Leadbelly, JOHN HENRY

Leadbelly's intoduction from 'Leadbelly Sings For Children' (recorded circa. 1941):
"John Henry was a steel driving man. Well that's mighty fine. He was a double jointed 
I don't guess you knew that.
That's what made him drive so much steel."


D (D5, D6, Dmaj7)
John Henry WAS A newborn baby

A(A5, (x02220@1)A6, Amaj7)		              E (022100@1)E6, Emaj7)
Sitting down on his mamma's knee
				                                     GSaid (320003@1)that big man turned down that sad old road


(minor-flourishes)
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)         AIt's (x02220@1)gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      DIt's (xx0232@1)gonna be the death of me,

It's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
It's gonna be the death of me,

.  .  .


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