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DAIRYBEAT: SLOOP JOHN B. (traditional) 126 - 4/4 For my free Hobby Home-Recorded Backing Track see the Link below to Soundcloud. |./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts. n.c. : No Chord Intro: 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 e-7-------------|-------8-7-----| b---------------|-----------8---| g---------------|-------------7-| 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 SA-IL, HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S. ./. |./. | SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SE-TS, SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL. ./. |./. |D |./. CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME. / (Break) |G | I WANNA GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME. n.c. |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. Outro: |G |./. | SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SA-IL, HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S. ./. |./. | SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SE-TS, 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. Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands). Free DAIRYBEAT Originals, Covers and Backing Tracks on: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat