[Intro]
Two verses
[Verse 1]
G
This nine-pound hammer
C
Is just a little too heavy
G
for my size
D G
for my size
[Verse 2]
G
I went upon the mountain
C
Just to see my baby,
G
And I ain't coming back
D G
Lord, I ain't coming back
[Chorus]
G
Roll on, Buddy
C
don't you roll so slow,
G
How can I roll
D G
when the wheels won't go?
G
Now roll on Buddy
C
Pull your load of coal
G
Now how can I pull
D G
When the wheels won't roll
[Solo](one 2 verses)
[Verse 3]
G
Now a nine-pound hammer
C
Killed John Henry
G
But it won't get me
D
Ain't a gonna get me
[Verse 4]
G
Now I'm just a poor boy
C
A long ways from home
G
Down in Tennessee
D
Down in Tennessee
[Chorus]
G
Roll on, Buddy
C
don't you roll so slow,
G
How can I roll
D G
when the wheels won't go?
G
Now roll on Buddy
C
Pull your load of coal
G
Now how can I pull
D G
When the wheels won't roll
[Solo](one 2 verses)
[Verse 5]
G
It's a long way to Harlan
C
It's a long way to Hazard
G
Just to get a little brew,
D
just to get a little brew
[Verse 6]
G
When I'm long gone
C
Just make my tomb stone
G
Outa number nine coal
D
Outa number nine coal
[Chorus]
G
Roll on, Buddy
C
don't you roll so slow,
G
How can I roll
D G
when the wheels won't go?
G
Now roll on Buddy
C
Pull your load of coal
G
Now how can I pull
D G
When the wheels won't roll
[Solo](one 1 verses)
[Chorus]
G
Roll on, Buddy
C
don't you roll so slow,
G
How can I roll
D G
when the wheels won't go?
G
Now roll on Buddy
C
Pull your load of coal
G
Now how can I pull
D G
When the wheels won't roll
Tags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
