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John Barleycorn Must Die chords by Traffic

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I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if
at all, they are. Hope this helps.

aqualung

~From: kking@cs.uah.edu (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....
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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       Em      G   D   Em  (tab 1  - ->)
 there were  three ...

    A       G   D   Em  (tab 2  - ->)
 their for-  tunes ...

    A       Em      G   D   Em  (tab 1  - ->)
 and  these three men  ...

    A       G   D   Em  (tab 2  - ->)
 john  barley-    corn  ....

    G          D   Em  (no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn...

    G       A       B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
B B4 B
 threw clods up-  on   ....

    A       Em      G   D   Em  (tab 1  - ->)
 and  these three men  ...

    A       G   D   Em  (tab 2  - ->)
 john  barley-    corn  ...

(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)

 comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an

A two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B 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: almanb@sr.hp.com (Bob Alman)

           John Barleycorn  (Traffic version)

  capo 7th fret (chords relative)

  D  C  G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C  G  Am A5   Am A5


      D     Am    C G    Am A5  Am A5
  There were three men came ...
     D   C  Am G  Am A5   Am A5
  Their fortunes ...
     D     Am    C G  Am A5  Am A5
  And these ...
     D C Am  G  Am A5   Am A5
  John Barleycorn ...
  C                  Am    Am7 Am
  They've plowed, ...
      C   D    Esus4     E Esus4 E
  Threw clods ...
    Dm     Am     C G  Am A5  Am A5
  And these three men ...
     D C Am  G  Am A5  Am A5
  John ...

  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5

      D   Am    C   G  Am A5  Am A5
  They let him lie ...
        D  C  Am   G  Am A5   Am A5
  Till the rains from ...
     D     Am    C G  Am A5  Am A5
  And little Sir John ...
     D C Am G  Am A5   Am A5
  And so amazed ...
  C            Am Am7   Am
  They let him ....
       C     D    Esus4     E Esus4 E
  'til he looked both ....
    Dm     Am      C    G  Am A5  Am A5
  And little Sir John's ...
     D C Am G Am A5  Am A5
  And so become .....


  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5


      D   Am    C   G  Am A5  Am A5
  They've hired men with ...
      D  C  Am G Am A5   Am A5
  To cut him off ...
     D       Am   C G  Am A5  Am A5
  They rolled him and ...
      D  C  Am G  Am A5   Am A5
  Serving him most ....
  C            Am  Am7  Am
  They've hired men with ...
      C   D    Esus4     E Esus4 E
  Who pricked him to ....
      Dm      Am     C    G  Am A5  Am A5
  And the loader he has ...
       D   C Am G  Am A5  Am A5
  For he's bound ...

  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5


       D       Am    C  G    Am A5  Am A5
  They've wheeled him around ...
        D  C Am G Am A5   Am A5
  'til they came ...
     D     Am   C G  Am A5  Am A5
  And there they ...
     D  C  Am G Am A5   Am A5
  On poor John B...
  C              Am Am7  Am
  They've hired men ...
    C    D    Esus4     E Esus4 E
  to cut him skin ...
      Dm       Am     C   G  Am A5  Am A5
  And the miller he has ..
        D    C  Am G  Am A5  Am A5
  For he's ground him ....


  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5
  D  C G  Am A5   Am A5

     D     Am      C G   Am A5  Am A5
  And little Sir John and ....
      D  C Am G  Am A5   Am A5
  And he's brandy ...
     D     Am     C G   Am A5  Am A5
  And little Sir John and ...
     D      Am  G Am A5   Am A5
  Proved the stronges...
  C            Am Am7  Am
  The huntsman, he ...
      C   D    Esus4     E Esus4 E
  Nor so loudly ...
      Dm    Am     C    G  Am A5  Am A5
  And the Tinker he can't .....
      D    Am G  A5
  Without a .....


CHORDS:
    EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5   OO22OO or Asus2
Am7  OO2O1O

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