Chords for Sloop John B
Tempo:
86.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] From way down there in the south of California we come up here.
So I'm going to blow you a kiss from the boys down there in the south of California.
All you girls up here in northern California, you boys too, take a kiss of your life.
Come on, sleep with me.
My grandfather and me.
Pray with me sometime.
We'd [D] be around [G] all night.
Darling, you [C] and I.
[Am] When I [G] see the real [D] sun, I want to [G] go home.
The boy stood behind me, they said.
Behind me, they said.
He'll come for the capital.
[Em] I [D]
want to [G] go home.
But I can't go [C]
home.
[G] He said, I'm [D] working.
[G]
[D] I'm a first [G] mate, he got it.
I'm looking for captains.
I'm looking for captains.
I'm ready to give [D] it away.
You're a [G] young star.
Why don't you leave [C] the hell out of it?
We'll [Am] love each other.
[G] Let me and the world [D] spread it out and [G]
around.
Put the young men fed.
See how the maids are set.
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me [D] go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
Why don't you let [C] me go home?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, [G] let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
The poor duck, he caught the fish.
He threw away all my dress.
Then he took and ate up [D] all of my bones.
Left [G] me all alone.
Why don't you let me [C] go home?
Oh, yeah.
[G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live it [G] on.
What's tough with young men is where I'm going.
See how the maids are set.
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me go [D] home.
Oh, I want [G] to go home.
Why don't you [C] let me go home?
Oh, yeah.
[G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll [B] live it [G] on.
Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
Goodbye.
Thank you all very much for being so brave and so much.
It's been a pleasure to be up here and play for you.
Cheers for Golden Gate Park.
Thank you again for having me. Bye-bye.
Good night.
Have a safe rest of the day.
[D] [Bm] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [A] [G]
[D] [G]
[Am] [N]
So I'm going to blow you a kiss from the boys down there in the south of California.
All you girls up here in northern California, you boys too, take a kiss of your life.
Come on, sleep with me.
My grandfather and me.
Pray with me sometime.
We'd [D] be around [G] all night.
Darling, you [C] and I.
[Am] When I [G] see the real [D] sun, I want to [G] go home.
The boy stood behind me, they said.
Behind me, they said.
He'll come for the capital.
[Em] I [D]
want to [G] go home.
But I can't go [C]
home.
[G] He said, I'm [D] working.
[G]
[D] I'm a first [G] mate, he got it.
I'm looking for captains.
I'm looking for captains.
I'm ready to give [D] it away.
You're a [G] young star.
Why don't you leave [C] the hell out of it?
We'll [Am] love each other.
[G] Let me and the world [D] spread it out and [G]
around.
Put the young men fed.
See how the maids are set.
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me [D] go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
Why don't you let [C] me go home?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, [G] let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
The poor duck, he caught the fish.
He threw away all my dress.
Then he took and ate up [D] all of my bones.
Left [G] me all alone.
Why don't you let me [C] go home?
Oh, yeah.
[G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live it [G] on.
What's tough with young men is where I'm going.
See how the maids are set.
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me go [D] home.
Oh, I want [G] to go home.
Why don't you [C] let me go home?
Oh, yeah.
[G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll [B] live it [G] on.
Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
Goodbye.
Thank you all very much for being so brave and so much.
It's been a pleasure to be up here and play for you.
Cheers for Golden Gate Park.
Thank you again for having me. Bye-bye.
Good night.
Have a safe rest of the day.
[D] [Bm] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [A] [G]
[D] [G]
[Am] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Am
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ From way down there in the south of California we come up here.
_ So I'm going to blow you a kiss from the boys down there in the south of California.
_ _ All you girls up here in northern California, you boys too, take a kiss of your life.
Come on, sleep with me.
_ My grandfather and me. _ _
Pray with me sometime.
_ We'd [D] be around _ _ _ _ _ [G] all night.
_ _ _ Darling, you [C] and I.
