{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1894460,"song":"John Henry","artist":"Leadbelly","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11423734-john-henry-chords-by-leadbelly/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1894460?type=chord","rating":4.67316,"votes":6,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch]   | x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry was a new-born baby, sittin' down on his mama's knee[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSay, \"That Big Bend Tunnel on that C & O Road,[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's gonna be the death of me.[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's gonna be the death of me.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry had two women, one was named Mary Magdalene[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe would go out on the job and she would sing,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord,\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHear John Henry's hammer ring.[/tab]\r\n\r\nHear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord,\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHear John Henry's hammer ring.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry had another little woman, her name was sweet Polly Ann[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry taken sick, boy, and he had to go to bed[/tab]\r\n\r\nPolly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPolly Ann drove steel like a man[/tab]\r\n\r\nPolly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPolly Ann drove steel like a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Baby, who's gonna shoe your little feet, tell me, who's gonna glove your hand?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTell me, who's gonna kiss your sweet little lips, now[/tab]\r\n\r\nTell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTell me, who's gonna be your man.[/tab]\r\n\r\nTell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTell me, who's gonna be your man?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"My papa's gonna shoe my little feet, my mama's gonna glove my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy sister's gonna kiss my sweet little lips, now[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I don't need no man.[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I don't need no man.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch]   | x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen they taken John Henry to the White House, they buried him in the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd every locomotive come a-rollin' by, sayin',[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere lies that steel-drivin' man.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThere lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere lies that steel-drivin' man.\"[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG   | D   | G   | A   | D   | G D |\nD   | D   | D A | D   | x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nIt's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord\n\n\nIt's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\"Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord,\n\n\nHear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord,\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\nPolly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord, Lord\n\n\nPolly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord Lord\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\nTell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord\n\n\nTell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\nYou know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord\n\n\nYou know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG   | D   | G   | A   | D   | G D |\nD   | D   | D A | D   | x2\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\"There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord\n\n\nThere lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord","chords":["G","D","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}