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Sloop John B Chords

(ver. 1)
Dairybeat
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).            
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