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