Sloop John B
The Beach Boys
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
We [C] come on the sloop [F] John [C] B
My grandfather [F] and [C] me
Around Nassau town we did [G7] roam
Drinking all [C] night [C7] Got into a [F] fi-i-[Dm]-ight
Well I [C] feel so broke up [G7] I wanna go [C] home
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Verse 2:
[C] First mate he [F] got [C] drunk
Broke in the [F] cap[C]tain’s trunk
Constable had to come and take him a[G7]way
Sheriff John [C] Stone [C7]
Why don’t you leave me a-[F] lo-o-[Dm]-one
Well I [C] feel so broke up
[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Chorus:
Verse 3:
The [C] poor cook he caught [F] the [C] fits
Threw away all of [F] my [C] grits
Then he took and ate up all of my [G7] corn
Let me go [C] home [C7]
I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
This [C] is the worst trip
[G7] I’ve ever been [C] on
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Outro:
I [C] feel so broke up
[G7*] I wanna go [C] home
Sloop John B [C]The Beach Boys
Intro CCCC
Verse 1 We C come on the sloop F John C B My grandfather F and C me Around Nassau town we did G7 roam Drinking all C night C7 Got into a F fi-i-Dm-ight Well I C feel so broke up G7 I wanna go C home
Chorus So C hoist up the John F B C sail See how the main F sail C sets Call for the captain ashore, let me go G7 home Let me go C home C7 I wanna go F ho-o-Dm-ome Well I C feel so broke up G7 I wanna go C home
Verse 2 C First mate he F got C drunk Broke in the F capCtain’s trunk Constable had to come and take him aG7way Sheriff John C Stone C7 Why don’t you leave me a-F lo-o-Dm-one Well I C feel so broke up G7 I wanna go C home
Chorus
Verse 3 The C poor cook he caught F the C fits Threw away all of F my C grits Then he took and ate up all of my G7 corn Let me go C home C7 I wanna go F ho-o-Dm-ome This C is the worst trip G7 I’ve ever been C on
Chorus So C hoist up the John F B C sail See how the main F sail C sets Call for the captain ashore, let me go G7 home Let me go C home C7 I wanna go F ho-o-Dm-ome Well I C feel so broke up G7 I wanna go C home