John Henry chords

Tuning: standard
Tabbed by: sixstringhippie

[VERSE 1]
Well e[D]very monday morning
When the bluebirds [C]begin[G] to s[A]ing
You can s[D]ee John Henry o[G7]ut on the line
You can h[D]ear John Henry's hammering
Lord lord you can hear John Henry's[A7] hammeri[D]ng

[VERSE 2]
[D]When John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his [C]daddy[G]'s kn[C]ee
He p[D]icked up a hammer and a l[G7]ittle piece of steel
Said h[D]ammer's gonna be the death of me
Hammer's gonna be the [A7]death of [D]me

[VERSE 3]
[D]Well the captain said to john henry
Gonna bring me a [C]steam d[G]rill 'r[C]ound
Gonna [D]bring me a steam drill [G7]out on the job
Gonna w[D]hup that steel on down
Oh Lord gonna whup that [A7]steel on d[D]own

[VERSE 4]
[D]John Henry said to his captain
A man ain't [C]nothin' [G]but a [A]man
And be[D]fore I let that steam drill [G7]beat me down
I'll [D]die with a hammer in my hand
Oh Lord I'll die with a [A7]hammer in my [D]hand

[VERSE 5]
[D]John Henry he drove fifteen feet
The s[C]team drill [G]only made n[A]ine
But he [D]hammered so hard he b[G7]roke his heart
And he l[D]aid down his hammer and died
Oh Lord he laid down his h[A7]ammer and d[D]ied

[VERSE 6]
[D]The took john henry to the graveyard
And the b[C]uried hin i[G]n the s[A]and
And e[D]very locomotive comes a r[G7]oaring by
Says t[D]here lies a steel driving man
Oh Lord there lies a s[A7]teel driving m[D]an