Nine Pound Hammer

C         F             C
Little to heavy  for my size

G7           C
Honey for my size

Well roll on buddy with a load of 
F
coal

             C         G7         
Well how you roll roll roll when 
                C
the wheels won't go


Nine pound hammer done killed John 
F
Henry

                    C              
It ain't gonna kill me no sir-ee it
 G7              C
 ain't gonna kill me

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Roll on buddy  pull a load of coal

            C         G7          
How can you roll roll roll when 
              C
the wheels won't go



Well I'm going on that mountain

               F
I gonna see my baby

                   C
And I ain't coming back

   G7                          C
No sir-ee I ain't never coming back



And when I'm long gone

                F
You can make my tombstone

                   C
Out of number nine coal boy boy

G7            C
A-number nine coal


Well roll on buddy with a load of 
F
coal

             C         G7         
Well how you roll roll roll when 
                C
the wheels won't go