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Capo 7th fret INTRO: Asus2 (arpeggiated down and up) |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| VERSE 1: D Am C G Am There were three men came out of the west, D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2 Their fortunes for to try. D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And these three men made a solemn oath, D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2 John Barleycorn must die. CHORUS 1: C G Am They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in, C D Esus4-E Threw clods upon his head. Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And these three men made a solemn oath, D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2 John Barleycorn was dead.
INSTRUMENTAL 1: |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| VERSE 2: D Am C G Am They've let him lie for a very long time, D C G Am-Asus2-Am Till the rains from heaven did fall. D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And little Sir John sprung up his head, D C G Am-Asus2-Am and so amazed them all. CHORUS 2: C G Am They've let him stand till Midsummer's Day, C D Esus4-E Till he looked both pale and wan. Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And these three men made a solemn oath, D C G Am-Asus2-Am On poor John Barleycorn. INSTRUMENTAL 2: |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| VERSE 3: D Am C G Am They've hired men with the scythes so sharp, D C G Am-Asus2-Am To cut him off at the knee. D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am They've rolled him and tied him by the waist, D C G Am-Asus2-Am Serving him most barbarously. CHORUS 3: C G Am They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks, C D Esus4-E Who pricked him to the heart. Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And the loader he has served him worse than that, D C G Am-Asus2-Am For he's bound him to the cart. INSTRUMENTAL 3: |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| VERSE 4: D Am C G Am They've wheeled him around and around the field, D C G Am-Asus2-Am Till they came unto a barn. D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And there they made a solemn oath, D C G Am-Asus2-Am On poor John Barleycorn. CHORUS 4: C G Am They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks, C D Esus4-E To cut him skin from bone. Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And the miller he has served him worse than that, D C G Am-Asus2-Am For he's ground him between two stones. INSTRUMENTAL 4: |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2| |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Mmm-oooh) |D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Who-oooh) VERSE 5: D Am C G Am And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl, C D Esus4-E And he?s brandy in the glass. D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl, D C G Am-Asus2-Am Proved the strongest man at last. CHORUS 5 & CODA: C G Am The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox, C D Esus4-E Nor so loudly to blow his horn. Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots, D C G Am (Slowed tempo, arpeggio and fade, on last line) Without a little Barleycorn. [End] Notes. 1. This version has particular quirks that are unique, as it is a solo acoustic performance. 2. Traffic?s original album ?John Barleycorn Must Die? featuring ?John Barleycorn (Must Die)? was released forty-five years ago in July, 1970.
John Barleycorn Must Die Acoustic Chords Info
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Chords: Asus2, D, C, G, Am, Esus4, E, Dm