Traffic - John barleycorn

There ^Dwere three ^Ammen came ^Cout ^Gof the ^Amwes^A5t, ^{Am A5} their ^Dfortunes ^Cfor ^Gto ^Amtry^{A5 Am A5} And ^Dthese three ^Ammen made a ^Cso^Glemn ^Amvow^A5: ^{Am A5} John ^DBarley^Ccorn ^Gmust ^Amdie^A5. ^{Am A5}

They've ^Cploughed, they've ^Amsewn, ^Gthey've ^Amharrowed him in; threw ^Cclods at ^DBarley's ^Esushead ^{E Esus E} And ^Dmthese three ^Ammen made a ^Cso^Glemn ^Amvow^A5: ^{Am A5} John ^DBarley^Ccorn ^Gwas ^Amdea^A5d. ^{Am A5}

They've ^Dlet him ^Amlie for a ^Cvery ^Glong ^Amtim^A5e, ^{Am A5} ‘till th^De rains fro^Cm heave^Gn di^Amd f^A5all ^{Am A5} And ^Dlittle Sir ^AmJohn sprung ^Cup ^Ghis ^Amhea^A5d, ^{Am A5} and ^Dso a^Cmazed ^Gthem ^Amall^A5. ^{Am A5}

They've ^Clet him ^Amstand ?^G??til^Aml midsummer's day, ‘til^Cl he looked bot^Dh pale an^Esusd worn ^{E Esus E} And ^Dmlittle Sir ^AmJohn's grown a ^Clong, ^Glong ^Ambea^A5rd, ^{Am A5} and ^Dso be^Ccome ^Ga ^Amman^A5. ^{Am A5}

They've ^Dhired ^Ammen with the ^Cscythes ^Gso ^Amsha^A5rp, ^{Am A5} to ^Dcut him ^Coff ^Gat the ^Amkne^A5e ^{Am A5} They've ^Drolled him and ^Amtied him ^Cby ^Gthe ^Amwai^A5st, ^{Am A5} servin' ^Dhim most ^Cbar^Gbarous^Amly.^{A5 Am A5}

They've ^Chired ^Ammen ^Gwith the ^Amsharp pitchforks, who ^Cpricked him ^Dto the ^Esusheart ^{E Esus E} And the ^Dmloader he has ^Amserved him ^Cworse ^Gthan ^Amtha^A5t, ^{Am A5} for he's ^Dbound him ^Cto ^Gthe ^Amcar^A5t ^{Am A5}

They've ^Dwheeled him a^Amround and a^Cround ^Gthe ^Amfie^A5ld, ^{Am A5} ‘till the^Dy came ^Cunt^Go ^Ama b^A5arn ^{Am A5} And ^Dthere they ^Ammade a ^Cso^Glemn ^Amoat^A5h, ^{Am A5} on ^Dpoor John ^CBar^Gley^Amcor^A5n. ^{Am A5}

They've ^Chired ^Ammen ^Gwith the ^Amcrab-tree sticks, to ^Ccut him ^Dskin from ^Esusbone ^{E Esus E} And the ^Dmmiller he has ^Amserved him ^Cworse ^Gthan ^Amtha^A5t, ^{Am A5} for he's ^Dground him be^Ctween ^Gtwo ^Amsto^A5nes.^{Am A5}

And ^Dlittle Sir ^AmJohn and the ^Cnut-^Gbrown ^Ambow^A5l, ^{Am A5} and he's ^Dbrandy ^Cin ^Gthe ^Amgla^A5ss ^{Am A5} And ^Dlittle Sir ^AmJohn and the ^Cnut-^Gbrown ^Ambow^A5l, ^{Am A5} proved the ^Dstrongest ^Cman ^Gat ^Amlas^A5t. ^{Am A5}

The ^Chunts^Amman, ^Ghe can't ^Amhunt the fox, nor so ^Cloudly to ^Dblow his ^Esushorn ^{E Esus E} And the ^Dmtinker he ^Amcan't mend ^Ckettle ^Gnor ^Ampot^A5s, ^{Am A5} D C G Amaj (end with High A note on the fifth fret) without a little Barleycorn