#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: aqualung@dartmouth.edu (aqualung) I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if at all, they are. Hope this helps. aqualung ~From: kking@cs.uah.edu (Ken King) greetings: someone asked for john barleycorn must die (as done by traffic), so here it is (my first contribution :). i don't yet have the tab for it (just not that good at tabbing in real time, so i haven't tried to figure it out), so if anyone out there wants to give it a shot.... 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 (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( tab 1 - ->) there were three men came out of the west A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( tab 2 - ->) their for- tunes for to try A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( tab 1 - ->) and these three men made aso- (x02210@1) lemn vow A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( tab 2 - ->) john barley- corn must die G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( no tab - ->) they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in G (320003@1) a (x02210@1) B(4) (sync. strum to end) B (x2444x@1)B4B B4 (x24452@1)B (x2444x@1)threw clods up- on his head A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( tab 1 - ->) and these three men made aso- (x02210@1) lemn vow A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) ( 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... the rest of the verses follow the same pattern, and i don't have the rest of the words (or the song to transcribe from) with me. :( comments? please feel free to correct anything i botched and provide ~From: almanb@sr.hp.com (Bob Alman) John Barleycorn (Traffic version) capo 7th fret (chords relative) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 There were three men came out of the west D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) AmG AmA5 AmA5 Their fortunes for to try D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And these three men made a solemn vow D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 John Barleycorn must die C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1)Am (x02210@1) They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Esus4 (022200@1) EEsus4 E (022100@1) Threw clods upon his head Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And these three men were satisfied D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 John Barleycorn was dead D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 They let him lie for a very long time D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 Till the rains from heaven did fall D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And little Sir John sprung up his head D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And so amazed them all C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)Am7 (x02010@1) Am (x02210@1) They let him stand 'til mid summer's day C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Esus4 (022200@1) EEsus4 E (022100@1) 'til he looked both pale and worn Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard D (xx0232@1)CAm GAm A5 (x022xx@1) AmA5 And so become a man D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 They've hired men with scythes so sharp D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)AmA5 AmA5 To cut him off at the knee D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 They rolled him and tied him by the waist D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) AmG AmA5 AmA5 Serving him most barbarously C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) Am (x02210@1) They've hired men with sharp pitch forks C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Esus4 (022200@1) EEsus4 E (022100@1) Who pricked him to the heart... Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And the loader he has served him worse than that D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 For he's bound him to the cart D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 They've wheeled him around and around in the field D (xx0232@1) CAm G (320003@1)AmA5 AmA5 'til they came onto a barn D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And there they made a solemn oath D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) AmG AmA5 AmA5 On poor John Barleycorn C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)Am7 (x02010@1) Am (x02210@1) They've hired men with the crab tree sticks C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Esus4 (022200@1) EEsus4 E (022100@1) to cut him skin from bone Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And the miller he has served him worse than that D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 For he's ground him between two stones D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And he's brandy in the glass D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)AmA5 AmA5 Proved the strongest man at last C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)Am7 (x02010@1) Am (x02210@1) The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Esus4 (022200@1) EEsus4 E (022100@1) Nor so loudly blow his horn Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmA5 AmA5 And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Without a little Barlycorn CHORDS: EADGBE Esus4 O222OO A5 OO22OO or Asus2 Am7 OO2O1O