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Song title:      Sloop John B
Original Album:	 ?
Other Albums:    The Kingston Trio (recorded as 'Wreck of the John B' (1958))
                 Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys, 1966)

Words and Music by ? (traditional folk song from Nassau, The Bahamas)
Copyright © 1958, 1966 Capitol Records
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1 to play along with the Beach Boys 1966 version..
Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.



VERSE1:
Chords:
G   320003    C   x32010
D   xx0232    Am  x02210
G7  320001


 | G
We come on the Sloop John B, my grandfather and me,

                        | D
Around Nassau town we did roam,

           | G     | G7          | C    | Am
Drinking all night,     got into a fight

      | G               | D          | G
Well, I feel so broke up, I want to go home



VERSE2:
Chords:
G   320003    C   x32010
D   xx0232    Am  x02210
G7  320001


  | G
So, hoist up the John B sail, see how the main-sail sets

                                     | D             | G   | G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home, let me go home

         | C         | Am
I wanna go home, yeah, yeah

      | G               | D            | G
Well, I feel so broke up,   I want to go home



VERSE3:
Chords:
G   320003    C   x32010
D   xx0232    Am  x02210
G7  320001


  | G
The first mate he got drunk and broke in the cap'n's trunk

                                      | D
The constable had to come and take him away

           | G   | G7                       | C         | Am
Sheriff John Stone,   why don't you leave me alone, yeah, yeah

      | G               | D             | G
Well, I feel so broke up,   I wanna to go home




VERSE4:
Chords:
G   320003    C   x32010
D   xx0232    Am  x02210
G7  320001


  | G
The poor cook caught the fits and threw away all my grits

                                 | D
And then he took and ate up all of corn

        | G   | G7                        | C    | Am
Let me go home,    why don't they let me go home

   | G                | D              | G
This is the worst trip    I've ever been on



VERSE5:
Chords:
G   320003    C   x32010
D   xx0232    Am  x02210
G7  320001


  | G
So, hoist up the John B sail, see how the main-sail sets

                                     | D             | G   | G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home, let me go home

         | C         | Am
I wanna go home, yeah, yeah

      | G               | D            | G
Well, I feel so broke up,   I want to go home