{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":87114,"song":"John Barleycorn Must Die","artist":"Traffic","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11550378-john-barleycorn-must-die-chords-by-traffic/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/87114?type=chord","rating":4.7033,"votes":33,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n[ch]A[/ch] shot....\r\nrhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.\r\n~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo\r\nintro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is\r\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\r\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\r\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\r\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\r\n G D Em ( no tab - ->)\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch](4) (sync. strum to end) [ch]B[/ch] [ch]B4[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]B4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n threw clods up- on his head[/tab]\r\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\r\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\r\n comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an\r\nA two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a\r\n capo 7th fret (chords relative)\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n There were three men came out of the west[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n Their fortunes for to try[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And these three men made a solemn vow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n John Barleycorn must die[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Threw clods upon his head[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And these three men were satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n John Barleycorn was dead[/tab]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n They let him lie for a very long time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n Till the rains from heaven did fall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And little Sir John sprung up his head[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And so amazed them all[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n They let him stand 'til mid summer's day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n 'til he looked both pale and worn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And so become a man[/tab]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n They've hired men with scythes so sharp[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n To cut him off at the knee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n They rolled him and tied him by the waist[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n Serving him most barbarously[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n They've hired men with sharp pitch forks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Who pricked him to the heart...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And the loader he has served him worse than that[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n For he's bound him to the cart[/tab]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n They've wheeled him around and around in the field[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n 'til they came onto a barn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And there they made a solemn oath[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n On poor John Barleycorn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n They've hired men with the crab tree sticks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n to cut him skin from bone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And the miller he has served him worse than that[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n For he's ground him between two stones[/tab]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And he's brandy in the glass[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n Proved the strongest man at last[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Nor so loudly blow his horn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\n Without a little Barlycorn[/tab]\r\nCHORDS:\r\n[ch]Esus4[/ch] O222OO\r\n[ch]A5[/ch] OO22OO or [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch] OO2O1O","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nA shot....\nrhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.\n~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo\nintro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\n G D Em ( no tab - ->)\n G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4\n\n A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)\n A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)\n comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an\nA two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a\n capo 7th fret (chords relative)\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n D C G Am A5 Am A5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORDS:\nEsus4 O222OO\nA5 OO22OO or Asus2\nAm7 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