[Verse 1]
Am
Spake John Barleycorn, "In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
E
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter
Am
In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
E
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter"
[Hook]
F C F Am
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
[Verse 2]
Am
Men from the west came, money on their mind
E
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind
Am
Men from the west came, money on their mind
E
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind
[Hook]
F C F Am
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C E Am
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
C E Am
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
[Verse 3]
Am
Listen, you've got to fell 'im
John Barleycorn is ours now
E
There's a tale in the telling
John Barleycorn must die now
Am
You've got to fell 'im
John Barleycorn is ours now
E
There's a tale in the telling
John Barleycorn must die now
F C F Am
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C E Am
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
C E Am E F C E Am
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Hook]
F C F Am
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
[Verse 4]
Am
The season to destroy you
Comes year after year
E
It's the same darn machine
Taking ear after ear
Am
The season to destroy you
Comes year after year
E
It's the same darn machine
Taking ear after ear
[Hook]
F C F Am
Halleluuu-jah, hallelu-u-u-jah
C E Am
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
C E Am E F C E Am
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Outro]
Am
In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
E
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter
Am
In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
E
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter