JOHN BARLEYCORN Chords by Traffic
Tempo:
82.25 bpm
Chords used:
Em
A
D
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] There [A] were [Em] three men came [D] out of the [Em] west, [A] their [D] fortunes for to try,
[A] And these [Em] three men made [D] a solemn [Em] vow, John [A] Marley [D] could not [Em] die.
[G] They've ploughed, [D] they've sown, [Em] they've harrowed him in,
[G] Threw clouds [A] upon [B] his head.
[Am] And these [Em] three men made a solemn vow, [A] John Marley Corn [Em] was dead.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[G] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
They've let [Em] him lie for a very long time, till [A] the rains from heaven did [Em] fall,
[A] And little [Em] Sir John sprung up [D] his [Em] head, [A] and so [D] amazed [Em] them all.
[G] They've let him [D] stand [Em] till mid-Sunday, till he looked both [A]
pale [B] and [B] warm,
[Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown a long, long beard, [A] and so become [Em] a man.
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] They've hired [Em] men with [Bm] the scythe so [Em] sharp, to [A] cut him [G] off at the [Em] knee.
[A] They've rolled him [Em] and tied [G] him by the [Em] waist, [A] serving him most farbously.
[Em] [G] They've hired men with the [Em] sharpest forks, [G] who've gripped him [A] to the heart,
[B]
And [Am] the loader he [Em] has served him [D] worse [Em] than that, for he's [A] bound him [D] to the [Em] column.
[A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] They've wheeled him around [G] and [A] around the field, till they came [G]
unto [Em] a bond.
[A] And there [Em] they made a solemn oath, [A] on poor John Marley [Em] Corn.
[G] They've hired men with [Em] the crapped three sticks, [G] to cut him [A] skin far [B] more,
[B]
And the [Am] miller he has [Em] served him [D] worse than [Em] that, [A] for he's ground him [D] between [Em] two stones.
[A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut round [Em] boy, and [A] his [D] brandy in [Em] the glass,
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and the nut round boy, [A] who's the strongest man at [Em] last.
[G] The huntsman he [Em] can't hunt the fox, nor so [A] loudly to blow [B] his horn.
[Am] And the tinker [Em] he can't make a little pot, [A] without a little [D]
boy [E] called.
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] There [A] were [Em] three men came [D] out of the [Em] west, [A] their [D] fortunes for to try,
[A] And these [Em] three men made [D] a solemn [Em] vow, John [A] Marley [D] could not [Em] die.
[G] They've ploughed, [D] they've sown, [Em] they've harrowed him in,
[G] Threw clouds [A] upon [B] his head.
[Am] And these [Em] three men made a solemn vow, [A] John Marley Corn [Em] was dead.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[G] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
They've let [Em] him lie for a very long time, till [A] the rains from heaven did [Em] fall,
[A] And little [Em] Sir John sprung up [D] his [Em] head, [A] and so [D] amazed [Em] them all.
[G] They've let him [D] stand [Em] till mid-Sunday, till he looked both [A]
pale [B] and [B] warm,
[Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown a long, long beard, [A] and so become [Em] a man.
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] They've hired [Em] men with [Bm] the scythe so [Em] sharp, to [A] cut him [G] off at the [Em] knee.
[A] They've rolled him [Em] and tied [G] him by the [Em] waist, [A] serving him most farbously.
[Em] [G] They've hired men with the [Em] sharpest forks, [G] who've gripped him [A] to the heart,
[B]
And [Am] the loader he [Em] has served him [D] worse [Em] than that, for he's [A] bound him [D] to the [Em] column.
[A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] They've wheeled him around [G] and [A] around the field, till they came [G]
unto [Em] a bond.
[A] And there [Em] they made a solemn oath, [A] on poor John Marley [Em] Corn.
[G] They've hired men with [Em] the crapped three sticks, [G] to cut him [A] skin far [B] more,
[B]
And the [Am] miller he has [Em] served him [D] worse than [Em] that, [A] for he's ground him [D] between [Em] two stones.
[A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut round [Em] boy, and [A] his [D] brandy in [Em] the glass,
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and the nut round boy, [A] who's the strongest man at [Em] last.
[G] The huntsman he [Em] can't hunt the fox, nor so [A] loudly to blow [B] his horn.
[Am] And the tinker [Em] he can't make a little pot, [A] without a little [D]
boy [E] called.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ There _ [A] were [Em] three men came [D] out of the [Em] west, _ [A] their _ [D] fortunes for to try,
_ [A] And these [Em] three men made [D] a solemn [Em] vow, _ John [A] Marley [D] could not [Em] die. _ _
[G] They've ploughed, [D] they've sown, [Em] they've harrowed him in,
[G] Threw clouds [A] upon [B] his head.
