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Sloop John B

by The Beach Boys

Written by: Sloan, Barri, McGuire & Howe

SLOOP JOHN B Sloan, Barri, McGuire & Howe The Beach Boys G F G F G F Oh^my ||: grand dd daddy and^me. | ee / / ~ ^we | sailed on^the Sloop John | ||: first mate he got^drunk. | kk / / ~ ^broke | in the Cap tains | ||: poor cook he^caught^the^fits.| ss / / ~ ^and | threw away all my | G F D | B / // | Around dd Nassau u^town.| nn / ~ ^we did | roam mm // | | trunk / / the | Consta ble had to^come.| ee ~ ^and take^him a | way yy // | | grits / / And | then^he took and he^ate.| ee ~ ^up all^of my | corn nn // | G C | / ~ ^We got into^a | fight /// | / we^were drinking all^night.| tt /// | | // Sheriff John | Stone /// | / why^dont=you leave^him alone.| ee /// | | // Let^me go | home /// | / why^dont=they let^me go^home.| ee /// | G D G D | / Well now I | feel so broke up | / I^wan n^na go | home ee // | /// So | | / Well now I | feel so broke up | / I^just wanna go | home ee // | /// So | | // This is | the worst trip pp | / Ive ever been | on nn // | /// So | G | ^hoist up ^the John B^sails.| ss ss // | See^how the^main sail sets.| ss ss // | D | Call for^the Captain ashore.| ee ~ ^and let^me go^home.| ee /// | G C | ~ ^I wan na go | home ee // | / Yeah let^me go | home ee // | /// Well^I | G D G | feel so^broke up / | / I^just wanna go^home.| ee /// | D 1. | /// Now^the :|| 2. | /// Then^the :|| 3. | /// Well | to CHORUS and fade

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Sloop John B is performed by The Beach Boys and written by Sloan, Barri, McGuire & Howe. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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