| C | G | |
| John | Henry when he was a baby,sittin down on his mammy's k | nee. |
| C | F | |
| Pi | cked up a hammer in his li | ttle right hand. |
| G | C | |
| He said th | at'll be the death of | me.me,me. |
| G | G6 | G7 | C | |
| That h | ammer | gonna | be the death of m | e. |
| Woody acented the C with an open shut run |
| On the forth string second fret but its optional. |
| Sorry for not having all the lyrics |
| but the song is the same throughout |