Johnny Barleycorn Frank Black
(VERSE)
[D] Have you [A]been to the [E]fields?[G]
[D] Something [A]there made me af[E]raid[G]
Like dying [D]younger
If the [A]ground never [E]yields[G]
[E] We will [G]feel[A] the hunger
[D] Take him [A]out with the [E]seeds[G]
[D] Roll him [A]on the barren [E]ground
[G] Mix blood and [D]water
Do not [A]doubt our every [E]need[G]
[E] She will [G]feed,[A] look what we got her
D A7* (x2)
(CHORUS)
[G] Clear the [A]way for Johnny [Bm]Barley[G]corn
This is the [A]day that surely [Bm]he will [A]be re[G]born
[G] Bring down the [A]blade on Johnny[D] [G]
[C]He shall [Bm]be the [A]one that [G]will be [D]torn[G] [D] [D]
(SOLO)
D A E G (x3)
[E] [G] [A]
(VERSE)
[D] Ringing [A]out the new [E]year[G]
[D] Sing out the n[A]ames of the [E]dead
[G] Like Johnny [D]Barleycorn
[A] Give him a [E]cheer Hey[G]
[E] Can you [G]hear[A] the newborn?
D A7* (x2)
(CHORUS)
[G] Clear the [A]way for Johnny [Bm]Barley[G]corn
This is the [A]day that surely [Bm]he will [A]be re[G]born
[G] Bring down the [A]blade on Johnny[D] [G]
(repeat above 1x)
[C]He shall [Bm]be the [A]one that [G]will be [D]torn[G]
[C]He shall [Bm]be the [A]one that [G]will be [D]torn
A (fade out)
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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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