Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] A G E E x4 E (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count [Verse]

^A These da^Gys ain't so e^Easy mama^E ^A Gotta wa^Gtch your back^E ^E ^AI take ^Gmy whiskey st^Eraight ^E ^Achewin' on ^Gthe pieces fr^Eom my pa^Est ^AIn the day ^GI wouldn't ta^Eke back ^E

E (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count

^AAnd I'm no ^GJohn Henry, m^Eama ^E ^AI do my bes^Gt ^E ^E ^AWith this g^Guitar strappe^Ed to my ^Eback, child ^AI'm headed ^Gwest ^E ^E ^AI'm headed ^Gwest ^E ^E

E (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count [Solo] A G E E (x4) E (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count

^AGo to sleep^G when the sun^E comes u^Ep now ^Aon this dea^Gd beat town ^E ^E ^AI come aliv^Ge in the moon^Elight ma^Ema when that ^ASun goes do^Gwn ^E ^E ^AWhen that s^Gun goes down ^E ^E

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^AAnd I'm no ^GJohn Henry, m^Eama ^E ^AI do my bes^Gt ^E ^E ^AWith this g^Guitar strappe^Ed to my ^Eback child ^AAnd I'm hea^Gded west ^E ^E ^A Headed w^Gest ^E ^E

^A Walk awa^Gy from my gra^Eve ^E ^A With th^Gese boots sti^Ell o-on ^E ^A Dead sou^Gl needs savin^E' ^E ^A Gon' gra^Gb my gun ^E ^E ^A Gonna gr^Gab my gun ^E ^E

^A And I'm ^Gno John Henry^E ^E ^A I do my ^Gbest ^E ^E ^A With thi^Gs guitar stra^Epped to ^Emy back, child ^AAnd I'm hea^Gded we-est ^E ^E

^AAnd I'm no ^GJohn Henry, m^Eama ^E ^AI do my bes^Gt ^E ^E ^AWith this g^Guitar strappe^Ed to my ^Eback, child ^AI'm headed ^Gwest ^E ^E ^AAnd I'm hea^Gded west ^E ^E ^AAnd I'm hea^Gded west ^E ^E

Speed up and repeat^A: I’m he^Gaded ^Ewest ^E [Single Strums] A G E

^A I’m heading… W^Eest.

Caamp - John henry