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