F 
John Henry moved a mountain outta nothing but a hammer and sweat 
        F 
Well he beat that damn machinery down he said, "You ain't seen nothin yet" 
         Bb 
Cause he had himself a woman, well she must have been something like you 
              F                      Bb                        C7  
When you're a man with a plan, got a hammer in your hand ain't nothin you can't do 
 
 
Chorus: 
                F 
When you're the right man 
           F 
You're the right man 
           F 
you're the right man 
           F         C7      F 
You're the right man for the job 
 
 
Well there used to be a dude named Samson and he had himself some hair 
Every skinny cowboy at the Pyramid bar said the gene pool just ain't fair 
But he went down to the barber cause he had to wear a tux that night 
And even though he didn't look like Hanson y'all, he made Delilah giggle with delight 
 
Chorus 2: 
He was the right man 
He was the right man 
He was the right man 
He was the right man for the job 
 
 
Bridge: 
         Bb                             F   
Well you loved yourself a carpenter, he never ever went to school 
       Bb                                    C7 
He was thick as ol' brown gravy and he had the wrong kind of tool 
 
Solo 
 
Well I ain't got no big muscles and I ain't got lots of hair 
And I ain't no sheik from Arabia, just a fellow with some love to spare 
So if you come back here to Texas, girl, from wherever you're at tonight 
I'm gonna kiss you like you've never been kissed before for the rest of your doggone life 
 
Chorus 3: 
Cause I'm the right man 
I'm the right man 
I'm the right man 
Yeah I'm the right man 
The right man for the job 
 
Chorus 4: 
I'm the right man 
I'm the right man 
I'm the right man 
I'm the right man 
The right man for the job