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