Sloop John B

Beach Boys

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VERSE 1
We [|]c[G]ome on the sloop John [|][G]B
My [|]g[G]randfather and [|]m[G]e
A[|]r[G]ound Nassau [|][G]town we did [|]r[D]oam [|]
[D]..Drinking all [|][G]night [|][G7]..Got into a [|][C]fight [|]
[C]...Well I [|][G]feel so broke up [|]
[D]..I want to go [|][G]home [|]

CHORUS
[G]...So [|][G]hoist up the John B's [|][G]sail [|]
[G]See how the mainsail [|][G]sets [|]
[G]Call for the captain a[|][G]shore 
Let me go [|][D]home [|][D].. let me go [|][G]home [|]
[G7]..I wanna go [|][C]home yeah [|]
[C]yeah, Well I [|][G]feel so broke up [|]
[D]I wanna go [|][G]home [|]

VERSE 2
[G]...The [|][G]first mate he got [|][G]drunk
And [|][G]broke in the captain's [|][G]trunk
The [|][G]constable had to [|][G]come and take him [|]
[D]away [|][D]..Sheriff John [|][G]Stone [|]
[G7]Why don't you leave me [|][C]alone yeah [|]
[C]yeah, Well I [|][G]feel so broke up I [|]
[D]wanna go [|][G]home [|]

CHORUS
[G]...So [|][G]hoist up the John B's [|][G]sail [|]
[G]See how the mainsail [|][G]sets [|]
[G]Call for the captain a[|][G]shore 
Let me go [|][D]home [|][D].. let me go [|][G]home [|]
[G7]..I wanna go [|][C]home yeah [|][C]yeah
Well I [|][G]feel so broke up [|][D]I wanna go [|][G]home [|]

VERSE 3
[G]...The [|][G]poor cook he caught the [|][G]fits 
And [|][G]threw away all my [|][G]grits
And [|][G]then he took and he [|][G]ate up all of my [|]
[D]corn [|][D]..Let me go [|][G]home [|]
[G7]..Why don't they let me go [|][C]home [|]
[C]...This [|][G]is the worst trip [|][D]I've ever been [|][G]on [|]

CHORUS
[G]...So [|][G]hoist up the John B's [|][G]sail [|]
[G]See how the mainsail [|][G]sets [|]
[G]Call for the captain a[|][G]shore 
Let me go [|][D]home [|][D].. let me go [|][G]home [|]
[G7]..I wanna go [|][C]home yeah [|][C]yeah
Well I [|][G]feel so broke up [|][D]I wanna go [|][G]home [|][G][\]