[Verse 1]
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna lay down this hammer down
E B E
I won't have to drag this wieght around
E A E
When ther ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain
B E
I won't have to swing this thing
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
[Verse 2]
E B E
One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune
E B E
All night long beneath the silver moon
E A E
When the war is over and the union strong
B E
We'll sing no more angry songs
E B E
One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune
[bridge]
B E
Someday when my struggles through
B E
I won't have to strike
B E
Until then all I can do
E B
Is let my hammer fly
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[Verse 3]
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
E B E
Leave my burdens resting on the ground
E A E
When the air don't choke and the oceans clean
B E
And the kids don't die for gasoline
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
[Bridge]
B E
John Henry was a mighty man
B E
Worked his whole life long
B E
When he made that hammer ring
E B
He always sang this song
[Verse 4]
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down
E B E
I won't have to drag this wieght around
E A E
When there ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain
B E
I won't have to swing this thing
E B E
One of these days I'm gonna put this hammer down