Sloop John B
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[Intro: ]A A A4 A A4
A
We come on the Sloop John B.
E A
My grandfather and me
E A E
Around Nassau town we do roam
A A4 A A4
Drinking all night
D Bm
Got into a fight, oh yeah
A
I feel so brake up
E A A9 A A9 A A9
I wanna go home
A
Hoist up the John B's sails
A
See how the mainsail sets
A
Call for the captain ashore
E
Let me go home
A
I wanna go home
D Bm
Why don't you let me go home, yeah!
A
I feel so brake up
E A A4 A A4
I wanna go home
A
First mate, he got drunk
A
Broke up the people's trunk
A E
The constable had to come and take him away
A A4 A A4
Sheriff John Stone
D Bm
Why don't you let me go home, yeah!
A
Well I feel so brake up
E A A4 A A4
I wanna go home
A
Hoist up the John B's sails
A
See how the mainsail sets
A
Call for the captain ashore
E
Let me go home
A
I wanna go home
D Bm
Why don't you let me go home, yeah!
A
I feel so brake up
E A A4 A A4
I wanna go home
A
The cook, yeah he caught the fits
A
And threw away all my grits
A E
And then he came and he ate up all of my corn
A
Let me go home
D Bm
Why won't they let me go home, woah yeah!
A E A A9 A A9 A A9 A A9
This is the worst trip since I have been born
A
Hoist up the John B's sails
A
See how the mainsail sets
A
Call for the captain ashore
E
Let me go home
A
I wanna go home
D Bm
Why don't you let me go home, yeah!
A
I feel so brake up
E A A4 A A4
I wanna go home
A
Hoist up the John B's sails
A
See how the mainsail sets
A
Call for the captain ashore
E
Let me go home
A
I wanna go home
D Bm
Why don't you let me go home, yeah!
A
I feel so brake up
E A A4 A A4
I wanna go home
A
I feel so brake up
I wanna go home
How to play Sloop John B
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The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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