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Artist: Beach Boys, The Genre: Rock & Roll Roman Numerals: I, I7, ii, IV, V7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Recording @ YouTube

Entered by: PollyEV

F
(F,A,C)











F	C	F	A	C	F

F7
(F,A,C,E♭)











F	C	E♭	A	C	F

Gm
(G,B♭,D)











-	-	D	B♭	D	G

B♭
(B♭,D,F)











-	B♭	F	B♭	D	-

C7
(C,E,G,B♭)











-	C	E	B♭	C	E

Verse 1

{F} We

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come on the sloop John B

My	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] grandfather and me

A-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round Nassau town we did

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] roam

Drinking all

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] got into a

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fight

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second]

Well I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feel so broke up

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I want to go

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home

Chorus

So	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] hoist up the John B’s sail

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] See how the mainsail sets

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Call for the captain ashore let me go

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] home

Let me go

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] I wanna go

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home. yeah

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] yeah

Well I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feel so broke up

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna go

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home

Verse 2

The	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] first mate he got drunk

And	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] broke in the captain’s trunk

The

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] constable had to come and take him a

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] way

Sheriff John

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Stone

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] , why don’t you leave me a-

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lone? yeah

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] yeah

Well I

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feel so broke up

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna go

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3

The	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] poor cook he caught the fits

And	[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] threw away all my grits

And

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] then he took and he ate up all of my

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] corn

Let me go

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] , why don’t they let me go

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home?

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second]

This

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is the worst trip

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I’ve ever been

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on

Repeat Chorus