Am             E7
I was born one mornin',
    Am             E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am       Am/G  C         F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
       E7            Dm/F  Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on boy.

[Chorus]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

[Verse 2]
Am        Am/G     E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am             Am/G   E7
Just about the age of ten
        Am       Am/G   C             F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
       E7            Dm/F         Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on boy.

[Chorus]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

[Verse 3]
Am         Am/G      E7
One day my pappy told me,
        Am           Am/G   E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am          Am/G           C       F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
    E7            Dm/F     Am
An' she's gonna be good to you."

[Chorus]
Am
Walk on, boy.
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

[Verse 4]
Am        Am/G         E7
If anyone ever should  ask you,
      Am          Am/G  E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
        Am               Am/G    C               F
You can tell him I'm the boy who left his hammer smokin'
         E7        Dm/F        Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy

[Outro]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am                                      Am6
Walk on boy, walk on boy, walk on, boy.

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Version on the album "3rd Generation Blues"


capo 2   original key Bm

[Intro]

Am Am/G C F  E7  Dm  Am

[Verse 1]
Am    Am/G     E7
I was born one mornin',
    Am     Am/G    E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am       Am/G  C         F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
       E7            Dm    Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on, boy.

[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]
Am  Am/G E7

Am  Am/G E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

Am E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

[Verse 2]
    Am     Am/G  E7
One day my pappy told me,
        Am           Am/G    E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
     Am          Am/G      C       F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
           E7      Dm      Am
An' she's gonna be good to you." Walk on, boy.

[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]
Am  Am/G E7

Am  Am/G E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

Am E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

[Verse 3]
  Am      Am/G      E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am             Am/G   E7
Just about the age of ten
        Am       Am/G  C              F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
          E7      Dm      Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on, boy.


[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

[Instrumental]

Am  Am/G E7

Am  Am/G E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

Am E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am


[Verse 4]
Am     Am/G        E7
Anyone ever should ask you,
      Am          Am/G  E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
        Am               Am/G     C               F
You can tell him I'm the boy that left his hammer smokin'
         E7         Dm         Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy.


[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am
Walk on boy,