{"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":1463202,"song":"John Henry","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1463202-john-henry-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1463202?type=chord","rating":4.75783,"votes":57,"content":"[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn 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]G[/ch]\r\nHe picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cried, \"Hammer's gonna be death of me, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHammer's gonna be the death of me\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow the captain he said to John Henry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna knock that steel on down\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry told his captain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut 'fore I let that steam drill beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll die with a hammer in my hand\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry driving on the right side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat steam drill driving on the left[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSays, \"'fore I let your steam drill beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll hammer my fool self to death\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell captain said to John Henry[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"What is that storm I hear?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry said, \"That ain't no storm captain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat's just my hammer in the air\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry said to his shaker[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Shaker, why don't you sing?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause I'm swingin' thirty pounds from my hips on down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nListen to my cold steel ring\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry he hammered in the mountains[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis hammer was striking fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he worked so hard it broke his heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry laid down his hammer and died, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohn Henry laid down his hammer and died[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow John Henry he had him a woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBy the name of Polly Ann[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe walked out to those tracks picked up John Henry's hammer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPolly drove that steel like a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell every, every Monday morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen a blue bird he begins to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear John Henry from a mile or more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can hear John Henry's hammer ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can hear John Henry's hammer ring[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["D","C","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]}}}