Chords with lyrics
- Submitter: Thomas Arellano
- Tuning: Standard tuning
- Capo on 7th
Arpeggiated and lightly strummed Standard tuning w/Capo 7 Chords EADGBe Asus2: X02200 Esus4: 022200 E7: 020100 E7sus4: 020200 [Intro] D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
[Verse 1] D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm There were three men came out of the west, D MajorD C majorC 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 And these three men made a solemn oath, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 John Barleycorn must die. [Chorus 1] C majorC C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm They`ve ploughed, they`ve sewn, they`ve harrowed him in, C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 Threw clods upon his head. DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And these three men made a solemn oath, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 John Barleycorn was dead. [Instrumental] D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
[Verse 2] D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm They`ve let him lie for a very long time, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Till the rains from heaven did fall. D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And little Sir John sprung up his head, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm and so amazed them all. [Chorus 2] C majorC C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm They`ve let him stand till Midsummer`s Day, C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 Till he looked both pale and wan. DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And little Sir John has grown a long long beard D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And so become a man [Instrumental] D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 [Verse] D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm They`ve hired men with the scythes so sharp, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm To cut him off at the knee. D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm They`ve rolled him and tied him by the waist, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Serving him most barbarously. [Chorus] C majorC C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm They`ve hired men with the sharp pitchforks, C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E7E7 Esus4Esus4 E7E7 Who pricked him to the heart. DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And the loader he has served him worse than that, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm For he`s bound him to the cart. [Instrumental] D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 [Verse] D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm They`ve wheeled him around and around the field, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Till they came unto a pond. D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And there they made a solemn oath, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm On poor John Barleycorn. [Chorus] C majorC C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm They`ve hired men with the crab-tree sticks, C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 To cut him skin from bone. DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And the miller he has served him worse than that, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm For he`s ground him between two stones. [Instrumental] D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Asus2Asus2 [Verse] D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And he’s brandy in the glass. D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl, D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm Proved the strongest man at last. [Outro] C majorC C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm The huntsman, he can`t hunt the fox, C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 Nor so loudly to blow his horn. DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm And the tinker he can`t mend kettle nor pots, D* C* G* Am** Without a little Barleycorn. * = single strum ** = A minorAm ends like this: E MajorE |---------------------0---| BB |-------------1------1----| G+G |---------2---------2-----| D MajorD |-----2------------2------| A augmentedA |-0---------------0-------| E MajorE |-------------------------|
John Barleycorn (must Die) chords
This is a live version probably from the 90s. https://youtu.be/pnkHP_v3CYw
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