John Barleycorn (Must Die) (Remastered 2010) Chords

Tempo:
162.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

D

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Barleycorn (Must Die) (Remastered 2010) chords
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[G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] There were three [Em] men
[G] came [D] out of the [Em] West
their
[A]
[G] fortunes [D] for to [Em] try and
[A] these three [Em] men made a [D] solemn [Em] vow
John
[A] barley [G] [D] corn must [Em] die
[G] They've plowed, they've [D] sown, [Em] they've harrowed
Through [G] clouds [A] upon
[B] his head
[Am] And these three [Em] men made [G] a [D] solemn [Em] vow
[A] John
Barley [G] [D] corn was [Em] dead
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[E] [A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] They let [Em] him lie for [G] a [D] very long [Em] time
Till [A] the rains [Em] from [D] heaven did [Em] fall
[A] And little [Em] Sir John sprung [D] up his [Em] head
[A] and so
[G] [D] amazed them [Em] all
[G] They let him [D] stand [Em] till midsummer's day
[G] Till he looked [A] both pale [B] and dull
[Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown [G] a long long [Em] beard
And [A] so [G] become
[D] a [Em] man
[A] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] They've hired [Em] men with the sight [Bm] so [Em] sure
To [A] cut him [Em] off [D] at the [Em] knee
[A] They rolled him [Em] and tied him [D] by the [Em] waist
[A] Serving him [D] most
fervently
[Em]
[G] They've hired [D] men with [Em] the sharpest forks
[G] Who gripped him [A] to [B] the heart
[Am] And the loader he [Em] has served [G] him [D] worse than [Em] that
[A] For he's bound [Gm] him [D] to [Em] the cart
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] They've wheeled [Em] him around, lying [G]
around a [Em] field
Till [A] they came [G] unto [D] a [Em] pond
[A] And there [Em] they made a [D] solemn [Em] oath
[A] On poor [G] John [Em] Barley corn
[G] They've hired men [Em] with a crafty sticks
[G] To cut him [A] skin [B] from bone
[Am] And the miller he [Em] has served him [D] worse than [Em]
that
[A] For he's ground [G] him [D] between two [Em]
stones
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and the [G] nut [D] round [Em]
balls
And [A] he's
[G] brandy [D] in the [Em] glass
[A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut [D] round [Em] balls
Who [A] the strongest [G] [D] man at [Em] last
[G]
The hunksman he can't hunt the fox
Nor [G] so loudly to [A] blow [B] his horn
[Am] And the tinker [Em] he can't mend [D] kettle no [Em] pots
[A] Without the little
[D] barley
[E] corn
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
B
12341112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Traffic - (Must Die) John Barleycorn chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, Em, A, G, D, Em and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 81 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 162 BPM. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] There were three [Em] men _
[G] came [D] out of the [Em] West _
_ _ _ their
[A] _ _ _
[G] fortunes [D] for to [Em] try and
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ these three [Em] men made a [D] solemn [Em] vow _ _ _ _ _
John
[A] _ _ barley [G] _ [D] corn must [Em] die _ _ _ _ _
[G] They've plowed, they've [D] sown, [Em] they've _ harrowed _ _
Through [G] _ clouds _ [A] upon _
[B] his _ _ _ head _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] And these three [Em] men made [G] a [D] solemn [Em] vow _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] John _
Barley [G] _ [D] corn was [Em] dead _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] They let [Em] him lie for [G] a [D] very long [Em] time _ _ _ _
Till [A] the rains [Em] from [D] heaven did [Em] fall _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And little [Em] Sir John _ sprung [D] up his [Em] head _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] and so
_ [G] _ [D] amazed them [Em] all _
_ _ _ _ [G] They let _ him [D] stand [Em] till _ _ _ midsummer's day
[G] Till he looked [A] both _ pale [B] and dull _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] And little [Em] Sir John's grown [G] a long long [Em] beard _ _ _ _ _
And [A] so _ [G] become _
[D] a [Em] man _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] They've hired _ [Em] men with the sight [Bm] so [Em] sure _ _
_ _ To [A] cut him [Em] off [D] at the [Em] knee _ _
_ _ _ [A] They rolled him [Em] and tied him [D] by the [Em] waist
_ _ _ _ [A] Serving him _ [D] most
fervently
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] They've hired _ _ [D] men with [Em] the _ sharpest forks
_ [G] Who gripped him [A] to _ _ [B] the heart _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] And the loader he [Em] has served [G] him [D] worse than [Em] that _ _ _ _
[A] For he's bound [Gm] him [D] to [Em] the cart _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] They've wheeled [Em] him around, lying [G]
around a [Em] field _ _ _ _
Till [A] they came _ [G] unto [D] a [Em] pond _ _ _ _
_ [A] And there [Em] they _ made a [D] solemn _ [Em] oath _
_ _ _ _ [A] On poor [G] John _ [Em] Barley corn _
_ _ _ _ [G] They've hired _ men [Em] with a _ crafty sticks
_ [G] To cut him [A] _ skin [B] from bone _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] And the miller he [Em] has served him [D] worse than [Em] _
that
_ _ _ [A] For he's ground [G] him [D] between two [Em] _
stones
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and the [G] nut [D] round [Em] _ _
balls
_ _ And [A] he's _
_ [G] brandy [D] in the [Em] glass
_ _ _ _ [A] And little [Em] Sir John and [G] the nut [D] round _ [Em] _ balls
_ _ Who [A] the _ strongest [G] _ [D] man at [Em] last
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
The _ hunksman he _ can't hunt the fox
Nor [G] so loudly to [A] _ blow [B] his _ _ horn _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] And the tinker [Em] he _ can't mend [D] kettle no [Em] _ pots _ _ _ _
_ [A] Without the little _
_ _ [D] _ barley _ _ _
_ [E] corn _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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