John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn

John Barleycorn easy guitar chords by Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Paul Weller

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Capo

Fret 4

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  • Em

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    • Intro 1


    Oh 
    there 
    Verse 1

    were 
    three 
    men 
    came 
    out 
    of 
    the 
    west 

    Their 
    fortunes 
    for 
    to try, 

    And 
    these 
    three 
    men 

    made 
    a solemn 
    vow: 

    John 
    Barley
    corn 
    should 
    die. 

    They 
    ploughed, 
    they 
    sowed, 

    they 
    harrowed 
    him 
    in, 

    Throwed 
    clods 
    upon 

    his 
    head. 

    Then 
    these 
    three 
    men 
    made 

    a solemn 
    vow: 

    John 
    Barley
    corn 
    was 
    dead. 

    Interlude 1


    They 
    Verse 2
    let 
    him 
    lie 
    for 
    a very 
    long 
    time 

    Till 
    the 
    rain 
    from 
    heaven 
    did 

    fall. 

    Then 
    little 
    Sir 
    John 
    he 

    raised 
    up 
    his 
    head 

    And 
    he soon 
    amazed 
    them 

    all. 

    They 
    let 
    him 
    lie 
    till 
    the long 
    midsummer 

    Till 
    he 
    looked 
    both 
    pale 
    and 

    wan. 

    Then 
    little 
    Sir 
    John 
    growed 
    a long, 

    long 
    beard 

    An
    d so 
    be
    came 
    a man. 

    Interlude 2


    They 
    Verse 3
    hired 
    men 
    with 

    the scythes 
    so 
    sharp 

    To 
    cut 
    him off 
    down 
    by 

    the 
    knee. 

    They 
    rolled 
    him 
    and 
    tied 
    him 

    around 
    by 
    the 
    waist, 

    Served 
    him 
    most 
    barbar
    ously. 

    They 
    hired 
    men 
    with 

    the sharp 
    pitchforks 

    Who 
    pierced 
    him 
    to 
    the 
    heart. 

    But 
    the 
    loader
    , 

    he served 
    him 
    far 
    worse 
    than 
    that 

    For 
    he 
    bound 
    him 
    to 
    the cart. 

    Interlude 3





    They 
    Verse 4
    rode 
    him 
    around 
    and 
    around 
    the 
    field 

    Till 
    they 
    came 
    in
    to 
    a 
    barn, 

    And 
    there 
    they 
    made 
    a solemn 
    mow 

    Of 
    poor 
    John 
    Barley
    corn. 

    They 
    hired 
    men 
    with 
    the crab- 
    tree 
    sticks 

    Who 
    cut 
    him 
    skin 
    from 
    bone 

    But 
    the miller
    , 

    he served 
    him 
    far 
    worse 
    than 
    that 

    For 
    he ground 
    him 
    between 
    two 
    stones. 

    Verse 5

    Here's 
    little 
    Sir 
    John 
    in 

    the nut- 
    brown 
    bowl 

    And 
    brandy 
    in 
    a 
    glass. 

    And 
    little 
    Sir 
    John 
    in 

    the nut- 
    brown 
    bowl 

    Proved 
    the stronger 
    man 
    at 
    last. 

    For 
    the 
    hunter, 
    he 
    can't 
    hunt 
    the 
    fox 

    Nor 
    so 
    loudly 
    blow 
    his 
    horn, 

    And 
    the tinker, 

    he 
    can't 
    mend 
    his 
    kettles 
    or 
    his 
    pots 

    Without 
    a 
    little 
    bit 
    of John 
    Barley
    corn. 

    Outro 1



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