Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
We come on the
sloop John
B
My grandfather
and me
Around Nassau
town we did ro
am
Drinking all n
ight
Got into a fig
ht
Well I feel so
broke up
I want to go h
ome
[Chorus]
So hoist up th
e John B’s s
ail
See how the ma
in sail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home
, let me go ho
me
I wanna go hom
e, yeah yeah
Well I feel so
broke up
I wanna go hom
e
[Verse 2]
The first mate
he got dru
nk
And broke in t
he capn’s tru
nk
The constable
had to come an
d take him awa
y
Sheriff John S
tone
Why don’t you
leave me alone
, yeah yeah
Well I feel so
broke up I wa
nna go home
[Chorus]
So hoist up th
e John B’s
sail
See how the ma
in sail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home
, let me go ho
me
I wanna go hom
e, yeah yeah
Well I feel so
broke up
I wanna go hom
e
[Verse 3]
The poor cook
he caught the
fits
And threw away
all my gr
its
And then he to
ok and he ate
up all of my c
orn
Let me go home
Why don’t they
let me go hom
e
This is the wo
rst trip I’ve
ever been on
[Chorus]
So hoist up th
e John B’s
sail
See how the ma
in sail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home
, let me go ho
me
I wanna go hom
e, yeah yeah
Well I feel so
broke up
I wanna go hom
e
Well I feel so
broke up
I wanna go hom
e