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John Barleycorn (Must Die) easy guitar chords by
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Intro 1
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em

Verse 1
A
Em
D
Em

There were three men came out of the west,
A
G
D
Em

their fortunes for to try
A
Em

And these three men made
G
D
Em

a solemn vow
A
G
D
Em

John Barleycorn must die
G

They've plowed, they've sown,
D
Em

they've harrowed him in
G
A
Bsus4
B

Threw clods upon his head
A
Am
Em

And these three men made
G
D
Em

a solemn vow
A
Em
G
D

John Barleycorn was dead
Interlude 1
Em
A
G
D
Em

A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em

Verse 2
A
Em
G
D

They've let him lie for a very long time,
Em
A
Em
D
Em

'til the rains from heaven did fall
A
Em
D
Em

And little Sir John sprung up his head and
A
Em
G
D
Em

so amazed them all
G
Em

They've let him stand 'til midsummer's day
G
A
Bsus4
B

'til he looked both pale and wan
Am
Em
G
D
Em
A
G

And little Sir John's grown a long long beard and so become
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em

a man
A
Em
G
D

They've hired men with their scythes so sharp
Em
A
G
D
Em

to cut him off at the knee
A
Em
G
D
Em

They've rolled him and tied him by the way,
A
G
D

serving him most barbarously
Em
G
Em

They've hired men with their sharp pitchforks
G
A
Bsus4
B

who've pricked him to the heart
A
Am
Em

And the loader he has served
D
Em

him worse than that
A
G
D

For he's bound him to the cart
Interlude 2
Em
A
G
D
Em

A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em

Verse 3
A
Em
G

They've wheeled him around and around a
Em
A
G
D
Em

field 'til they came onto a pond
A
Em
G
D

And there they made a solemn
Em
A
G
D

oath on poor John Barleycorn
Em
G
Em

They've hired men with their crabtree
G
A
Bsus4
B

sticks to cut him skin from bone
A
Em

And the miller he has served him
G
D
Em

worse than that
A

For he's ground him
G
D

between two stones
Em
Interlude 3
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G
D
Em
A
G

Em

Verse 4
A
Em

And little Sir John
G
Em
A
G
D
Em

and the nut brown bowl and his brandy in the glass
A
Em
G
D

And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
Em
A
G
D
Em

proved the strongest man at last
G
Em

The huntsman he can't hunt the fox
G
A
Bsus4
B

nor so loudly to blow his horn
A
Am
Em
G
D

And the tinker he can't mend kettle or
Em
A
G
D

pot s without a little barleycorn
Outro 1
E

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Chords
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  • Em

  • Bsus4

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    2
  • Am

  • E

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