_ _ _ [Am] When I [G] see the real [D] sun, I want to [G] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ The boy stood behind me, they said. _ _
Behind me, they said.
_ _ He'll come for the capital.
_ [Em] I _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ want to [G] go home.
_ _ _ But I can't go [C]
home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] He said, I'm [D] working.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm a first [G] mate, he got it.
_ _ I'm looking for captains.
I'm _ _ looking for captains.
I'm ready to give [D] it away.
_ _ _ _ You're a [G] young star.
_ _ Why don't you leave [C] the hell out of it?
We'll [Am] love each other.
[G] Let me and the world [D] spread it out and [G]
around. _ _ _ _ _ _
Put the young men fed. _ _
See how the maids are set. _ _
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me [D] go home.
_ _ _ Oh, let [G] me go home.
_ _ _ Why don't you let [C] me go home?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, [G] let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
_ _ _ _ _ The poor duck, he caught the fish.
_ He threw away all my dress. _ _ _
Then he took and ate up [D] all of my bones.
_ _ _ Left [G] me all alone.
_ _ Why don't you let me [C] go home?
Oh, yeah.
_ [G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live it [G] on.
_ _ _ _ What's _ tough with young men is where I'm going.
See how the maids are set. _ _
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me go [D] home.
Oh, I want [G] to go home.
_ _ _ Why don't you [C] let me go home?
Oh, yeah.
_ [G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll [B] live it [G] on.
_ _ _ _ _ Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
_ _ _ _ _ Goodbye.
Thank you all very much for being so brave and so much.
It's been a pleasure to be up here and play for you.
Cheers for Golden Gate Park.
Thank you again for having me. Bye-bye.
Good night.
Have a safe rest of the day.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ So I'm going to blow you a kiss from the boys down there in the south of California.
_ _ All you girls up here in northern California, you boys too, take a kiss of your life.
Come on, sleep with me.
_ My grandfather and me. _ _
Pray with me sometime.
_ We'd [D] be around _ _ _ _ _ [G] all night.
_ _ _ Darling, you [C] and I.
_ _ _ [Am] When I [G] see the real [D] sun, I want to [G] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ The boy stood behind me, they said. _ _
Behind me, they said.
_ _ He'll come for the capital.
_ [Em] I _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ want to [G] go home.
_ _ _ But I can't go [C]
home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] He said, I'm [D] working.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm a first [G] mate, he got it.
_ _ I'm looking for captains.
I'm _ _ looking for captains.
I'm ready to give [D] it away.
_ _ _ _ You're a [G] young star.
_ _ Why don't you leave [C] the hell out of it?
We'll [Am] love each other.
[G] Let me and the world [D] spread it out and [G]
around. _ _ _ _ _ _
Put the young men fed. _ _
See how the maids are set. _ _
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me [D] go home.
_ _ _ Oh, let [G] me go home.
_ _ _ Why don't you let [C] me go home?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, [G] let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
_ _ _ _ _ The poor duck, he caught the fish.
_ He threw away all my dress. _ _ _
Then he took and ate up [D] all of my bones.
_ _ _ Left [G] me all alone.
_ _ Why don't you let me [C] go home?
Oh, yeah.
_ [G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live it [G] on.
_ _ _ _ What's _ tough with young men is where I'm going.
See how the maids are set. _ _
Come on, boy, captain of your man.
[Em] Let me go [D] home.
Oh, I want [G] to go home.
_ _ _ Why don't you [C] let me go home?
Oh, yeah.
_ [G] Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll [B] live it [G] on.
_ _ _ _ _ Let's get the world [D] spread out.
I'll live [G] it on.
_ _ _ _ _ Goodbye.
Thank you all very much for being so brave and so much.
It's been a pleasure to be up here and play for you.
Cheers for Golden Gate Park.
Thank you again for having me. Bye-bye.
Good night.
Have a safe rest of the day.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _