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"John Henry, Where'd You Go?"
By Don Chaffer from the album 'What You Don't Know'
**The F# and G is only the root note, there isn't a chord played necessarily. 
Have a listen to the song for an idea.
[Intro/Verse]
John Henry, F#where'd you Bmgo?
I wonder every Gtime it Dsnows
See the hammer and the F#body in the Bmevening light
GSkin of Dbrown
Under a Gbed of Dwhite
The cracked mountains of those cF#old cruel Bmmines
An elegGy under the sDteam drill's whine
If you liF#sten right at Bmsuppertime
GAt sDunset
You can Ghear it Dchime
[Chorus]
That Dringing C#sound like Bmsilver
That F#ringing sound like Agold
That Gringing sound like DanGgel Dchoirs
That EmnevF#er Ggrow oAld
[Verse]
His mother F#hardly sBmpeaks
Her rocking Gchair just Dcreaks
I will sF#it here in the darkBmness when Gthe sun falls Ddown
Eat Gsupper Dcold
Listen Gfor that Dsound
That was one F#hell of a Bmyear
So I'll make my Gprayer Dclear
Let the hammer cracF#k the sufferBming tree
And cGrack the Dsky
So eveGryone can Dsee
[Chorus II & III]
John DHenry shC#ines like sBmilver
John F#Henry shines like gAold
John GHenry's like the anDgeGl cDhoirs
That EmnevF#er Ggrow Aold
His mDother siC#ngs like siBmlver
His mF#other shines like gAold
His moGther sings like aDngGel Dchoirs
That EmnevF#er Ggrow Aold
[Outro]
John Henry, F#where'd you Bmgo?
I wonder every Gtime it Dsnows
See the hammer and the F#body in the Bmevening light
GSkin of Dbrown
Under a Gbed of Dwhite

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John Henry Whered You Go

by Don Chaffer

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"John Henry, Where'd You Go?"

By Don Chaffer from the album 'What You Don't Know'

**The F# and G is only the root note, there isn't a chord played necessarily.

Have a listen to the song for an idea.

[Intro/Verse]

F# Bm

John Henry, where'd you go?

G D

I wonder every time it snows

F# Bm

See the hammer and the body in the evening light

G D

Skin of brown

G D

Under a bed of white

F# Bm

The cracked mountains of those cold cruel mines

G D

An elegy under the steam drill's whine

F# Bm

If you listen right at suppertime

G D

At sunset

G D

You can hear it chime

[Chorus]

D C# Bm

That ringing sound like silver

F# A

That ringing sound like gold

G D G D

That ringing sound like angel choirs

Em F# G A

That never grow old

[Verse]

F# Bm

His mother hardly speaks

G D

Her rocking chair just creaks

F# Bm G D

I will sit here in the darkness when the sun falls down

G D

Eat supper cold

G D

Listen for that sound

F# Bm

That was one hell of a year

G D

So I'll make my prayer clear

F# Bm

Let the hammer crack the suffering tree

G D

And crack the sky

G D

So everyone can see

[Chorus II & III]

D C# Bm

John Henry shines like silver

F# A

John Henry shines like gold

G D G D

John Henry's like the angel choirs

Em F# G A

That never grow old

D C# Bm

His mother sings like silver

F# A

His mother shines like gold

G D G D

His mother sings like angel choirs

Em F# G A

That never grow old

[Outro]

F# Bm

John Henry, where'd you go?

G D

I wonder every time it snows

F# Bm

See the hammer and the body in the evening light

G D

Skin of brown

G D

Under a bed of white

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