_ _ _ _ [Am] And these [Em] three men made a solemn vow, _ [A] John Marley Corn [Em] was dead.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A]
They've let [Em] him lie for a very long time, _ till [A] the rains from heaven did [Em] fall, _
_ [A] And little [Em] Sir John sprung up [D] his [Em] head, _ _ [A] and so [D] amazed [Em] them all.
_ _ [G] They've let him [D] stand [Em] till mid-Sunday, till he looked both [A]
pale [B] and [B] warm, _ _ _ _
[Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown a long, long beard, _ _ [A] and so become [Em] a man.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] They've hired [Em] men with [Bm] the scythe so [Em] _ sharp, to [A] cut him [G] off at the [Em] knee.
_ [A] They've rolled him [Em] and tied [G] him by the [Em] _ waist, [A] serving him most farbously.
[Em] _ _ _ [G] They've hired men with the [Em] sharpest forks, [G] who've gripped him [A] to the heart,
_ [B] _ _
_ And [Am] the loader he [Em] has served him [D] worse [Em] than that, _ for he's [A] bound him [D] to the [Em] column.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] They've wheeled him around [G] and [A] around the field, till they came [G]
unto [Em] a bond.
_ [A] And there [Em] they made a solemn _ _ oath, [A] on poor John Marley [Em] Corn.
_ _ [G] They've hired men with [Em] the crapped three sticks, [G] to cut him [A] skin far [B] more,
_ [B] _ _
_ And the [Am] miller he has [Em] served him [D] worse than [Em] that, _ [A] for he's ground him [D] between [Em] two stones.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut round [Em] boy, _ and [A] his [D] brandy in [Em] the glass,
_ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and the nut round boy, _ [A] who's the strongest man at [Em] last.
_ _ [G] The huntsman he [Em] can't hunt the fox, nor so [A] loudly to blow [B] his horn. _ _ _ _
[Am] And the tinker [Em] he can't make a little pot, _ [A] without a little [D]
boy _ [E] called. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ There _ [A] were [Em] three men came [D] out of the [Em] west, _ [A] their _ [D] fortunes for to try,
_ [A] And these [Em] three men made [D] a solemn [Em] vow, _ John [A] Marley [D] could not [Em] die. _ _
[G] They've ploughed, [D] they've sown, [Em] they've harrowed him in,
[G] Threw clouds [A] upon [B] his head.
_ _ _ _ [Am] And these [Em] three men made a solemn vow, _ [A] John Marley Corn [Em] was dead.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A]
They've let [Em] him lie for a very long time, _ till [A] the rains from heaven did [Em] fall, _
_ [A] And little [Em] Sir John sprung up [D] his [Em] head, _ _ [A] and so [D] amazed [Em] them all.
_ _ [G] They've let him [D] stand [Em] till mid-Sunday, till he looked both [A]
pale [B] and [B] warm, _ _ _ _
[Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown a long, long beard, _ _ [A] and so become [Em] a man.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] They've hired [Em] men with [Bm] the scythe so [Em] _ sharp, to [A] cut him [G] off at the [Em] knee.
_ [A] They've rolled him [Em] and tied [G] him by the [Em] _ waist, [A] serving him most farbously.
[Em] _ _ _ [G] They've hired men with the [Em] sharpest forks, [G] who've gripped him [A] to the heart,
_ [B] _ _
_ And [Am] the loader he [Em] has served him [D] worse [Em] than that, _ for he's [A] bound him [D] to the [Em] column.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] They've wheeled him around [G] and [A] around the field, till they came [G]
unto [Em] a bond.
_ [A] And there [Em] they made a solemn _ _ oath, [A] on poor John Marley [Em] Corn.
_ _ [G] They've hired men with [Em] the crapped three sticks, [G] to cut him [A] skin far [B] more,
_ [B] _ _
_ And the [Am] miller he has [Em] served him [D] worse than [Em] that, _ [A] for he's ground him [D] between [Em] two stones.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut round [Em] boy, _ and [A] his [D] brandy in [Em] the glass,
_ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and the nut round boy, _ [A] who's the strongest man at [Em] last.
_ _ [G] The huntsman he [Em] can't hunt the fox, nor so [A] loudly to blow [B] his horn. _ _ _ _
[Am] And the tinker [Em] he can't make a little pot, _ [A] without a little [D]
boy _ [E] called. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _