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D
[VERSE]
 DHave you Abeen to the Efields?G  
 DSomething Athere made me afEraidG  
 Like dying Dyounger
If the Aground never EyieldsG  
 EWe will Gfeel Athe hunger
 DTake him Aout with the EseedsG  
 DRoll him Aon the barren Eground
 GMix blood and Dwater
 Do not Adoubt our every EneedG  
 EShe will Gfeed, Alook what we got her
  D  A7*  (x2)
[CHORUS]
 GClear the Away for Johnny BmBarleyGcorn
 This is the Aday that surely Bmhe will Abe reGborn
 GBring down the Ablade on JohnnyD  G  
 CHe shall Bmbe the Aone that Gwill be DtornG  D  D  
[SOLO]
    D       A      E    G(x3)
E    G     A
[VERSE]
 DRinging Aout the new EyearG  
 DSing out the nAames of the Edead
 GLike Johnny DBarleycorn
 AGive him a Echeer   HeyG  
 ECan you Ghear Athe newborn?
  D  A7*  (x2)
[CHORUS]
 GClear the Away for Johnny BmBarleyGcorn
 This is the Aday that surely Bmhe will Abe reGborn
 GBring down the Ablade on JohnnyD  G  
(repeat above 1x)
 CHe shall Bmbe the Aone that Gwill be DtornG  
 CHe shall Bmbe the Aone that Gwill be Dtorn
A  (fade out)
_______________________________________________________________
recommended chord formations: (also barre chords sound good, and
you can play the full chords of course)
e---------------3---0----2----0--|
B---3-----------3---2----3----1--|
G---2---2-------0---0----4----0--|
D---0---2---2---0---2----4----2--|
A-------0---2---x---0----2----3--|
E-----------0---3----------------|
    D   A   E   G   A7   Bm   C
* one guitar does this on D  A7 part
e------------------------------------------|
B-----------3-------------------2----------|
G-------0--------0---------0---------0-----|
D-----4---4----4---4-----2---2----2-----2--|
A---5------------------0-------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
    D                  A7
This add-on sounds good on the D and A in the verses
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
G--2--2--3--2--2--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--3--2--2--2--3--2--|
A--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E--------------------------------------------------|

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Johnny Barleycorn

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[VERSE]

D A E G

Have you been to the fields?

D A E G

Something there made me afraid

Like dying younger

A E G

If the ground never yields

E G A

We will feel the hunger

D A E G

Take him out with the seeds

D A E

Roll him on the barren ground

G D

Mix blood and water

A E G

Do not doubt our every need

E G A

She will feed, look what we got her

D A7

* (x2)

[CHORUS]

G A Bm G

Clear the way for Johnny Barleycorn

A Bm A G

This is the day that surely he will be reborn

G A D G

Bring down the blade on Johnny

C Bm A G D G D D

He shall be the one that will be torn

[SOLO]

D A E G

(x3)

E G A

[VERSE]

D A E G

Ringing out the new year

D A E

Sing out the names of the dead

G D

Like Johnny Barleycorn

A E G

Give him a cheer Hey

E G A

Can you hear the newborn?

D A7

* (x2)

[CHORUS]

G A Bm G

Clear the way for Johnny Barleycorn

A Bm A G

This is the day that surely he will be reborn

G A D G

Bring down the blade on Johnny

(repeat above 1x)

C Bm A G D G

He shall be the one that will be torn

C Bm A G D

He shall be the one that will be torn

A (fade out)

_______________________________________________________________

recommended chord formations: (also barre chords sound good, and

you can play the full chords of course)

e---------------3---0----2----0--|

B---3-----------3---2----3----1--|

G---2---2-------0---0----4----0--|

D---0---2---2---0---2----4----2--|

A-------0---2---x---0----2----3--|

E-----------0---3----------------|

D A E G A7 Bm C

* one guitar does this on D A7 part

e------------------------------------------|

B-----------3-------------------2----------|

G-------0--------0---------0---------0-----|

D-----4---4----4---4-----2---2----2-----2--|

A---5------------------0-------------------|

E------------------------------------------|

D A7

This add-on sounds good on the D and A in the verses

e--------------------------------------------------|

B--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|

G--2--2--3--2--2--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--3--2--2--2--3--2--|

A--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

E--------------------------------------------------|

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