Chords for Jimmie Rodgers - The Wreck of the "John B" (1960)
Tempo:
69.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We came on the Slough Jambi, my grandfather and me.
Round Nassau town [C#] we did roam.
Stayed awake [F#] all night, we got [B] into a fight.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Well I [F#] wanna go home, I [B] wanna go home.
Lord [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just [F#] wanna go home.
Well the first mate, he got drunk and he broke into somebody's trunk.
And the sheriff had to come and take [C#] him away.
Sheriff [F#] John Sloan, please leave [B] me alone.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Lord I wanna [F#] go home, I just wanna [B] go home.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I wanna [C#] go home.
Well I wanna [F#] go home, I wanna [B] go home.
Lord I feel [C#] so broke up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Well I feel so broke [C#] up, I [F#] wanna go home.
[E] [F#] [E] [F#] [E] [F#]
Round Nassau town [C#] we did roam.
Stayed awake [F#] all night, we got [B] into a fight.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Well I [F#] wanna go home, I [B] wanna go home.
Lord [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just [F#] wanna go home.
Well the first mate, he got drunk and he broke into somebody's trunk.
And the sheriff had to come and take [C#] him away.
Sheriff [F#] John Sloan, please leave [B] me alone.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Lord I wanna [F#] go home, I just wanna [B] go home.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I wanna [C#] go home.
Well I wanna [F#] go home, I wanna [B] go home.
Lord I feel [C#] so broke up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
Well I feel so broke [C#] up, I [F#] wanna go home.
[E] [F#] [E] [F#] [E] [F#]
Key:
F#
C#
B
E
F#
C#
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We came on the Slough Jambi, _ my grandfather and me.
Round Nassau town [C#] we did roam.
Stayed awake [F#] all night, we got [B] into a fight.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Well I [F#] wanna go home, I [B] wanna go home.
Lord [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just [F#] wanna go home.
_ Well the first mate, he got drunk and he broke into somebody's trunk.
And the sheriff had to come and take [C#] him away.
Sheriff [F#] John Sloan, please leave [B] me alone.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Lord I wanna [F#] go home, I just wanna [B] go home.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I wanna [C#] go home.
Well I wanna [F#] go home, I wanna [B] go home.
Lord I feel [C#] so broke up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ Well I feel so broke [C#] up, I [F#] wanna go home.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ We came on the Slough Jambi, _ my grandfather and me.
Round Nassau town [C#] we did roam.
Stayed awake [F#] all night, we got [B] into a fight.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Well I [F#] wanna go home, I [B] wanna go home.
Lord [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just [F#] wanna go home.
_ Well the first mate, he got drunk and he broke into somebody's trunk.
And the sheriff had to come and take [C#] him away.
Sheriff [F#] John Sloan, please leave [B] me alone.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I [C#] wanna go home.
Lord I wanna [F#] go home, I just wanna [B] go home.
Well [F#] I feel so broke [C#] up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ _ _ Hoist up the Jambi sail, see how the mainsail sets.
Tell the captain ashore I wanna [C#] go home.
Well I wanna [F#] go home, I wanna [B] go home.
Lord I feel [C#] so broke up, I just wanna [F#] go home.
_ Well I feel so broke [C#] up, I [F#] wanna go home.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _