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We Come on the Sloop John B


            C                                                    F            C 
WE CAME ON THE SLOOP “JOHN B”,                                                
                                 F          C 
MY GRANDFATHER AND ME,                      
                                                                           G              G7 
AROUND NASSAU TOWN WE DID ROAM.                                                           
                       C             C7                          F             Fm 
DRINKIN’ ALL NIGHT, GOT INTO A FIGHT,                                          
   C                                            G                                  C                 F  C 
I FEEL SO BREAK-UP,   I WANT TO GO HOME.                                                                
       
CHORUS
                                                            F    C 
SO, HOIST UP THE “JOHN B” SAILS,                                 
                                               F         C 
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS.                              
                                                                              G             G7 
CALL FOR THE CAPTAIN ASHORE, LET ME GO HOME.                                                
                          C      C7                                      F            Fm 
LET ME GO HOME, I WANT TO GO HOME.                                                    
   C                                            G                                  C               F  C 
I FEEL SO BREAK-UP,   I WANT TO GO HOME.                                                              
                                                         
2.                                           F         C
                             
THE FIRST MATE HE GOT DRUNK,
                                                     F            C 
HE BREAK UP THE PEOPLE’S TRUNKS,                                  
                                                                                                               G          G7 
THE CONSTABLE HAD TO COME AND TAKE HIM AWAY.                                                                              
                                C              C7                                         F                  Fm 
SHERIFF JOHN STONE, PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE.                                                                   
   C                                             G                                   C              F  C 
I FEEL SO BREAK-UP,    I WANT TO GO HOME.        (CHORUS)                                              
                                                                     
3.                                                        F        C
                                
THE POOR COOK: HE GOT THE FITS.
                                           F         C 
HE THREW AWAY ALL OF THE GRITS.                      
                                                                         G              G7 
THEN HE TOOK AND DRANK UP ALL OF MY CORN.                                               
                          C             C7                                F               Fm 
LET ME GO HOME.  I WANT TO GO HOME.                                                       
C                                                        G                                       C        F   C 
THIS IS THE WORST TRIP    I’VE EVER BEEN ON.       (CHORUS)