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John Barleycorn (must Die) chords by Traffic

Chords with lyrics

Arpeggiated and lightly strummed
Standard tuning w/Capo 7

Chords      EADGBe

Asus2:      X02200
Esus4:      022200
E7:         020100
E7sus4:     020200


[Intro]


Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
[Verse 1]

      Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA minorAm
There were three men came out of the west,
      Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Their fortunes for to try.
    Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And these three men made a solemn oath,
     Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
John Barleycorn must die.


[Chorus 1]

        Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramC/BC/B        Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve ploughed, they`ve sewn, they`ve harrowed him in,
      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramEsus4Esus4    Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramE7sus4E7sus4 Chord diagramE7E7
Threw clods upon his head.
    Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And these three men made a solemn oath,
     Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
John Barleycorn was dead.


[Instrumental]

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
[Verse 2]

        Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve let him lie for a very long time,
         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
Till the rains from heaven did fall.
    Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
and so amazed them all.


[Chorus 2]

      Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B  Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve let him stand till Midsummer`s Day,
        Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramEsus4Esus4    Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramE7sus4E7sus4 Chord diagramE7E7
Till he looked both pale and wan.
    Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramA minorAm                Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And little Sir John has grown a long long beard
   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And so  become a man


[Instrumental]

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2


[Verse]
        Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve hired men with the scythes so sharp,
   Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
To cut him off at the knee.
        Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve rolled him and tied him by the waist,
       Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
Serving him most barbarously.


[Chorus]
       Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC/BC/B       Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
    Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramEsus4Esus4    Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramEsus4Esus4 Chord diagramE7E7
Who pricked him to the heart.
       Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And the loader he has served him worse than that,
         Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
For he`s bound him to the cart.


[Instrumental]

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2


[Verse]
       Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve wheeled him around and around the field,
          Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
Till they came unto a pond.
    Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And there they made a solemn oath,
   Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
On poor John Barleycorn.


[Chorus]
       Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B      Chord diagramA minorAm
They`ve hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
    Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramEsus4Esus4    Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramE7sus4E7sus4 Chord diagramE7E7
To cut him skin from bone.
       Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
        Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
For he`s ground him between two stones.


[Instrumental]

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2


[Verse]
     Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA minorAm
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
         Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And he’s brandy in the glass.
    Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
           Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
Proved the strongest man at last.


[Outro]
    Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B  Chord diagramA minorAm
The huntsman, he can`t hunt the fox,
       Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramEsus4Esus4    Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramE7sus4E7sus4 Chord diagramE7E7
Nor so loudly to blow his horn.
       Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramA minorAm
And the tinker he can`t mend kettle nor pots,
    D*            C*  G*  Am**
Without a little Barleycorn.

* = single strum

** = Chord diagramA minorAm ends like this:

Chord diagramE MajorE |---------------------0---|
Chord diagramBB |-------------1------1----|
Chord diagramG+G |---------2---------2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----2------------2------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-0---------------0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------|

John Barleycorn (must Die) chords

This is a live version probably from the 90s. https://youtu.be/pnkHP_v3CYw

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