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John Barleycorn (must die) chords
Traffic (English Folksong) *

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 2x

A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)     G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)    EmThere (022000@1)were three men came out of the west,
      A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Emtheir (022000@1)fortunes for to try
    A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D    EmAnd (022000@1)these three men made a solemn vow:
     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  EmJohn (022000@1)Barleycorn must die.

G (320003@1)               Em (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)     EmThey've (022000@1)ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in;
      G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)      Emthrew (022000@1)clods at Barley's head
    A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D    EmAnd (022000@1)these three men made a solemn vow:
     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1) EmJohn (022000@1)Barleycorn was dead.

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 4x

A (x02220@1)     Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  EmThey've (022000@1)let him lie for a very long time,
          A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1) Em'till (022000@1)the rains from heaven did fall
    A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)little Sir John sprung up his head,
    A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Emand (022000@1)so amazed them all.

G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)  EmThey've (022000@1)let him stand 'till midsummer's day,
      G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)      Em'till (022000@1)he looked both pale and worn
    A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  EmAnd (022000@1)little Sir John's grown a long, long beard,
    A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
and so become a man.

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 4x

A (x02220@1)   Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)EmThey've (022000@1)hired men with the scythes so sharp,
   A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)    Emto (022000@1)cut him off at the knee
        A (x02220@1)            Em (022000@1)     G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) EmThey've (022000@1)rolled him and tied him by the waist,
        A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)   Emservin' (022000@1)him most barbarously.

G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)      EmThey've (022000@1)hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
    G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)    Emwho (022000@1)pricked him to the heart
        A (x02220@1)           Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  EmAnd (022000@1)the loader he has served him worse than that,
         A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) Emfor (022000@1)he's bound him to the cart

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 4x

A (x02220@1)          Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) EmThey've (022000@1)wheeled him around and around the field,
           A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
'till they came unto a barn
    A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D    EmAnd (022000@1)there they made a solemn oath,
   A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Emon (022000@1)poor John Barleycorn.

G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)      EmThey've (022000@1)hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
   G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)       Emto (022000@1)cut him skin from bone
        A (x02220@1)           Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  EmAnd (022000@1)the miller he has served him worse than that,
         A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) Emfor (022000@1)he's ground him between two stones.

A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 4x

A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   EmAnd (022000@1)little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
         A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) Emand (022000@1)he's brandy in the glass
    A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   EmAnd (022000@1)little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
           A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Emproved (022000@1)the strongest man at last.

G (320003@1)  Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)      EmThe (022000@1)huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
       G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)      Emnor (022000@1)so loudly to blow his horn
        A (x02220@1)       Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,
    A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Emwithout (022000@1)a little Barleycorn

* Alternate:

Capo VII (probably the most correct)

A (x02220@1)= DEm (xx0232@1)= Am
G (320003@1)= C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  = G (320003@1)Capo II

A (x02220@1)= GEm (320003@1)= Dm
G (320003@1)= F (133211@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  = C (x32010@1)set8

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