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John Barleycorn  Traffic



[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 men came out of the west

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

A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow

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

G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in

G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
[B] th[B4]rew [B] clods  up-    on     his    head

A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow

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

(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]       

    There w[D]ere three [Am]men came o[C]ut [G]of the w[Am]est[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    Their [D]fortun[C]es f[Am]or [G]to t[Am]ry [A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    And th[D]ese three m[Am]en made a [C]sol[G]emn [Am]vow[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    John [D]Bar[C]ley[Am]corn m[G]ust [Am]die[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    [C]They've plowed, they've sown, the've [Am]harrowed [Am7]him i[Am]n
    Threw c[C]lods u[D]pon his [Esus4]head          [E]  [Esus4]      [E]
    And [Dm]these three [Am]men were sa[C]tis[G]fied[Am]   [A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    John [D]Bar[C]ley[Am]corn w[G]as d[Am]ead[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    [D]    [C]   [G]    [Am]   [A5]        [Am]   [A5]        
    They le[D]t him [Am]lie for a [C]very l[G]ong [Am]tim[A5]e    [Am]   [A5]
    Till the ra[D]ins f[C]rom h[Am]eaven d[G]id f[Am]all[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    And li[D]ttle Sir Jo[Am]hn sprung [C]up [G]his h[Am]ead[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    And s[D]o a[C]maz[Am]ed t[G]hem [Am]all[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    [C]They let him stand 'til m[Am]id s[Am7]ummer's [Am]day
    'til he l[C]ooked both[D] pale and[Esus4] worn         [E]  [Esus4]      [E]
    And [Dm]little Sir J[Am]ohn's grown a [C]long, lo[G]ng b[Am]ear[A5]d    [Am]   [A5]
    And s[D]o b[C]ec[Am]ome [G]a [Am]man[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    [D]    [C]   [G]    [Am]   [A5]        [Am]   [A5]        
    They've [D]hired [Am]men with s[C]cythes [G]so s[Am]har[A5]p    [Am]   [A5]
    To cut [D]him [C]off [Am]at t[G]he [Am]kne[A5]e      [Am]   [A5]
    They r[D]olled him and t[Am]ied him [C]by [G]the [Am]wai[A5]st   [Am]   [A5]
    Serving [D]him m[C]ost [Am]bar[G]barou[Am]sly[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    [C]They've hired men with s[Am]harp p[Am7]itch f[Am]orks
    Who pri[C]cked h[D]im to the[Esus4] heart...     [E]  [Esus4]      [E]
    And the [Dm]loader he has [Am]served him [C]worse th[G]an t[Am]hat[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    For he's b[D]ound h[C]im [Am]to t[G]he c[Am]art[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    [D]    [C]   [G]    [Am]   [A5]        [Am]   [A5]        
    They've w[D]heeled him aro[Am]und and ar[C]ound [G]in the f[Am]iel[A5]d    [Am]   [A5]
    'til they c[D]ame [C]on[Am]to [G]a b[Am]arn[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    And t[D]here they m[Am]ade a s[C]ole[G]mn o[Am]ath[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    On po[D]or J[C]ohn B[Am]arl[G]eyc[Am]orn[A5]       [Am]   [A5]
    [C]They've hired men with the cr[Am]ab t[Am7]ree st[Am]icks
    to c[C]ut him s[D]kin from [Esus4]bone          [E]  [Esus4]      [E]
    And the [Dm]miller he has s[Am]erved him w[C]orse th[G]an t[Am]hat[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    For he's gro[D]und him [C]betwe[Am]en t[G]wo s[Am]ton[A5]es   [Am]   [A5]
    [D]    [C]   [G]    [Am]   [A5]        [Am]   [A5]        
    And li[D]ttle Sir J[Am]ohn and the n[C]ut [G]brown b[Am]owl[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    And he's[D] bran[C]dy [Am]in t[G]he g[Am]las[A5]s      [Am]   [A5]
    And li[D]ttle Sir Jo[Am]hn and the n[C]ut [G]brown b[Am]owl[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    Prove[D]d the strong[Am]est m[G]an [Am]at [A5]last   [Am]   [A5]
    [C]The huntsman, he can't h[Am]unt [Am7]the fo[Am]x
    Nor so [C]loudly [D]blow his [Esus4]horn          [E]  [Esus4]      [E]
    And the [Dm]Tinker he [Am]can't mend [C]kettle n[G]or p[Am]ots[A5]     [Am]   [A5]
    Without [D]a little [Am]Barl[G]ycor[A5]n
CHORDS:
Esus4  [EADGBE]O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O

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