John Barleycorn

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I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if

at all, they are. Hope this helps.

aqualung

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 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...

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

John Barleycorn (Traffic version)

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