Big Bad John
Johnny CashVersion1
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Every moning at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed 245
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John.
Big John, Big Jaw----won, Big Bad John.
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
Didn't say much a-kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all you just said high to Big John
Somebody said he came down from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashing blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land Big John
(Chorus)
Then came one day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and the men started crying
Miners were paraying and their hearts beat fast
And everybody thought they'd breathed their last 'cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made Hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree just stood there alone Big John
Big John, Big Jaw----won, Big Bad John
With all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above
And 20 men scrambled from w would be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And smoke and gas belched from outta that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
Big John, Big Jaw----won, Big Bad John.
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Now they never re-opened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few lines are written on that stand
"At the bottom of this mine, lies one Helluva man.--BIG JOHN".
(Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for Big Bad John by Johnny Cash
[G]Every moning at the mine you could see [F]him arrive He stood [G]six foot six and weighed 24[F]5 Kinda [G]broad at the shoulder and narrow at the [F]hip And [G]everybody knew you didn't give no [F]lip to Big [G]John. Big [Em]John, Big [C]Jaw----[D]won, Big Bad [G]John. Nobody seemed to know where John called home He just drifted into town and stayed all alone Didn't say much a-kinda quiet and shy And if you spoke at all you just said high to Big John Somebody said he came down from New Orleans Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen And a crashing blow from a huge right hand Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land Big John (Chorus) Then [Ab]came one day at the bottom of the [F#]mine When a [Ab]timber cracked and the men started [F#]crying [Ab]Miners were paraying and their hearts beat [F#]fast And [Ab]everybody thought they'd breathed their [F#]last 'cept [Ab]John Through the [Ab]dust and the smoke of this man made [F#]Hell Walked a [Ab]giant of a man that the miners knew [F#]well Grabbed a [Ab]sagging timber and gave out with a [F#]groan And like a [Ab]giant oak tree just stood there a[F#]lone Big [Ab]John Big [Fm]John, Big [C#]Jaw----[Eb]won, Big Bad [Ab]John With [A]all of his strength he gave a mighty [G]shove Then a [A]miner yelled out "There's a light up a[G]bove And [A]20 men scrambled from w would be [G]grave Now there's [A]only one left down there to [G]save Big [A]John With [A]jacks and timbers they started back [G]down Then [A]came that rumble way down in the [G]ground And [A]smoke and gas belched from outta that [G]mine [A]Everybody knew it was the end of the [G]line for Big [A]John Big [F#m]John, Big [D]Jaw----[E]won, Big Bad [A]John. Return to [G] Now they never re-opened that worthless pit They just placed a marble stand in front of it These few lines are written on that stand "At the bottom of this mine, lies one Helluva man.--BIG JOHN". (Chorus)