John in the Barrel chords by The Fisherman’s Friends

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 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) Down,
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down and down he died  (E major) 
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 (E minor) John  (D major) in a barrel went over the side
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Will he  (E minor) ever come back  (E major) up alive?
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 (D major) Hold him up for air (E minor) ,    (D major) boys
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Down,  (E minor) down and down he died
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John  (D major) in a barrel went over the side
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Hold  (E minor) your breath and enjoy the ride,
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You're  (D major) gonna be a millionaire
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 (E minor) boy!  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
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Seventeen children make you poor,  (G major) 
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The  (C major) price of wool right
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through the floor,  (G major)  (D major) 
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Plenty money to be made,  (G major) 
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Six (D major) ty feet below the waist  (G major)  (D major) 
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Down,  (E minor) down and down  (E major) he died,
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 (D major) John and the barrel went over the side
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Will he  (E minor) ever come back up  (E major) alive?
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 (D major) Hold him up for air (E minor) ,    (D major) boys
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Down,  (E minor) down and down  (E major) he died
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John  (D major) and the barrel went over the side
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Hold  (E minor) your breath and
enjoy the ride
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 (D major) You're gonna be a millionaire,
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boy  (E minor)  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (C major) Found a cooper in London town  (G major) 
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Who  (C major) made barrels strong and round  (G major) 
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 (D major) Leather arms and hidden feet  (G major) 
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His  (D major) destiny was in the deep (G major)  (D major) 
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Down,  (E minor) down and down he died
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 (E major) John  (D major) in the barrel went over the side
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Will  (E minor) he ever come back  (E major) up alive?
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 (D major) Call him up for air (E minor) ,    (D major) boys
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Down,  (E minor) down, and down he died
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 (D major) John in the barrel went over the side
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Hold  (E minor) your breath and enjoy the ride
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You're  (D major) gonna be a millionaire, boy  (E major)  (E minor) 
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The  (C major) East India Company  (G major) 
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Had a  (C major) record to lost at sea  (G major)  (D major) 
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Cannon, silver and  (G major) gold
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An (D major) d the cost of lost souls  (G major)  (D major) 
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Down,  (E minor) down and down  (E major)  (E minor) he  died
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John  (D major) in the barrel went over the side
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Will he  (E minor) ever come  (Esus4) back     up  (E major) alive?  (D major) 
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Hold him up for  (E minor) air, boys  (D major) 
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Down,  (E minor) down and down he died
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John  (D major) in the barrel went over the side
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Hold  (E minor) your breath and
enjoy the ride
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You're  (D major) gonna be a millionaire,
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boy  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Viking  (C major) blood and nerves of steel  (G major) 
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How  (C major) close to heaven do you feel?  (G major)  (D major) 
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Many stories he could tell  (G major) 
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Let's  (D major) pre -square our kinkers well  (G major)  (D major) 
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Down,  (E minor) down, and down he died
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John  (D major) in the barrel went over the side
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Will he  (E minor) ever come  (Esus4) back     up  (E major) alive?
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 (D major) Hold him up for air (E major) ,   (D major) boys
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Down,  (E minor) down,  (E major) and down he died
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John  (D major) in the barrel went over the side
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Hold  (E minor) your breath and enjoy the ride
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Gon (D major) na be a millionaire, boy  (E minor) you