that steam drill down
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Once I'm sinned, it's all in half time
Sure, I ain't nothing [A] but a man
But [D] before I let your steam drill build me down
I'm down with a hammer in my hand
I'm down with [B] a hammer in [D] my _ hand
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Well, John Henry said to his shaker
_ Hey, shaker, why [Am] don't you sing
[A] _ [D] Because I'm swinging 30 pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to that gold steel ring, oh Lord
Just listen to that gold steel _ ring
Now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ John Henry had a little woman
_ _ Her name was [A] Polly _ Ann
When John, he got sick and he could not go to work
Little Polly, she drove steam like a man, Lord, Lord
Oh, Polly, she drove steam like a man _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
John Henry had a little baby _
You could hold him in the [B] palm of your [A] hand
And [D] the last words I heard that poor boy say
My daddy was a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord
My daddy was a steel-driving man
Take it home, fellas _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ Thank y'all [G] so much!
_ Thanks for
_ _ Old John Henry.
John Henry.
[Dm] What key?
What [G] key do you want to do that in?
Key of D.
Here we [D] go, folks.
John Henry.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When John Henry was a little baby
_ _ Sitting on the bed [A] he'd read
[D] He'd pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of _ me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Steam drill [A] now, _ I'm [D] gonna whip that steam drill around
Steam _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ drill now, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna whip that steam drill down
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Once I'm sinned, it's all in half time
Sure, I ain't nothing [A] but a man
But [D] before I let your steam drill build me down
I'm down with a hammer in my hand
I'm down with [B] a hammer in [D] my _ hand
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Well, John Henry said to his shaker
_ Hey, shaker, why [Am] don't you sing
[A] _ [D] Because I'm swinging 30 pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to that gold steel ring, oh Lord
Just listen to that gold steel _ ring
Now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ John Henry had a little woman
_ _ Her name was [A] Polly _ Ann
When John, he got sick and he could not go to work
Little Polly, she drove steam like a man, Lord, Lord
Oh, Polly, she drove steam like a man _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
John Henry had a little baby _
You could hold him in the [B] palm of your [A] hand
And [D] the last words I heard that poor boy say
My daddy was a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord
My daddy was a steel-driving man
Take it home, fellas _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ Thank y'all [G] so much!
_ Thanks for