Biography:
Stephen Lawrence ("Steve") Winwood (born May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, England) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician who, in addition to his solo career, was a member of the bands the The Spencer Davis Group, recording the hit "Gimme Some Lovin'", Traffic, and Blind Faith. Winwood's commercial success waned during the mid and late 70's. He had a major hit with While You See A Chance in 1980. He had a career renaissance beginning
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Song: John Barleycorn (Must Die) [Acoustic]
Artist: Steve Winwood
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8878chOvfI;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn_Must_Die
Tempo: 4|4
Method: Finger-picked and lightly strummed
Tuning: Standard
Chords: EADGBe
D: XX0232
Am: X02210
C: X32010
G: 32000X (omitting the e string)
Asus2: X02200
Esus4: 022200 (formed by depressing 1st on A with 2nd finger on D&G)
E: 022100
Capo 7
INTRO:
Asus2 (arpeggiated down and up)
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 1:
D Am C G Am
There were three men came out of the west,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
Their fortunes for to try.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
John Barleycorn must die.
CHORUS 1:
C G Am
They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in,
C D Esus4-E
Threw clods upon his head.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
John Barleycorn was dead.
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 2:
D Am C G Am
They've let him lie for a very long time,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Till the rains from heaven did fall.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
and so amazed them all.
CHORUS 2:
C G Am
They've let him stand till Midsummer's Day,
C D Esus4-E
Till he looked both pale and wan.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
On poor John Barleycorn.
INSTRUMENTAL 2:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 3:
D Am C G Am
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
To cut him off at the knee.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Serving him most barbarously.
CHORUS 3:
C G Am
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
C D Esus4-E
Who pricked him to the heart.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the loader he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
For he's bound him to the cart.
INSTRUMENTAL 3:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 4:
D Am C G Am
They've wheeled him around and around the field,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Till they came unto a barn.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And there they made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
On poor John Barleycorn.
CHORUS 4:
C G Am
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
C D Esus4-E
To cut him skin from bone.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
For he's ground him between two stones.
INSTRUMENTAL 4:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Mmm-oooh)
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Who-oooh)
VERSE 5:
D Am C G Am
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
C D Esus4-E
And he’s brandy in the glass.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Proved the strongest man at last.
CHORUS 5 & CODA:
C G Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
C D Esus4-E
Nor so loudly to blow his horn.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,
D C G Am (Slowed tempo, arpeggio and fade, on last line)
Without a little Barleycorn.
[End]
Notes.
1. This version has particular quirks that are unique, as it is a solo acoustic performance.
2. Traffic’s original album ’John Barleycorn Must Die’ featuring ‘John Barleycorn (Must Die)’
was released forty-five years ago in July, 1970.
Artist: Steve Winwood
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8878chOvfI;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn_Must_Die
Tempo: 4|4
Method: Finger-picked and lightly strummed
Tuning: Standard
Chords: EADGBe
D: XX0232
Am: X02210
C: X32010
G: 32000X (omitting the e string)
Asus2: X02200
Esus4: 022200 (formed by depressing 1st on A with 2nd finger on D&G)
E: 022100
Capo 7
INTRO:
Asus2 (arpeggiated down and up)
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 1:
D Am C G Am
There were three men came out of the west,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
Their fortunes for to try.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
John Barleycorn must die.
CHORUS 1:
C G Am
They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in,
C D Esus4-E
Threw clods upon his head.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2
John Barleycorn was dead.
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 2:
D Am C G Am
They've let him lie for a very long time,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Till the rains from heaven did fall.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
and so amazed them all.
CHORUS 2:
C G Am
They've let him stand till Midsummer's Day,
C D Esus4-E
Till he looked both pale and wan.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And these three men made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
On poor John Barleycorn.
INSTRUMENTAL 2:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 3:
D Am C G Am
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
To cut him off at the knee.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Serving him most barbarously.
CHORUS 3:
C G Am
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks,
C D Esus4-E
Who pricked him to the heart.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the loader he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
For he's bound him to the cart.
INSTRUMENTAL 3:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
VERSE 4:
D Am C G Am
They've wheeled him around and around the field,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Till they came unto a barn.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And there they made a solemn oath,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
On poor John Barleycorn.
CHORUS 4:
C G Am
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks,
C D Esus4-E
To cut him skin from bone.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
For he's ground him between two stones.
INSTRUMENTAL 4:
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Mmm-oooh)
|D C G Am-Asus2 Am-Asus2|(Who-oooh)
VERSE 5:
D Am C G Am
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
C D Esus4-E
And he’s brandy in the glass.
D Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
D C G Am-Asus2-Am
Proved the strongest man at last.
CHORUS 5 & CODA:
C G Am
The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
C D Esus4-E
Nor so loudly to blow his horn.
Dm Am C G Am-Asus2-Am
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots,
D C G Am (Slowed tempo, arpeggio and fade, on last line)
Without a little Barleycorn.
[End]
Notes.
1. This version has particular quirks that are unique, as it is a solo acoustic performance.
2. Traffic’s original album ’John Barleycorn Must Die’ featuring ‘John Barleycorn (Must Die)’
was released forty-five years ago in July, 1970.
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