Notes

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I've included two versions of the song. I'm not sure how different, if
at all, they are. Hope this helps.

aqualung

~From: kking@cs.uah.edu (Ken King)

greetings:
someone asked for john barleycorn must die (as done by traffic),
so here it is (my first contribution :). i don't yet have the tab
for it (just not that good at tabbing in real time, so i haven't
tried to figure it out), so if anyone out there wants to give it
a shot....

rhythm follows as below, strum to suit yourself.
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1

~title: john barleycorn must die, as done by traffic no capo

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
B B4 B
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. listen to the song, it's easy to play...

the rest of the verses follow the same pattern, and i don't have the
rest of the words (or the song to transcribe from) with me. :(

comments? please feel free to correct anything i botched and provide

~From: almanb@sr.hp.com (Bob Alman)

John Barleycorn (Traffic version)

capo 7th fret (chords relative)

D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5


D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
There were three men came out of the west
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Their fortunes for to try
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men made a solemn vow
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn must die
C Am Am7 Am
They've plowed, they've sown, the've harrowed him in
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Threw clods upon his head
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men were satisfied
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn was dead

D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5

D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They let him lie for a very long time
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Till the rains from heaven did fall
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John sprung up his head
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so amazed them all
C Am Am7 Am
They let him stand 'til mid summer's day
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
'til he looked both pale and worn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so become a man


D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5


D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've hired men with scythes so sharp
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
To cut him off at the knee
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Serving him most barbarously
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with sharp pitch forks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Who pricked him to the heart...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's bound him to the cart

D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5


D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They've wheeled him around and around in the field
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
'til they came onto a barn
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they made a solemn oath
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
On poor John Barleycorn
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with the crab tree sticks
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
to cut him skin from bone
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has served him worse than that
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's ground him between two stones


D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5
D C G Am A5 Am A5

D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And he's brandy in the glass
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl
D Am G Am A5 Am A5
Proved the strongest man at last
C Am Am7 Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Nor so loudly blow his horn
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the Tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
D Am G A5
Without a little Barlycorn


CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O