Sloop John B

Chords

Standard

126 - 4/4

Capo on the 1st Fret.
|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

Intro:

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
A|---------------|-----------10--|
E|-7-------------|-------8-7-----|
C|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-------------7-|

Verse 1:

  |G                     |./.      |./.             |./.
WE COME ON THE SLOOP JOHN B.     MY GRAND-FATHER AND ME.
 |./.         |./.         |D    |./.
A-ROUND NASSAU TOWN,  WE DO ROAM.
            |G     |./.          |C    |Am7
DRINKING ALL NIGHT,    GOT INTO A FIGHT.
      |G                |Am  D        |G    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO  HOME.

Chorus:

  |G                    |./.    |./.                  |./.    |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL.   SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS.
./.                   |./.             |D    |./.
CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME.
         |G    |./.          |C         |Am7
LET ME GO HOME,    I WANNA GO HOME, YEAH YEAH.
      |G                |Am  D       |G    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.

Verse 2:

   |G                |./.       |./.                   |./.
THE FIRST MATE HE GOT DRUNK, AND BROKE IN THE CAPTAIN'S TRUNK.
   |./.             |./.                 |D    |./.
THE CONSTABLE HAD TO COME, AND TAKE HIM A-WAY.
            |G     |./.                        |C         |Am7
SHERIFF JOHN STONE,    WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE ME A-LONE, YEAH YEAH.
      |G                |Am  D       |G    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.

Chorus:

  |G                     |./.                  |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SA-IL),
                          HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

./.                   |./.                  |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL (SE-TS),
                       SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL.

./.                   |./.             |D              |./.
CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

           / (Break N.C.)
          |G                   |
I WANNA GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

                        |
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GO (HOME),                |
                         HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SAIL),
                                                HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

 |G                |Am   D       |G               |./.
I FEEL SO BROKE UP,    I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

-Verse 3:

   |G                      |./.      |./.              |./.
THE POOR COOK HE CAUGHT THE FITS, AND THREW AWAY ALL MY GRITS.
   |./.                |./.             |D    |./.
AND THEN HE TOOK AND HE ATE UP ALL OF MY CORN.
         |G    |./.                        |C    |Am7
LET ME GO HOME,    WHY DON'T THEY LET ME GO HOME.
    |G                 |Am     D        |G    |./.
THIS IS THE WORST TRIP,   I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

Ootro (Fade Out):

  |G                     |./.                  |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SA-IL),
                          HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

./.                   |./.                  |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL (SE-TS),
                       SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL.

./.                   |./.             |D              |./.
CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

          |G              |./.
I WANNA GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

                        |C
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GO (HOME),                |Am7
                         HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SAIL),
                                                HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.
 |G                |Am  D       |G    |
I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.