Chords for Walk On Boy - Chris Sharp

_ _ I was born one morning, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ when [Am] the rain _ was pouring _ [E] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I heard [G] my mama [C] say to [F] my [E] papa, let's call him [F] John Henry [Am] Brown. _
Oh [A] boy, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] walk on [E] down the road, _ _ there [G] ain't nobody [C] in this whole wide [E] world that's gonna [D] help you carry [Am] your load. _
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_ I left my mama and [E] my papa _ [Am] at just about the age [E] of ten.
_ [A] I got me [G] a [C] job a-workin' [F] on the levee [Em] toting water [C] for the hard [Am]-working men.
Oh boy, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] walk on down [E] the road, _ _ [A] there ain't [G] nobody [C] in this whole wide world [E] that's gonna help you [Am] carry your load.
_ One _ _ _ _ day my papa [E] told me some [Am]
advice I'd like to give [E] to you.
_ Son, [G] find a good woman, [C] be good to [Em] her, [E] and she's gonna be [F] good [Am] to you. _ _ _
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Walk on down the [E] road, _ _ [Am]
there ain't [G] nobody [C] in this whole wide [F] world that's gonna help you [Am] carry your load. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ If anyone ever [E] should ask you, _ [A] _ _
just [E] who is that fellow around?
_ [Am] Tell [G] him I'm the [C] boy that left his hammer [E] sloping where he beat [F] that steam [Am] drill down. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] Walk on down [Em] the [E] road, _ _ there ain't [G] nobody [C] in this whole wide world [E] that's gonna help you carry [Am] your load. _ _ _ _
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