[Intro] G

[Primeira Parte]

   G                             G
We come on the Sloop John B. my grandfather and me
G                         D
Around Nassau Town we did roam
               G                C
Drinking all night, got into a fight
        G                 D           G
Well, I feel so broke up, I want to go home

[Refrão]

   G                           G
So hoist up the John B's sail, see how the mainsail sets
G                                      D
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home, let me go home
G                C
I wanna go home, yeah, yeah
        G                 D          G
Well, I feel so broke up, I want go home

[Segunda Parte]

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The first mate he got drunk, and broke in the capitan's trunk
    G                                   D
The constable had to come and take him away
            G                                C
Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone? Yeah, yeah
        G                 D           G
Well, I feel so broke up, I want to go home

[Refrão]

   G                            G
So hoist up the John B's sail, see how the mainsail sets
G                                      D
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home, let me go home
G                          C
I wanna go home, let me go home
  G
Hoist up the John B's sail
G                   D           G
I feel so broke up, I wanna go home

[Terceira Parte]

          G                  G
The poor cook, he caught the fits, and he threw away all my grits
G                                             D
And then he took and he ate up all of my the corn
             G                               C
Let me go home, why don't they let me go home? Yeah, yeah
G                      D             G
This is the worst trip I've ever been on

[Refrão]

   G                            G
So hoist up the John B's sail, see how the mainsail sets
G                                      D
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home, let me go home
G                          C
I wanna go home, let me go home