Traffic – John Barleycorn chords
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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------# John Barleycorn (must die) chords Traffic (English Folksong) * A G D Em D Em D 2xA Em G D EmThere were three men came out of the west,A G D Emtheir fortunes for to tryA Em G D EmAnd these three men made a solemn vow:A G D EmJohn Barleycorn must die.G Em D EmThey've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in;G A Emthrew clods at Barley's headA Em G D EmAnd these three men made a solemn vow:A G D EmJohn Barleycorn was dead.A G D Em D Em D 4xA Em G D EmThey've let him lie for a very long time,A G D Emtill the rains from heaven did fallA Em G D EmAnd little Sir John sprung up his head,A G D Emand so amazed them all.G Em D EmThey've let him stand till midsummer's day,G A Emtill he looked both pale and wornA Em G D EmAnd little Sir John's grown a long, long beard,A G D Emand so become a man.A G D Em D Em D 4xA Em G D EmThey've hired men with the scythes so sharp,A G D Emto cut him off at the kneeA Em G D EmThey've rolled him and tied him by the waist,A G D Emservin' him most barbarously.G Em D EmThey've hired men with the sharp pitchforks,G A Emwho pricked him to the heartA Em G D EmAnd the loader he has served him worse than that,A G D Emfor he's bound him to the cartA G D Em D Em D 4xA Em G D EmThey've wheeled him around and around the field,A G D Emtill they came unto a barnA Em G D EmAnd there they made a solemn oath,A G D Emon poor John Barleycorn.G Em D EmThey've hired men with the crab-tree sticks,G A Emto cut him skin from boneA Em G D EmAnd the miller he has served him worse than that,A G D Emfor he's ground him between two stones.A G D Em D Em D 4xA Em G D EmAnd little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,A G D Emand he's brandy in the glassA Em G D EmAnd little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,A G D Emproved the strongest man at last.G Em D EmThe huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,G A Emnor so loudly to blow his hornA Em G D EmAnd the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,A G D Emwithout a little Barleycorn* Alternate: Capo II A = G Em = Dm G = F D = C set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/