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capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherSong
Sloop John B chords
The Beach Boys 1966 Pet Sounds
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop_John_B)
Capo I **
We come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night
Got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home
So hoist up the John B’s sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore
D Dsus4 D G* G7
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well, I feel so broke up
I wanna go home
The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the capn’s trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don’t you leave me alone, yeah yeah
Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home
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
Let me go home, let me go home
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
Well, I feel so broke up
I wanna go home
The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home
Why don’t they let me go home?
This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on
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
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well, I feel so broke up
I wanna go home
* Gsus4 G could also be used here
** Alternates:
Capo III
G = F
D = C
Dsus4 = Csus4
G7 = F7
C = Bb
Am = Gm
Gsus4 = Fsus4
Capo VI
G = D
D = A
Dsus4 = Asus4
G7 = D7
C = G
Am = Em
Gsus4 = Dsus4
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G = A
D = E
Dsus4 = Esus4
G7 = A7
C = D
Am = Bm
Gsus4 = Asus4
Set8
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