The Sloop John B
Beach Boys version

Midi 1(G136)*    Midi 2(Ab112)  Midi 3(G136)*-harp
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Verse 1:
  RRRr 6 6     8   8  8    8    -9    8 Rr6 6     8 8 8  8 r -9    8 RRr 6 6
|      W e | come on the sloop John | B., m y | grandfather and | me.    A A |
  8 8 8  8  -9     9  9 9 -9 8     -8 RRR  Rr 6  -6   -7     7  RRR   R 7   7-8 8 
| round Nassau | town w e e did | roam.   | Drinkin' all | night.    | got into a |
    -9 RRR  RRr-9 -9  7     8   8  8  8  7 r -8 -8  7 -7     7 RRR
| fight.   |   We ll, I | feel so broke up, | I wa na go | home.   |

Chorus:
 RRR 6      8    8  8    8   -9     8  RRR    8   8 r 8    8   -9      8 RRR
|   So, | hoist up the John B's | sails.   | See how the main sail | sets.   |
    8   8   8   8  -9  9     9   r 9   9  -9  8    -8 RRR  R 6 r-6 -7     7  RRR
| Call for the captain a | shore, and let me go | home.   | Let me go | home.    |
 R 7  7 7 -8  8    -9  RR  9     -8  Rr -9 -9  7     8   8  8 8   7 r
|  I wa n na go | home.   Oh, | yeah.   We ll, I | feel so broke up,  |
 R -8 -8  7 -7     7  RRR
|   I wa na go | home.    |

Verse 2:
 RRRr 6 6     8     8    8  -9   8----->RRr 6 6     8    8  8   8  -9      8 ---->
|    Th e | first mate, he got drunk. |     H e | broke in the captain's trunk. |
-> RRr  6 6    8  8  8   8  -9   9     9    9   -9 8    -8 RRR  Rr  6 -6   -7   
|      Th e | Constable had to come | and take him a | way.    |  Sheriff John | 
    7   RRR    7    7    7    7   -8 8    -9  RR  9    -8  Rr   -9  -8
| Stone,    | why don't you leave me a | lone?   Oh | yeah,    well I |
    8   8  8 8   7 r R -8 -8 -8 7 -7     7  RRR
| feel so broke up, |  I  wa  n a go | home.    |

Chorus ....

Verse 3:
 RRr 6 6   8    8   8   8    8    -9   8----->RRr 6 6   8 8   8   8 -9   8--->
|   Well, the poor cook he caught the fits. |   Threw | away all of my grits. |
-> 6 6  8   8   8   8  -9  9    9  -9  8  -8 RRR  R 6 r-6 -7     7 RRR
| Then he took and he ate up | all of my corn.   | Let me go | home.   |
 r 7    7  7 -8  8    -9  RR  9      -8 Rr -9 -8    8   8   8     7 r
| Well, I wa na go | home.   Oh, | yeah.   Th is | is the worst trip |
 R  -8  -8 7  -7     7 RRR
|  I've ever been | on.    |

 Chorus (and fade out)

 

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