Beach Boys
Actual Chords below. These are simplified:
Sloop John B chords The Beach Boys 1966 Pet Sounds (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop_John_B) Capo I ** A We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me E Around Nassau town we did roam A Drinking all night D Bm Got into a fight A Well I feel so broke up E A I want to go home A So hoist up the John B’s sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore E A* Let me go home, let me go home D Bm I wanna go home, yeah yeah A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home A The first mate he got drunk And broke in the capn’s trunk E The constable had to come and take him away A Sheriff John Stone D Bm Why don’t you leave me alone, yeah yeah A E A Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home A So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B) See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail) Call for the captain ashore E Let me go home, let me go home A D I wanna go home, let me go home, why don't you let me go home? Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home A The poor cook he caught the fits And threw away all my grits E And then he took and he ate up all of my corn A Let me go home D Bm Why don’t they let me go home? A E A This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on A So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B) See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail) Call for the captain ashore E A Let me go home, let me go home D Bm I wanna go home, yeah yeah A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home * Gsus4 G could also be used here ** Alternates:
ACTUAL
Sloop John B chords The Beach Boys 1966 Pet Sounds (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop_John_B) Capo I ** A We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me E Esus4 E Around Nassau town we did roam A A7 Drinking all night D Bm Got into a fight A Well I feel so broke up E A I want to go home A So hoist up the John B’s sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore E Esus4 E A* A7 Let me go home, let me go home D Bm I wanna go home, yeah yeah A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home A The first mate he got drunk And broke in the capn’s trunk E Esus4 E The constable had to come and take him away A A7 Sheriff John Stone D Bm Why don’t you leave me alone, yeah yeah A E A Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home A So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B) See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail) Call for the captain ashore E Esus4 E Let me go home, let me go home A D I wanna go home, let me go home, why don't you let me go home? Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home A The poor cook he caught the fits And threw away all my grits E Esus4 E And then he took and he ate up all of my corn A A7 Let me go home D Bm Why don’t they let me go home? A E A This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on A So hoist up the John B’s sail (host up the John B) See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail) Call for the captain ashore E Esus4 E A A7 Let me go home, let me go home D Bm I wanna go home, yeah yeah A Well, I feel so broke up E A I wanna go home * Gsus4 G could also be used here ** Alternates: Capo III A = G E = D Esus4 = Dsus4 A7 = G7 D = C Bm = Am Asus4 = Gsus4 Capo VI A = E E = B Esus4 = Bsus4 A7 = E7 D = A Bm = F#m Asus4 = Esus4 Open (These chords are not in the original key) A = B E = F# Esus4 = F#sus4 A7 = B7 D = E Bm = C#m Asus4 = Bsus4 Set8
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We [A]come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town, we did [E7]roam
Drinking all [A-A7]night
Got into a [D]fight
Well, I [A]feel so broke up
I [E7]wanna go [A]home
[A]So hoist up the John B’s sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
And let me go [E7]home,
I wanna go [A-A7]home,
I wanna go [D]home, yeah yeah
Well, I [A]feel so broke up
I [E7]wanna go [A]home
The [A]first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Captain’s trunk
The constable to come and take him a[E7]way
Oh, Sheriff John [A-A7]Stone
Why don’t you leave me a[D]lone, yeah yeah
Well ,I [A]feel so broke up [E7]I wanna go [A]home
[A]So hoist up the John B’s sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
And let me go [E7]home,
I wanna go [A-A7]home,
I wanna go [D]home, yeah yeah
Well, I [A]feel so broke up
I [E7]wanna go [A]home
The poor [A]cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
http://www.moselele.co.ukAnd then he took and he ate up all of my [E7]corn
Let me go [A-A7]home
Why don’t they let me go [D]home?
[A]This is the worst trip [E7]I’ve ever been [A]on
[A]So hoist up the John B’s sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
And let me go [E7]home,
I wanna go [A-A7]home,
I wanna go [D]home, yeah yeah
Well, I [A]feel so broke up
I [E7]wanna go [A]home
