{"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":878859,"song":"John Henry","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11604954-john-henry-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/878859?type=chord","rating":4.94912,"votes":38,"content":"John Henry\r\nTuning: standard\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, every Monday morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen the bluebirds begin to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYou can see John Henry out on the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can hear John Henry's hammering[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLord Lord, you can hear John Henry's hammering[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen John Henry was a little baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSittin' on his daddy's knee[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid hammer's gonna be the death of me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHammer's gonna be the death of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, the captain said to John Henry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGonna bring me a steam drill 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGonna bring me a steam drill out on the job[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna whup that steel on down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Lord, gonna whup that steel on down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry said to his captain[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA man ain't nothin' but a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd before I let that steam drill beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll die with a hammer in my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Lord, I'll die with a hammer in my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry he drove fifteen feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe steam drill only made nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut he hammered so hard he broke his heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he laid down his hammer and died[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Lord, he laid down his hammer and died[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe took John Henry to the graveyard[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they buried hin in the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd every locomotive comes a roaring by[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSays there lies a steel driving man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Lord, there lies a steel driving man[/tab]","plain_text":"John Henry\nTuning: standard\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]","chords":["D","C","G","A","G7","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}