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John Barleycorn by Traffic
John Barleycorn
rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1
~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo
intro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is
tbd)
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
there were three men came out of the west
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes for to try
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn must die
G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in
G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
B B4 B
threw clods up- on his head
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn was dead
(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)
comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an
A two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a
syncopated pattern. listen to the song, it's easy to play...
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version 2
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
There were three men came out of the west
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Their fortunes for to try
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn must die
C Am Am7 Am
They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Threw clods upon his head
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men were satisfied
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn was dead
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They let him lie for a very long time
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Till the rains from heaven did fall
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John sprung up his head
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so amazed them all
C Am Am7 Am
They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
'til he looked both pale and worn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so become a man
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've hired men with scythes so sharp
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
To cut him off at the knee
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Serving him most barbarously
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Who pricked him to the heart...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's bound him to the cart
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've wheeled him around and around in the field
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
'til they came onto a barn
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they made a solemn oath
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
On poor John Barleycorn
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
to cut him skin from bone
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's ground him between two stones
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And he's brandy in the glass
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D Am G Am A5 Am A5
Proved the strongest man at last
C Am Am7 Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Nor so loudly blow his horn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
D Am G A5
Without a little Barlycorn
CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O
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version 3
Capo V
E D A Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 2x
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
There were three men came out of the west,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
their fortunes for to try
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And these three men made a solemn vow:
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
John Barleycorn must die.
D Bm A Bm
They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in;
D E F#
threw clods at Barley's head
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And these three men made a solemn vow:
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
John Barleycorn was dead.
E D A Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 4x
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
They've let him lie for a very long time,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
‘till the rains from heaven did fall
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
and so amazed them all.
D Bm A Bm
They've let him stand ‘till midsummer's day,
D E F#
‘till he looked both pale and worn
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
and so become a man.
E D A Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 4x
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
to cut him off at the knee
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
servin' him most barbarously.
D Bm A Bm
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
D E F#
who pricked him to the heart
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And the loader he has served him worse than that,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
for he's bound him to the cart
E D A Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 4x
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
They've wheeled him around and around the field,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
‘till they came unto a barn
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And there they made a solemn oath,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
on poor John Barleycorn.
D Bm A Bm
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
D E F#
to cut him skin from bone
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
for he's ground him between two stones.
E D A Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 4x
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
and he's brandy in the glass
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
E D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
proved the strongest man at last.
D Bm A Bm
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
D E F#
nor so loudly to blow his horn
E Bm D A Bm (Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2)
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,
E D A Bm
without a little Barleycorn
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version 4
Capo 7
D C G Am A5 2x A5: x02200
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
There were three men came out of the west,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
their fortunes for to try
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow:
D C G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn must die.
C Am G Am
They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in;
C D Esus E Esus E
threw clods at Barley's head
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow:
D C G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn was dead.
D C G Am A5 Am A5 4x
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've let him lie for a very long time,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
‘till the rains from heaven did fall
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
and so amazed them all.
C Am G Am
They've let him stand ‘till midsummer's day,
C D Esus E Esus E
‘till he looked both pale and worn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
and so become a man.
D C G Am A5 Am A5 4x
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
to cut him off at the knee
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
servin' him most barbarously.
C Am G Am
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
C D Esus E Esus E
who pricked him to the heart
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
for he's bound him to the cart
D C G Am A5 Am A5 4x
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've wheeled him around and around the field,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
‘till they came unto a barn
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they made a solemn oath,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
on poor John Barleycorn.
C Am G Am
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
C D Esus E Esus E
to cut him skin from bone
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
for he's ground him between two stones.
D C G Am A5 Am A5 4x
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
and he's brandy in the glass
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
D C G Am A5 Am A5
proved the strongest man at last.
C Am G Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
C D Esus E Esus E
nor so loudly to blow his horn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,
D C G Amaj (end with High A note on the fifth fret)
without a little Barleycorn
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version 5
Strings: E,A,D,G,B,E
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INTRO:
(D) (C) (Em) (Am)
e s e s e s s e (s) s s e (s) s s s e s e
E--------2-------|------------------------|------------------|
B-----------3----|-------1~----------0~---|-------1\-0-------|
G-----2--------2-|----0----(0)----0----(0)|-------------2----|
D--0-------------|------------------------|----2-----------2-|
A----------------|-3-----------2----------|-0----------------|
E----------------|------------------------|------------------|
>
(Am)
| s s s e s e (two times)
E-------------------||
B--------1\-0-------||
G--------------2----||
D-----2-----------2-||
A--0----------------||
E-------------------||
Every strophe:
(D) (Am) (C) (Em) (Am)
e s e s e e s e s e s s e (s) s s e (s) s s s e s
e
E--------2-------|---------------|------------------------|------------------|
B-----------3----|-------1-------|-------1~----------0~---|-------1\-0-------|
G-----2--------2-|----------2----|----0----(0)----0----(0)|-------------2----|
D--0-------------|----2--------2-|------------------------|----2-----------2-|
A----------------|-0-------------|-3-----------2----------|-0----------------|
E----------------|---------------|------------------------|------------------|
(Am)
| s s s e s e then intro.
E-------------------............||
B--------1\-0-------............||
G--------------2----............||
D-----2-----------2-............||
A--0----------------............||
E-------------------............||
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