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