John Barleycorn Must Die Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
There [A]were [Em]three men came [G]out [D]of the west,
[Em]their fortunes[A] f[Em]or to[G] tr[Em]y[D][Em]
And [A]these [Em]three men made
a [G]solem[D]n v[Em]ow
John [A]Barley[G]corn [D]must [Em]die
They've [G]plowed, they've sown,
[D]they've [Em]harrowed him in
Threw [G]clods [A]upon his [Bsus4]head[B]
And [A]these [Am]three men [Em]made
a [G]solem[D]n v[Em]ow
John [A]Barley[Em]corn [G]was[D] dead

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
They've [A]let him [Em]lie for a very l[G]ong [D]time,
[Em]'til the rains fro[A]m [Em]heaven did f[D]all[Em]
And [A]little Sir [Em]John sprung up [D]his [Em]head and
[A]so [Em]amazed [G]the[D]m all[Em]
They've [G]let him stand 'til [Em]mid summer's day
'til he [G]looked both [A]pale and [Bsus4]wan[B]
And [Am]little Sir [Em]John's grown a long [G]long [D]bea[Em]rd and so [A]becom[Em]e[G]
[D]a m[Em]an[A][G][D][Em][A][G][D][Em][A][G][D][Em][A][G]
[D][Em]
They've [A]hired [Em]men with t[G]heir scythes so
[D]sharp [Em]to cut h[A]im off at th[G]e [D]knee[Em]
They've [A]rolled him and [Em]tied him [G]by [D]the way,
[Em]serving him [A]most barba[G]rously[D]
[Em]They've hire[G]d men with[D] their[Em] sharp pitchforks
who've [G]pricked him [A]to the [Bsus4]heart[Bm][B]
And the [A]load[Am]er he has se[Em]rved
him [G]worse [D]than [Em]that
For he's [A]bound him [Em]to th[G]e [D]cart

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 3]
They've [A]wheeled him [Em]around and [G]around
a [Em]field 'til they [A]came on[G]to [D]a p[Em]ond
And [A]there they [Em]made a [G]solem[D] n oath
[Em]on poor [A]John Barle[G]y corn[D]
[Em]They've hire[G]d men with their[Em] crabtree
sticks to [G]cut him [A]skin from [Bsus4]bone[B]
And [A]the miller he has [Em]served him
[G]worse [D]than [Em]that
For he's [A]ground him [G]between [D]two stone[Em]s

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 4]
And [A]little Sir [Em]John and the nut [G]brown bowl
[Em]and his bran[A]dy in th[G]e [D]glas[Em]s
And [A]little Sir [Em]John and the [G]nut [D]brown bowl
[Em]proved the stron[A]gest man a[G]t la[D]st[Em]
The [G]huntsman he can't [Em]hunt the fox nor
so [G]loudly to [A]blow his [Bsus4]horn[B]
And [A]the tinker [Am]he ca[Em]n't mend k[G]ettle or[D] pot
[Em]s with[A]out a li[Em]ttle barle[G]ycorn[D]
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