John Henry chords and lyrics - THE JORDANAIRES

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[Verse 1]
[Am]John [D]Henry was[Em] a ste[C]el
[Eb]-drivin' [G#]man[G]
John Henry [Am]said to his [G]captain,
[Am]A ma[D]n ai[G]n't nothin' but a man[Em]
[D]But be[G]fore I let your steam
drill [Em]beat me down
[C]I'll die[G] with the hammer in [Em]my hand
Oh, [C]Lord, died with the
[G]hammer [C]in my [G]hand
John Henry got his thirty -pound hammer
[Em]And [G]by that steam drill he d[Em]id stand
And he [G]beat that steam drill
three inches down
[C]Then he [G]died with his
hammer [Em]in his hand
Oh, Lord, died [C]with his [G]hammer in his
[Em]hand[C][G][Em][G]
[Em][G][C][G]
Yes, John [C]Henry [Dm]got his
thirty -thou [C]hammer
[Dm]An d b[C]y that steam drill he did st[Am]and
And he [C]beat that steam drill
[Am]three inches down
Then he [C]died with his hammer in his [Am]hand
Oh Lord, [C]died [F]with his [C]hammer
[F]in his [C]hand[F][C]
They carried John [Dm]Henry
to the [C]graveyard
[Am]An d[Dm] they[G] buried him[C]
underneath the [Am]sand[F]
[G]An d [C]every loco[Dm]motive [C]come rolling [F]by
Says, [C]there lays a steel -driving man,
[Am]O Lord,
there [F]lays a steel -driving [C]man[F]
Oh, there [Am]lays a [F]steel [Dm]-driving [C#]man[C]