Capo 7
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There D were three Am men came C out G of the Am west,
Their D fortunes C for to Am try. Asus2
And D these three Am men C made a G solemn Am oath,
D John Barley C corn G must Am die.
C They've ploughed, G they've sewn, they've Am harrowed him in,
Threw C clods up D on his Esus4 head.
Dm And these three Am men C made a G solemn Am oath,
D John Barley C corn G was Am dead.
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D They've let him Am lie for a C very G long Am time,
D Till the rains C from heav G en did Am fall.
D And little Sir Am John C sprung G up his Am head,
D and so C amazed G them Am all.
C They've let him G stand till Mid Am summer's Day,
Till C he looked both D pale and E wan.
Dm And these three Am men C made a G solemn Am oath,
D On poor C John G Barley Am corn.
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D They've hired men Am with the C scythes G so Am sharp,
D To cut him C off at G the Am knee.
D They've rolled him and Am tied him C by G the Am waist,
D Serving him most C bar G barous Am ly.
C They've hired men G with the Am sharp pitchforks,
Who C pricked him D to the E heart.
Dm And the loader Am he has C served G him worse Am than that,
D For he's C bound him G to the Am cart.
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D They've wheeled him Am around and C around G the Am field,
D Till they C came G unto a Am barn.
D And there they Am made a C sol G emn Am oath,
D On poor John C Bar G ley Am corn.
C They've hired men G with the Am crab-tree sticks,
To C cut him skin D from E bone.
Dm And the miller he has Am served him W worse G than Am that,
D For he's ground him C between G two Am stones.
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D And little Sir John Am and the C nut- G brown Am bowl,
And C he’s brandy D in the E glass.
D And little Sir John Am and the C nut- G brown Am bowl,
D Proved the strong C est G man at Am last.
C The huntsman, he can't G hunt the Am fox,
Nor C so loudly to D blow his E horn.
Dm And the tinker Am he can't C mend G kettle nor Am pots,
D Without a C little G Barley A corn