• Song:

    John Henry And The Old North Wind

  • Artist:

    Joe Purdy

  • Album:

    Canyon Joe

John Henry and the Old North Wind, by Joe Purdy, from CD Canyon Joe

Capo 2, Standard Tuning. Lots of hammer-ons on C and Am.

1.
C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)     CCome (x32010@1)in, come in John Henry
     F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)        AmCome (x02210@1)in out of the cold
           F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)     FCause (133211@1)that Old North Wind is calling
              C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)     CBut (x32010@1)it ain't time for you to go

C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)2. 
 C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)   CSit (x32010@1)down Miss Pollyanna
        F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)     AmPlease (x02210@1)wait for my return
            F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)   FCause (133211@1)that Old North Wind is calling
        C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         CBut (x32010@1)my love for you still burns

3.
 C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)     CDon't (x32010@1)go, don't go John Henry
        F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)    AmPlease (x02210@1)lay down your hammer today
            F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)   FCause (133211@1)that Old North Wind is calling
            C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)       CAnd (x32010@1)she'll put you in the grave

4. 
C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)   CDon't (x32010@1)worry Pollyanna
     F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)           AmYou (x02210@1)know that I can't stay home
             F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)   FBut (133211@1)if that Old North Wind is calling
        C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)          CI (x32010@1)will fight her like a hammer to a stone

5. 
 C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)     CCome (x32010@1)quick Miss Pollyanna
     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)    AmJohn (x02210@1)Henry was taken today
     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)        Am (x02210@1)       FThat (133211@1)Old North Wind came calling him in
               C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)   CHe (x32010@1)was still fighting as he faded away
               C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)   CHe (x32010@1)was still fighting as he faded away

  C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)

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