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rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1
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
SI SI4 SI
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.
capo 7th fret (chords relative)
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
There were three men came out of the west
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
Their fortunes for to try
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And these three men made a solemn vow
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
John Barleycorn must die
DO LAm LAm7 LAm
They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
DO RE MIsus4 MI MIsus4 MI
Threw clods upon his head
REm LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And these three men were satisfied
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
John Barleycorn was dead
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
They let him lie for a very long time
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
Till the rains from heaven did fall
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And little Sir John sprung up his head
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And so amazed them all
DO LAm LAm7 LAm
They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
DO RE MIsus4 MI MIsus4 MI
'til he looked both pale and worn
REm LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And so become a man
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
They've hired men with scythes so sharp
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
To cut him off at the knee
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
Serving him most barbarously
DO LAm LAm7 LAm
They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
DO RE MIsus4 MI MIsus4 MI
Who pricked him to the heart...
REm LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And the loader he has served him worse than that
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
For he's bound him to the cart
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
They've wheeled him around and around in the field
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
'til they came onto a barn
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And there they made a solemn oath
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
On poor John Barleycorn
DO LAm LAm7 LAm
They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
DO RE MIsus4 MI MIsus4 MI
to cut him skin from bone
REm LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And the miller he has served him worse than that
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
For he's ground him between two stones
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
RE DO LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And he's brandy in the glass
RE LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
RE LAm SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
Proved the strongest man at last
DO LAm LAm7 LAm
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
DO RE MIsus4 MI MIsus4 MI
Nor so loudly blow his horn
REm LAm DO SOL LAm LA5 LAm LA5
And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
RE LAm SOL LA5
Without a little Barlycorn
CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O
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