John Barleycorn chords by Bing Crosby
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(D major) John (B minor) Barley (D major) corn (A major)
(D major) (B minor) (Asus4) (D major) (B minor)
A (E major) (Asus4) good (A major) (D major) man careful (B minor) in (E minor) his ways (A major)
In (D major) need of arm (B minor) and leg (B flat major)
What (A major) (D major) would you think if (B minor) this boy
(G major) Sat down (B minor) to hatch (E minor) out
an (A major) ostrich egg? (D major)
(A major) You've got to say John (D major) Barleycorn
John (G major) Barleycorn (E minor)
(D major) That's (G major) the only explan (D major) ation (G major)
For (D major) this (E minor) absurd anti (D major) cipation
(G major) Judge (D major) him (B minor) not, I warn (E major)
Just (E minor) blame John (B minor) (A major) Bar (B minor) ley corn (D major)
(E minor) John (F sharp minor) (B minor) Barleycorn,
John (E major) Barleycorn
Never (D major) say (G major) intoxication
Treat (D major) him (G major) with consideration
Never (D major) point (B minor) with scorn (E major)
Just blame (A major) John (D major) (A major) Barleycorn (D major)
Just blame it on John (A minor)
(Adim) (C minor) Bar (D major) leycorn
(B minor) (D major) Two bankers wearing
tall silk (G major) hat (D major) s
Beside the (B minor) ferry slip (Asus4) (G major) (A major)
Now (D major) what would you think
if (B minor) they jumped in (D major)
To (G major) catch a little mornin' (A major) dip?
(D major) They're (A major) messin' (F sharp minor) with
John (D major) Barleycorn,
(E minor) John Barleycorn (D major)
(B minor) He (E minor) supplies the (D major) motiva (G major) tion
For (A major) this full (G major) dress naviga (D major) tion
(E minor) If (D major) (B minor) they look forlorn, (E major)
just blame (A major) John (D major) Bar (A major) ley (D major) corn.
John Barleycorn,
(E major) John Bar (Bdim) ley corn. (B minor) (D major)
(B minor) Never say (E major) inebriation, (D major)
they're just off the reservation.
Very (B minor) damp (D major) an (E major) d torn
from old (D major) (F major) John (D major) Barleycorn.
(A major) It's got to be John (D major) Bar (B minor) leycorn,
(G major) John Barleycorn.
He (D major) (E minor) will salt (D major) your conver (E minor) sation,
make you like your oc (D major) cupation, (E minor)
happy (D major) you (B minor) were born,
(E major) our old (D major) (B major) John Bar (E major) (E minor) ley (A major) corn. (D major)
Claim (B minor) it (D major) on (F major) John Barleycorn! (D major) (B minor) (D major) you
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