Chords for The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (Live 1966)
Tempo:
133.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Could it be the reason [B] the people in the front seats keep [E] clapping longer is [G] because we're staring right at him?
[F#m]
[G] Carl, why don't you start [B] it?
Okay.
It's called Sleek John D.
[A] Come on, Sleek [A] John D.
Grandfather and me
Around Nassau [B] town [E] we did roam
[C#] [A] Drinkin' all night
Got into [D] a fight
[Bm] Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I wanna [A] go home
So hoist up the John B.
set
See how the main sail's set
Cut all the gaps, you should let [E] me go home
Let [A] me go home
I wanna [D] go home [Bm] Yeah
[A] Well, I feel so broke [Bm] up
[E] I wanna [A] go home
First mate he got drunk
[B] [A] He broke in the captain's truck
Constable had to come take [E] him away
[A] Sheriff's drunk so
Why don't you leave [D] me alone?
[Bm] Well, [A] I feel so broke [E] up
I wanna [A] go home
So hoist up the John B.
set
See how the main sail's set
Cut all the gaps, you should let me [E] go home
Let me go home
I wanna [A] go home
Why let [D] me go home?
Hoist up the John B.
[Bm] set
Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I [E] wanna [A] go home
Poor cook, he got the fits
Threw away all my grits
Then he [B] took [C#m] and he ate [F#m] up all [Bm] of my cooks
[E] Wanna [A] go home
Why don't they let [D] me go home?
[Bm] Yeah, yeah
[A] This is the worst [B] dream
[E] I've ever [A] been
[Am] [A] Thank you
[Dm] [N]
[Em]
[F#m]
[G] Carl, why don't you start [B] it?
Okay.
It's called Sleek John D.
[A] Come on, Sleek [A] John D.
Grandfather and me
Around Nassau [B] town [E] we did roam
[C#] [A] Drinkin' all night
Got into [D] a fight
[Bm] Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I wanna [A] go home
So hoist up the John B.
set
See how the main sail's set
Cut all the gaps, you should let [E] me go home
Let [A] me go home
I wanna [D] go home [Bm] Yeah
[A] Well, I feel so broke [Bm] up
[E] I wanna [A] go home
First mate he got drunk
[B] [A] He broke in the captain's truck
Constable had to come take [E] him away
[A] Sheriff's drunk so
Why don't you leave [D] me alone?
[Bm] Well, [A] I feel so broke [E] up
I wanna [A] go home
So hoist up the John B.
set
See how the main sail's set
Cut all the gaps, you should let me [E] go home
Let me go home
I wanna [A] go home
Why let [D] me go home?
Hoist up the John B.
[Bm] set
Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I [E] wanna [A] go home
Poor cook, he got the fits
Threw away all my grits
Then he [B] took [C#m] and he ate [F#m] up all [Bm] of my cooks
[E] Wanna [A] go home
Why don't they let [D] me go home?
[Bm] Yeah, yeah
[A] This is the worst [B] dream
[E] I've ever [A] been
[Am] [A] Thank you
[Dm] [N]
[Em]
Key:
A
E
B
Bm
D
A
E
B
_ Could it be the reason [B] the people in the front seats keep [E] clapping longer is [G] because we're staring right at him?
[F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] Carl, why don't you start [B] it?
Okay.
It's called Sleek John D.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Come on, Sleek [A] John D. _ _ _ _
Grandfather and me
_ _ Around Nassau [B] town [E] we did roam _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [A] Drinkin' all night _
_ _ Got into [D] a fight _
_ [Bm] _ _ Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ So hoist up the John B.
set
_ See how the main sail's set
_ Cut all the gaps, you should let [E] me go home
_ _ _ Let [A] me go home
_ _ I wanna [D] go home [Bm] Yeah
_ _ [A] Well, I feel so broke [Bm] up
[E] I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ _ First mate he got drunk
_ _ [B] [A] He broke in the captain's truck
_ _ _ Constable had to come take [E] him away _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sheriff's drunk so _
_ Why don't you leave [D] me alone?
_ [Bm] _ _ Well, [A] I feel so broke [E] up
I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ So hoist up the John B.
set
_ _ See how the main sail's set
_ _ Cut all the gaps, you should let me [E] go home
Let me go home
I wanna [A] go _ home
Why let [D] me go home?
Hoist up the John B.
[Bm] set
Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I [E] wanna [A] go home _
_ _ _ _ _ Poor cook, he got the fits
_ _ Threw away all my grits
_ _ Then he [B] took [C#m] and he ate [F#m] up all [Bm] of my cooks
_ [E] _ _ Wanna [A] go home
_ Why don't they let [D] me go home?
_ [Bm] Yeah, yeah
[A] This is the worst [B] dream
_ [E] I've ever [A] been _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] Thank you _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] Carl, why don't you start [B] it?
Okay.
It's called Sleek John D.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Come on, Sleek [A] John D. _ _ _ _
Grandfather and me
_ _ Around Nassau [B] town [E] we did roam _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [A] Drinkin' all night _
_ _ Got into [D] a fight _
_ [Bm] _ _ Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ So hoist up the John B.
set
_ See how the main sail's set
_ Cut all the gaps, you should let [E] me go home
_ _ _ Let [A] me go home
_ _ I wanna [D] go home [Bm] Yeah
_ _ [A] Well, I feel so broke [Bm] up
[E] I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ _ First mate he got drunk
_ _ [B] [A] He broke in the captain's truck
_ _ _ Constable had to come take [E] him away _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sheriff's drunk so _
_ Why don't you leave [D] me alone?
_ [Bm] _ _ Well, [A] I feel so broke [E] up
I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ _ So hoist up the John B.
set
_ _ See how the main sail's set
_ _ Cut all the gaps, you should let me [E] go home
Let me go home
I wanna [A] go _ home
Why let [D] me go home?
Hoist up the John B.
[Bm] set
Well, [A] I feel so broke [B] up
I [E] wanna [A] go home _
_ _ _ _ _ Poor cook, he got the fits
_ _ Threw away all my grits
_ _ Then he [B] took [C#m] and he ate [F#m] up all [Bm] of my cooks
_ [E] _ _ Wanna [A] go home
_ Why don't they let [D] me go home?
_ [Bm] Yeah, yeah
[A] This is the worst [B] dream
_ [E] I've ever [A] been _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] Thank you _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _