Chords for John Barleycorn

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[A] The birth [Dm] three men came out of [F] the west, _ [D] their fortunes poor to try. _
_ These three men made [Em] a solemn [F] oath, _ [A] not barley [D] or morning's night.
_ _ [F] Any flower, any [Dm] soul, any herb or mint, _ God's upon [E] his head.
_ _ [D] These three men made a solemn [F] oath, _ [A] not barley or morning's day.
_ [D] He let him lie for a [C] very long [F] time, _ [D] till the rain from heaven fall.
_ _ And little Sir John sprung up [F] his hand, _ [D] and sweetly followed his mom.
_ _ [F] He let him stand till [D] midsummer's day, till he got [E] the cold hand on.
_ And little Sir John he grew [Am] a long [F] beard, [A] and soon he became a man.
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ He [G] hired [D] men with [C] scythes so [F] sharp to [D] cut him off at.
_ _ [G] He rolled him [D] and tied [D] him by the waist, [A] so that if he rose far [Dm] to sleep.
[F] He hired men [D] with sharp _ pitchforks to get [G] him to the [A] law.
_ [A] And the Lord reserved him worse [F] than that, for [A] he bound him to the [Dm] law. _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] He hired men with [D] crabtree sticks to cut him to [A] skin.
_ _ And the Lord [D] reserved him [Em] worse than [F] that, _ for he [D] ground him to be strong.
_ And little Sir John did [C] not ground [F] him with [D] _ whiskey and glass.
_ And little Sir John did not [F] ground him strong _ as [D] man at last.
[F] The hot skin he [Dm] can't cut the fox, so now [E] he goes on.
[G] He can't chain her, [D] he can't bend her, he can't cut [F] her.
_ _ He's now turned to [D] barley corn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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