John Barleycorn Traffic
Capo 7
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There [D]were three [Am]men came [C]out [G]of the [Am]wes[A5]t,[Am] [A5]
their [D]fortunes [C]for [G]to [Am]try[A5] [Am] [A5]
And [D]these three [Am]men made a [C]so[G]lemn [Am]vow[A5]:[Am] [A5]
John [D]Barley[C]corn [G]must [Am]die[A5].[Am] [A5]
They've [C]ploughed, they've [Am]sewn, [G]they've [Am]harrowed him in;
threw [C]clods at [D]Barley's [Esus]head[E] [Esus] [E]
And [Dm]these three [Am]men made a [C]so[G]lemn [Am]vow[A5]:[Am] [A5]
John [D]Barley[C]corn [G]was [Am]dea[A5]d.[Am] [A5]
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They've [D]let him [Am]lie for a [C]very [G]long [Am]tim[A5]e,[Am] [A5]
â??till th[D]e rains fro[C]m heave[G]n di[Am]d f[A5]all[Am] [A5]
And [D]little Sir [Am]John sprung [C]up [G]his [Am]hea[A5]d,[Am] [A5]
and [D]so a[C]mazed [G]them [Am]all[A5].[Am] [A5]
They've [C]let him [Am]stand â[G]??til[Am]l midsummer's day,
â??til[C]l he looked bot[D]h pale an[Esus]d worn[E] [Esus] [E]
And [Dm]little Sir [Am]John's grown a [C]long, [G]long [Am]bea[A5]rd,[Am] [A5]
and [D]so be[C]come [G]a [Am]man[A5].[Am] [A5]
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They've [D]hired [Am]men with the [C]scythes [G]so [Am]sha[A5]rp,[Am] [A5]
to [D]cut him [C]off [G]at the [Am]kne[A5]e[Am] [A5]
They've [D]rolled him and [Am]tied him [C]by [G]the [Am]wai[A5]st,[Am] [A5]
servin' [D]him most [C]bar[G]barous[Am]ly.[A5] [Am] [A5]
They've [C]hired [Am]men [G]with the [Am]sharp pitchforks,
who [C]pricked him [D]to the [Esus]heart[E] [Esus] [E]
And the [Dm]loader he has [Am]served him [C]worse [G]than [Am]tha[A5]t,[Am] [A5]
for he's [D]bound him [C]to [G]the [Am]car[A5]t[Am] [A5]
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They've [D]wheeled him a[Am]round and a[C]round [G]the [Am]fie[A5]ld,[Am] [A5]
â??till the[D]y came [C]unt[G]o [Am]a b[A5]arn[Am] [A5]
And [D]there they [Am]made a [C]so[G]lemn [Am]oat[A5]h,[Am] [A5]
on [D]poor John [C]Bar[G]ley[Am]cor[A5]n.[Am] [A5]
They've [C]hired [Am]men [G]with the [Am]crab-tree sticks,
to [C]cut him [D]skin from [Esus]bone[E] [Esus] [E]
And the [Dm]miller he has [Am]served him [C]worse [G]than [Am]tha[A5]t,[Am] [A5]
for he's [D]ground him be[C]tween [G]two [Am]sto[A5]nes.[Am] [A5]
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And [D]little Sir [Am]John and the [C]nut-[G]brown [Am]bow[A5]l,[Am] [A5]
and he's [D]brandy [C]in [G]the [Am]gla[A5]ss[Am] [A5]
And [D]little Sir [Am]John and the [C]nut-[G]brown [Am]bow[A5]l,[Am] [A5]
proved the [D]strongest [C]man [G]at [Am]las[A5]t.[Am] [A5]
The [C]hunts[Am]man, [G]he can't [Am]hunt the fox,
nor so [C]loudly to [D]blow his [Esus]horn[E] [Esus] [E]
And the [Dm]tinker he [Am]can't mend [C]kettle [G]nor [Am]pot[A5]s,[Am] [A5]
D C G Amaj (end with High A note on the fifth fret)
without a little Barleycorn
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