John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic
rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
 212121212121
                                                  ~title: john barleycorn must die,  as done by traffic    no capo
intro: same as the first line (twice?) w/ some finger stuff (tab is
tbd)
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
there were three men came out of the west
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes for to try
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn must die
G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn, they've harrow'd him in
G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
 BB4B
  threw  clods  up-    on     his    head
A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men made a so- lemn vow
A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn was dead
(use intro tab (w/ flute :) for between verses filler)
comments on the chords: B(4) is Bsus4 (224452) and i play the B as an
A two frets up (224442). the strumming pattern for the B chords is a
syncopated pattern. listen to the song, it's easy to play...
the rest of the verses follow the same pattern, and i don't have the
rest of the words (or the song to transcribe from) with me. :(
comments? please feel free to correct anything i botched and provide
~From: almanb@sr.hp.com (Bob Alman)
John Barleycorn (Traffic version)
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
 DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DAmCGAmA5AmA5
                                                                                There were three men came out of the west   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    Their fortunes for to try   
 DAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And these three men made a solemn vow   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    John Barleycorn must die   
 CAmAm7Am
    They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
 CDEsus4EEsus4E
    Threw clods upon his head   
 DmAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And these three men were satisfied       
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    John Barleycorn was dead   
 DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DAmCGAmA5AmA5
                                                                                                                                    They let him lie for a very long time  
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    Till the rains from heaven did fall   
 DAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And little Sir John sprung up his head   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    And so amazed them all   
 CAmAm7Am
    They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
 CDEsus4EEsus4E
    'til he looked both pale and worn   
 DmAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard  
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    And so become a man   
 DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DAmCGAmA5AmA5
                                                                                                                                              They've hired men with scythes so sharp  
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    To cut him off at the knee  
 DAmCGAmA5AmA5
    They rolled him and tied him by the waist  
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    Serving him most barbarously   
 CAmAm7Am
    They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
 CDEsus4EEsus4E
    Who pricked him to the heart...   
 DmAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And the loader he has served him worse than that   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    For he's bound him to the cart   
 DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DAmCGAmA5AmA5
                                                                                                                                         They've wheeled him around and around in the field  
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    'til they came onto a barn   
 DAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And there they made a solemn oath   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    On poor John Barleycorn   
 CAmAm7Am
    They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
 CDEsus4EEsus4E
    to cut him skin from bone   
 DmAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And the miller he has served him worse than that   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    For he's ground him between two stones  
 DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DCGAmA5AmA5DAmCGAmA5AmA5
                                                                                                                                              And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl   
 DCAmGAmA5AmA5
    And he's brandy in the glass  
 DAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl   
 DAmGAmA5AmA5
    Proved the strongest man at last  
 CAmAm7Am
    The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
 CDEsus4EEsus4E
    Nor so loudly blow his horn   
 DmAmCGAmA5AmA5
    And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots   
 DAmGA5
    Without a little Barlycorn
CHORDS:
 EADGBE
Esus4  O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O


A5 Am Am7 B B4 C D Dm E Esus4 G
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