Johnny Barleycorn

D [ Verse ] D A E G have you been to the fields? D A E G something there made me afraid D like dying younger A E G if the ground never yields E G A we will feel the hunger D A E G take him out with the seeds D A E roll him on the barren ground G D mix blood and water A E G do not doubt our every need E G A she will feed , look what we got her D A7 * ( x2 ) [ Chorus ] G A Bm G clear the way for johnny barleycorn A Bm A G this is the day that surely he will be reborn G A D G bring down the blade on johnny C Bm A G D G D D he shall be the one that will be torn [ Solo ] D A E G ( x3 ) E G A [ Verse ] D A E G ringing out the new year D A E sing out the names of the dead G D like johnny barleycorn A E G give him a cheer hey E G A can you hear the newborn? D A7 * ( x2 ) [ Chorus ] G A Bm G clear the way for johnny barleycorn A Bm A G this is the day that surely he will be reborn G A D G bring down the blade on johnny ( repeat above 1x ) C Bm A G D G he shall be the one that will be torn C Bm A G D he shall be the one that will be torn A ( fade out ) _______________________________________________________________ recommended chord formations : ( also barre chords sound good , and you can play the full chords of course ) E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - | B - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - | G - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - 4 - - - - 0 - - | D - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - - 4 - - - - 2 - - | A - - - - - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - x - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D A E G A7 Bm C * one guitar does this on D A7 part E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - | D - - - - - 4 - - - 4 - - - - 4 - - - 4 - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - | A - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D A7 this add - on sounds good on the D and a in the verses E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - | D - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |