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Sloop John B

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DAIRYBEAT: SLOOP JOHN B. (Traditional) 126 - 4/4
|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
n.c.     : No Chord
Intro:
 |          G|./.
e|7----------|-----8-7-----
b|-----------|---------8---
g|-----------|-----------7-
d|-----------|-------------
a|-----------|-------------
e|-----------|-------------
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 SAIL,
                        (HOIST UP THE JOHN B’S).
./.                  |./.                    |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS,
                     (SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL).
./.                   |./.             |               D|./.
CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).
           / (Break)
          |G               |n.c.
I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).
                       |n.c.
WHY DON’T YOU LET ME GO HOME,                |n.c.
                       (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.
Chorus/Outro (in Fade Out):
  |                    G|./.                    |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL,
                        (HOIST UP THE JOHN B’S).
./.                 |./.                     |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS,
                     (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.
                                                   / (Break)
 |                G|   Am         D|               G|G  
I FEEL SO BROKE UP,    I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).
DAIRYBEAT, André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands,
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Sloop John B

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

DAIRYBEAT: SLOOP JOHN B. (Traditional) 126 - 4/4

|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

n.c. : No Chord

Intro:

| |./.

e|7----------|-----8-7-----

b|-----------|---------8---

g|-----------|-----------7-

d|-----------|-------------

a|-----------|-------------

e|-----------|-------------

Verse 1:

| |./. |./. |./.

WE COME ON THE SLOOP JOHN B. MY GRAND-FATHER AND ME.

|./. |./. | |./.

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:

| |./. |./. |./. |

SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL. SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS.

./. |./. | |./.

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:

| |./. |./. |./.

THE FIRST MATE HE GOT DRUNK, AND BROKE IN THE CAPTAIN'S TRUNK.

|./. |./. | |./.

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:

| |./. |

SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL,

(HOIST UP THE JOHN B’S).

./. |./. |

SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS,

(SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL).

./. |./. | |./.

CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

/ (Break)

|G |n.c.

I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

|n.c.

WHY DON’T YOU LET ME GO HOME, |n.c.

(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:

| |./. |./. |./.

THE POOR COOK HE CAUGHT THE FITS, AND THREW AWAY ALL MY GRITS.

|./. |./. | |./.

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.

Chorus/Outro (in Fade Out):

| |./. |

SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL,

(HOIST UP THE JOHN B’S).

./. |./. |

SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS,

(SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL).

./. |./. | |./.

CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

| |./.

I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

WHY DON’T YOU LET ME GO HOME, |Am7

(HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL),

HOIST UP THE JOHN B’S.

/ (Break)

G Am D G G

| | | |

I FEEL SO BROKE UP, I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

DAIRYBEAT, André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands,

TABS, ORIGINALS, COVERS, BACKING TRACKS & INFO

(Use only Dairybeat TAB versions for my BACKING TRACKS):

600+ Free* Dairybeat & Various TABS in MS-Word;

180+ Free* Dairybeat ORIGINALS, COVERS & BACKING TRACKS in WAV or MP3 on:

http://1drv.ms/1O27POI

Dairybeat Free* Originals, Covers & Backing Tracks in MP3 on:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music

Dairybeat Free* Originals, Covers & Backing Tracks in WAV on:

https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat

Dairybeat promotion on:

https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat

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