DAIRYBEAT: SLOOP JOHN B. (Traditional) 126 - 4/4
|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
n.c. : No Chord
Intro:
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e|7----------|-----8-7-----
b|-----------|---------8---
g|-----------|-----------7-
d|-----------|-------------
a|-----------|-------------
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Verse 1:
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WE COME ON THE SLOOP JOHN B. MY GRAND-FATHER AND ME.
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A-ROUND NASSAU TOWN, WE DO ROAM.
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DRINKING ALL NIGHT, GOT INTO A FIGHT.
|G |Am D |G |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP, I WANNA GO HOME.
Chorus:
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SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL. SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS.
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CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME.
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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:
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THE FIRST MATE HE GOT DRUNK, AND BROKE IN THE CAPTAIN'S TRUNK.
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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).
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SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS,
(SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL).
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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:
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THE POOR COOK HE CAUGHT THE FITS, AND THREW AWAY ALL MY GRITS.
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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).
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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).
DAIRYBEAT, André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands,
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