John Henry Tuning: standard Tabbed by: sixstringhippie Well every monday morning When the bluebirds begin to sing You can see John Henry out on the line You can hear John Henry's hammering Lord lord you can hear John Henry's hammering When John Henry was a little baby Sittin' on his daddy's knee He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel Said hammer's gonna be the death of me Hammer's gonna be the death of me Well the captain said to john henry Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job Gonna whup that steel on down Oh Lord gonna whup that steel on down John Henry said to his captain A man ain't nothin' but a man And before I let that steam drill beat me down I'll die with a hammer in my hand Oh Lord I'll die with a hammer in my hand John Henry he drove fifteen feet The steam drill only made nine But he hammered so hard he broke his heart And he laid down his hammer and died Oh Lord he laid down his hammer and died The took john henry to the graveyard And the buried hin in the sand And every locomotive comes a roaring by Says there lies a steel driving man Oh Lord there lies a steel driving man
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