Sloop John B — The Beach Boys
Chords and lyrics for Sloop John B by The Beach Boys (key of G#).
Intro
(flute doubled with glockenspiel, arr. for guitar)
v v v v v v v v
Verse 1
We [Ab]come on the sloop John B
[Ab]My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we do [Eb]roam
Drinking all [Ab]night
Got into a [Db]fight
[Dbm]Well I [Ab]feel so broke up
[Eb] I wanna go [Ab]home[Ab]
Chorus
[Ab]So hoist up the John B's sail
[Ab]See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go [Eb]home
Let [Eb7]me go [Ab]home
I wanna go [Db]home, yeah, [Bbm]yeah
Well I [Ab]feel so broke up
[Bbm] I [Eb7]wanna go [Ab]home (duddudud, dudduddud, duddudud)
Verse 2
[Ab]The first mate he got drunk
[Ab]And broke in the Captain's trunk
The constable had to come and take him [Eb]away
Sheriff John [Ab]Stone
Why don't you leave me [Db]alone, yeah, [Bbm]yeah
Well I [Ab]feel so broke up
[Bbm7] I [Eb]wanna go [Ab]home
Chorus
[Ab]Go hoist up the John B's sail (hoist up the John B)
[Ab]See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go [Eb]home (let me go home)
N.C.
I wanna go home (let me go home)
N.C.
Why don't you let me go home (hoist up the John B, hoist up the John B)
I [Ab]feel so broke up
[Bbm] I [Eb]wanna go [Ab]home (let me go home, the John B)
Verse 3
[Ab]The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away [Eb]all my [Ab]grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my [Eb]corn
Let me go [double-time] [Ab]home
Why don't they let me go [Db]home? (aha, [Bbm]ooh) (next single time again)
This [Ab]is the worst trip
[Eb] I've ever been [Ab]on
[Outro] (double time but gradually fading till the middle to follow
recording)
[Ab]Go hoist up the John B's sail (hoist up the John B)
[Ab]See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go [Eb]home (let me go home)
I wanna go [Ab]home (let me go home)
[Ab]Why don't you let me go home
[Ab]I feel so broke up
[Bbm] I [Eb]wanna go [Ab]home
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