Intro
G F D D x4
D (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count
[Verse]
G F D D
These days ain't so easy mama
G F D D
Gotta watch your back
G F D D
I take my whiskey straight
G F D D
chewin' on the pieces from my past
G F D D
In the day I wouldn't take back
D (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count
G F D D
And I'm no John Henry, mama
G F D D
I do my best
G F D D
With this guitar strapped to my back, child
G F D D
I'm headed west
G F D D
I'm headed west
D (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count
[Solo]
G F D D (x4)
D (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count
G F D D
Go to sleep when the sun comes up now
G F D D
on this dead beat town
G F D D
I come alive in the moonlight mama when that
G F D D
Sun goes down
G F D D
When that sun goes down
D (hammer-on 1st finger) 4 count
G F D D
And I'm no John Henry, mama
G F D D
I do my best
G F D D
With this guitar strapped to my back child
G F D D
And I'm headed west
G F D D
Headed west
G F D D
Walk away from my grave
G F D D
With these boots still o-on
G F D D
Dead soul needs savin'
G F D D
Gon' grab my gun
G F D D
Gonna grab my gun
G F D D
And I'm no John Henry
G F D D
I do my best
G F D D
With this guitar strapped to my back, child
G F D D
And I'm headed we-est
G F D D
And I'm no John Henry, mama
G F D D
I do my best
G F D D
With this guitar strapped to my back, child
G F D D
I'm headed west
G F D D
And I'm headed west
G F D D
And I'm headed west
G F D D
Speed up and repeat: I’m headed west
[Single Strums]
G F D
G D
I’m heading… West.