From: aqualung@dartmouth.edu (aqualung) 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 th^B4rew ^B 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

There w^Dere three ^Ammen came o^Cut ^Gof the w^Amest^A5 ^Am ^A5 Their ^Dfortun^Ces f^Amor ^Gto t^Amry ^A5 ^Am ^A5 And th^Dese three m^Amen made a ^Csol^Gemn ^Amvow^A5 ^Am ^A5 John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn m^Gust ^Amdie^A5 ^Am ^A5 ^CThey've plowed, they've sown, the've ^Amharrowed ^Am7him i^Amn Threw c^Clods u^Dpon his ^Esus4head ^E ^Esus4 ^E And ^Dmthese three ^Ammen were sa^Ctis^Gfied^Am ^A5 ^Am ^A5 John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn w^Gas d^Amead^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 C G Am A5 Am A5

They le^Dt him ^Amlie for a ^Cvery l^Gong ^Amtim^A5e ^Am ^A5 Till the ra^Dins f^Crom h^Ameaven d^Gid f^Amall^A5 ^Am ^A5 And li^Dttle Sir Jo^Amhn sprung ^Cup ^Ghis h^Amead^A5 ^Am ^A5 And s^Do a^Cmaz^Amed t^Ghem ^Amall^A5 ^Am ^A5 ^CThey let him stand 'til m^Amid s^Am7ummer's ^Amday 'til he l^Cooked both^D pale and^Esus4 worn ^E ^Esus4 ^E And ^Dmlittle Sir J^Amohn's grown a ^Clong, lo^Gng b^Amear^A5d ^Am ^A5 And s^Do b^Cec^Amome ^Ga ^Amman^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 C G Am A5 Am A5

They've ^Dhired ^Ammen with s^Ccythes ^Gso s^Amhar^A5p ^Am ^A5 To cut ^Dhim ^Coff ^Amat t^Ghe ^Amkne^A5e ^Am ^A5 They r^Dolled him and t^Amied him ^Cby ^Gthe ^Amwai^A5st ^Am ^A5 Serving ^Dhim m^Cost ^Ambar^Gbarou^Amsly^A5 ^Am ^A5 ^CThey've hired men with s^Amharp p^Am7itch f^Amorks Who pri^Ccked h^Dim to the^Esus4 heart... ^E ^Esus4 ^E And the ^Dmloader he has ^Amserved him ^Cworse th^Gan t^Amhat^A5 ^Am ^A5 For he's b^Dound h^Cim ^Amto t^Ghe c^Amart^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 C G Am A5 Am A5

They've w^Dheeled him aro^Amund and ar^Cound ^Gin the f^Amiel^A5d ^Am ^A5 'til they c^Dame ^Con^Amto ^Ga b^Amarn^A5 ^Am ^A5 And t^Dhere they m^Amade a s^Cole^Gmn o^Amath^A5 ^Am ^A5 On po^Dor J^Cohn B^Amarl^Geyc^Amorn^A5 ^Am ^A5 ^CThey've hired men with the cr^Amab t^Am7ree st^Amicks to c^Cut him s^Dkin from ^Esus4bone ^E ^Esus4 ^E And the ^Dmmiller he has s^Amerved him w^Corse th^Gan t^Amhat^A5 ^Am ^A5 For he's gro^Dund him ^Cbetwe^Amen t^Gwo s^Amton^A5es ^Am ^A5

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

And li^Dttle Sir J^Amohn and the n^Cut ^Gbrown b^Amowl^A5 ^Am ^A5 And he's^D bran^Cdy ^Amin t^Ghe g^Amlas^A5s ^Am ^A5 And li^Dttle Sir Jo^Amhn and the n^Cut ^Gbrown b^Amowl^A5 ^Am ^A5 Prove^Dd the strong^Amest m^Gan ^Amat ^A5last ^Am ^A5 ^CThe huntsman, he can't h^Amunt ^Am7the fo^Amx Nor so ^Cloudly ^Dblow his ^Esus4horn ^E ^Esus4 ^E And the ^DmTinker he ^Amcan't mend ^Ckettle n^Gor p^Amots^A5 ^Am ^A5 Without ^Da little ^AmBarl^Gycor^A5n

CHORDS: EADGBE Esus4 O222OO A5 OO22OO or Asus2 Am7 OO2O1O

Traffic - John barleycorn