John Barleycorn chords by Traditional

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John Barleycorn
  Capo 3
  Am7Am7  OO2O1O
  Asus2Asus2 OO22OO
  Esus4Esus4 O222OO

  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 x2

      D MajorD     A minorAm    C majorC G+G    A minorAm Asus2Asus2  A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  There were three men came out of the west
     D MajorD   C majorC  A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2   A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  Their fortunes for to try
     D MajorD     A minorAm    C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2  A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And these three men made a solemn vow
     D MajorD C majorC A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2   A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  John Barleycorn must die
  C majorC                 A minorAm    Am7Am7 A minorAm
  They've plowed,they've sown,the've harrowed him in
      C majorC   D MajorD    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
  Threw clods upon his head
    DmDm     A minorAm     C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And these three men were satisfied
     D MajorD C majorC A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2  A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  John Barleycorn was dead

  D MajorD  C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 x 2

      D MajorD   A minorAm    C majorC   G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  They let him lie for a very long time
        D MajorD  C majorC  A minorAm   G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  Till the rains from heaven did fall
     D MajorD     A minorAm    C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And little Sir John sprung up his head
     D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And so amazed them all
  C majorC            A minorAm Am7Am7   A minorAm
  They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
       C majorC     D MajorD    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
  'til he looked both pale and worn
     DmDm     A minorAm      C majorC   G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm AsusAsus
   And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
     D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And so become a man

  D MajorD  C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 x 4

      D MajorD   A minorAm    C majorC   G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  They've hired men with scythes so sharp
      D MajorD  C majorC  A minorAm G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  To cut him off at the knee
     D MajorD       A minorAm   C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  They rolled him and tied him by the waist
      D MajorD  C majorC  A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  Serving him most barbarously
  C majorC            A minorAm  Am7Am7  A minorAm
  They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
      C majorC   D MajorD    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
  Who pricked him to the heart
      DmDm      A minorAm     C majorC    G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And the loader he has served him worse than that
       D MajorD   C majorC A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2  A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  For he's bound him to the cart

  D MajorD  C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 x 4

       D MajorD       A minorAm    C majorC  G+G   A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  They've wheeled him around and around in the field
        D MajorD  C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  'til they came onto a barn
     D MajorD     A minorAm   C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And there they made a solemn oath
     D MajorD  C majorC  A minorAm G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  On poor John Barleycorn
  C majorC              A minorAm Am7Am7  A minorAm
  They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
    C majorC    D MajorD    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
  to cut him skin from bone
      DmDm       A minorAm     C majorC   G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And the miller he has served him worse than that
        D MajorD    C majorC  A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  For he's ground him between two stones

  D MajorD  C majorC G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 x 4

     D MajorD     A minorAm      C majorC G+G   A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
      D MajorD  C majorC A minorAm G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And he's brandy in the glass
     D MajorD     A minorAm     C majorC G+G   A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
     D MajorD      A minorAm  G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  Proved the strongest man at last
  C majorC            A minorAm Am7Am7  A minorAm
  The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
      C majorC   D MajorD    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
  Nor so loudly blow his horn
      DmDm    A minorAm     C majorC    G+G  A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
  And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
      D MajorD    A minorAm G+G  Asus2Asus2