Chords with lyrics
I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if
at all, they are. Hope this helps.
aqualung
~From: [email protected] (Ken King)
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 augmentedA 
E minorEm 
G+G 
D MajorD E minorEm (tab 1 - ->)
there were three ...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E minorEm (tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes ...
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm (tab 1 - ->)
and these three men ...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E minorEm (tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn ....
G+G D MajorD E minorEm (no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn...
G+G A augmentedA B(4) (sync. strum to end) 
BB B4
BB B4 BB
threw clods up- on ....
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm (tab 1 - ->)
and these three men ...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E minorEm (tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn ...
(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)
comments on the chords: B(4) is 
Bsus4Bsus4 (224452) and i play the BB as an
A augmentedA two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the BB 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
~From: [email protected] (Bob Alman)
John Barleycorn (Traffic version)
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
D MajorD 
C majorC G+G 
A minorAm 
A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
There were three men came ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
Their fortunes ...
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And these ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
John Barleycorn ...
C majorC A minorAm 
Am7Am7 A minorAm
They've plowed, ...
C majorC D MajorD 
Esus4Esus4 
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Threw clods ...
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And these three men ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
John ...
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
They let him lie ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
Till the rains from ...
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And little Sir John ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And so amazed ...
C majorC A minorAm Am7Am7 A minorAm
They let him ....
C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
'til he looked both ....
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And little Sir John's ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And so become .....
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
They've hired men with ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
To cut him off ...
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
They rolled him and ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
Serving him most ....
C majorC A minorAm Am7Am7 A minorAm
They've hired men with ...
C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Who pricked him to ....
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And the loader he has ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
For he's bound ...
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
They've wheeled him around ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
'til they came ...
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And there they ...
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
On poor John B...
C majorC A minorAm Am7Am7 A minorAm
They've hired men ...
C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
to cut him skin ...
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And the miller he has ..
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
For he's ground him ....
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And little Sir John and ....
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And he's brandy ...
D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And little Sir John and ...
D MajorD A minorAm G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
Proved the stronges...
C majorC A minorAm Am7Am7 A minorAm
The huntsman, he ...
C majorC D MajorD Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Nor so loudly ...
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm A5A5 A minorAm A5A5
And the Tinker he can't .....
D MajorD A minorAm G+G A5A5
Without a .....
CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4Esus4 O222OO
A5A5 OO22OO or 
Asus2Asus2
Am7Am7 OO2O1O
Other versions of John Barleycorn Must Die
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for John barleycorn must die (Ver. 2) by Traffic
