[Verse 1] E B E One of these days I'm gonna lay down this hammer down E B E I won't have to drag this wieght around E A E When ther ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain B E I won't have to swing this thing E B E One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down [Verse 2] E B E One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune E B E All night long beneath the silver moon E A E When the war is over and the union strong B E We'll sing no more angry songs E B E One of these nights I'm gonna sing a different tune [bridge] B E Someday when my struggles through B E I won't have to strike B E Until then all I can do E B Is let my hammer fly [Verse 3] E B E One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down E B E Leave my burdens resting on the ground E A E When the air don't choke and the oceans clean B E And the kids don't die for gasoline E B E One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down [Bridge] B E John Henry was a mighty man B E Worked his whole life long B E When he made that hammer ring E B He always sang this song [Verse 4] E B E One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down E B E I won't have to drag this wieght around E A E When there ain't no hunger and there ain't no pain B E I won't have to swing this thing E B E One of these days I'm gonna put this hammer down
