John Henry

BPM: 127 Intro D D D D [Verso 1] D Say John Henry, D What ya doing it for? D Showed you progress, D And you callin it for, G D My my. D Twelve long hours, D Didnt earn you a dime, D Nine pound hammer, D On a Chesterfield line, G D My my. Interlude Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| E|-------------| | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D [Verso 2] D Say John Henry, D Tell me what do you mean, D Man came to battle, D With a soul and machines, G D My my, D Take no notice, D Of the good that youve done, D Gave you nothing, D But the dirt in your lungs, G My my, D My my. [Pré-Refrão] A7 Aint she tired of tryin so hard, G Dont be afraid of the dark. [Refrão] G Ooh, so long, G If the rich mans saying, D D Dsus4 D D Whos to say that theyre wrong, G Time moves on, G And there aint no doubt, G In what to say, A7 D What to say when youre gone. Interlude Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| E|-------------| | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|----------0--| A|---0h2p0-----| Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D D D D D [Verso 3] D Say, John Henry, D When are you gonna learn, D Time keeps runnin, D On the bodies it burns, G D My my, D Found your purpose, D In the workers in hands, D But the rich man steal, D As they cant understand, G My my, D My my. [Pré-Refrão] A7 Aint she tired of tryin so hard, G Dont be afraid of the dark. [Refrão] G Ooh, so long, G If the rich mans saying, D D Dsus4 D D Whos to say that theyre wrong, G This time moves on, G And there aint no doubt, G In what to say, A7 D D Dsus4 D What to say when youre gone. [Ponte] G But it does those fists, G They would drag you along, G But they do, your heartbeat, G Than you made it a song, Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D Ooh John . . ., Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| Dsus4 D Dsus4 Dsus4 D Ooh John. Dsus4 D D e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---0---0---0-| A|---2---4---5-| E|-------------| D D D D D D Outro D Say John Henry, D What you win in the end, D Laid there smiling, D While theres steam in the head, G D D On my grave, D Just fill in my boots, D But the songs aint singin D About the wards and the soup, G D