Sloop John B

Capo I **

 

We come on the sloop John B

 

My grandfather and me

Around Nassau town we did roam

Drinking all night

Got into a fight

Well I feel so broke up

I want to go home

 

So hoist up the John B’s sail

 

See how the mainsail sets

 

Call for the captain ashore

D Dsus4 D G* G7

Let me go home, let me go home

I wanna go home, yeah yeah

Well, I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

 

The first mate he got drunk

 

And broke in the capn’s trunk

The constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone

Why don’t you leave me alone, yeah yeah

Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home

 

So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B)

 

See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)

 

Call for the captain ashore

Let me go home, let me go home

I wanna go home, let me go home, why don't you let me go home?

Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B

Well, I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

 

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

Let me go home

Why don’t they let me go home?

This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on

 

So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B)

 

See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)

 

Call for the captain ashore

Let me go home, let me go home

I wanna go home, yeah yeah

Well, I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

 

* Gsus4 G could also be used here

 

** Alternates:

 

Capo III

 

G = F

D = C

Dsus4 = Csus4

G7 = F7

C = Bb

Am = Gm

Gsus4 = Fsus4

 

Capo VI

 

G = D

D = A

Dsus4 = Asus4

G7 = D7

C = G

Am = Em

Gsus4 = Dsus4

 

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

 

G = A

D = E

Dsus4 = Esus4

G7 = A7

C = D

Am = Bm

Gsus4 = Asus4

 

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