Nine Pound Hammer

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Little to heavy  for my size 

G7           C 
Honey for my size 

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Well roll on buddy with a load of coal 
  
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Well how you roll roll roll when the wheels won't go 

  
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Nine pound hammer done killed John Henry 

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It ain't gonna kill me no sir-ee it ain't gonna kill me 

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Roll on buddy  pull a load of coal 

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How can you roll roll roll when the wheels won't go 

  
  
Well I'm going on that mountain  

               F 
I gonna see my baby 

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And I ain't coming back 

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No sir-ee I ain't never coming back 

  
  
And when I'm long gone 

                F 
You can make my tombstone  

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Out of number nine coal boy boy 

G7            C 
A-number nine coal 

  
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Well roll on buddy with a load of coal  

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Well how you roll roll roll when the wheels won't go