Barleycorn chords by Johnny Flynn

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
   A minorAm
Spake John Barleycorn, "In my heart is a valley

The meek should be exalted
    E MajorE
I will walk through this valley

My steps seem to falter
   A minorAm
In my heart is a valley

The meek should be exalted
E MajorE
I will walk through this valley

My steps seem to falter"

Hook:
   FF  C majorC     FF   A minorAm
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah

Verse 2:
A minorAm
Men from the west came, money on their mind
    E MajorE
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind
A minorAm
Men from the west came, money on their mind
    E MajorE
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind

Hook:
   FF  C majorC     FF   A minorAm
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C majorC   E MajorE  A minorAm
Ah ah ah, ah

Ah ah
C majorC   E MajorE  A minorAm
Ah ah ah, ah

Ah ah

Verse 3:
A minorAm
Listen, you've got to fell 'im

John Barleycorn is ours now
     E MajorE
There's a tale in the telling

John Barleycorn must die now
A minorAm
You've got to fell 'im

John Barleycorn is ours now
     E MajorE
There's a tale in the telling

John Barleycorn must die now

   FF  C majorC     FF   A minorAm
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C majorC   E MajorE  A minorAm
Ah ah ah, ah

Ah ah
C majorC   E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE FF   C majorC   E MajorE A minorAm
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Hook:
   FF  C majorC     FF   A minorAm
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah

Verse 4:
A minorAm
The season to destroy you

Comes year after year
     E MajorE
It's the same darn machine

Taking ear after ear
A minorAm
The season to destroy you

Comes year after year
     E MajorE
It's the same darn machine

Taking ear after ear

Hook:
   FF  C majorC     FF   A minorAm
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C majorC   E MajorE  A minorAm
Ah ah ah, ah

Ah ah
C majorC   E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE FF   C majorC   E MajorE A minorAm
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Outro:
   A minorAm
In my heart is a valley

The meek should be exalted
E MajorE
I will walk through this valley

My steps seem to falter
   A minorAm
In my heart is a valley

The meek should be exalted
E MajorE
I will walk through this valley

My steps seem to falter

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