TRAFFIC - "john barleycorn must die" Tablature

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 ...

A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
their for- tunes ...

A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men ...

A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn ....

G D Em ( no tab - ->)
they've plowed they've sewn...

G A B(4) (sync. strum to end) B B4
B B4 B
threw clods up- on ....

A Em G D Em ( tab 1 - ->)
and these three men ...

A G D Em ( tab 2 - ->)
john barley- corn ...

(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 ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Their fortunes ...
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John Barleycorn ...
C Am Am7 Am
They've plowed, ...
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Threw clods ...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And these three men ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
John ...

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 ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Till the rains from ...
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so amazed ...
C Am Am7 Am
They let him ....
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
'til he looked both ....
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John's ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And so become .....


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 ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
To cut him off ...
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
They rolled him and ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
Serving him most ....
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men with ...
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Who pricked him to ....
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the loader he has ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's bound ...

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 ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
'til they came ...
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And there they ...
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
On poor John B...
C Am Am7 Am
They've hired men ...
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
to cut him skin ...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the miller he has ..
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
For he's ground him ....


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 ....
D C Am G Am A5 Am A5
And he's brandy ...
D Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And little Sir John and ...
D Am G Am A5 Am A5
Proved the stronges...
C Am Am7 Am
The huntsman, he ...
C D Esus4 E Esus4 E
Nor so loudly ...
Dm Am C G Am A5 Am A5
And the Tinker he can't .....
D Am G A5
Without a .....


CHORDS:
EADGBE
Esus4 O222OO
A5 OO22OO or Asus2
Am7 OO2O1O