The John B Sails chords by The Brothers Four

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

The Brothers Four - The John BB Sails

Intro:
E MajorE

Verse 1:
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We come on the sloop John BB
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My grandfather and me
E MajorE             B7B7
'Round Nassau town we did roam
       E MajorE E7E7
Drinking all night
       A augmentedA
We got into a fight
 E MajorE
I feel so brake up
 BB    E MajorE
I wana go home

Chorus:
E MajorE
So hoist up the John B's sail
E MajorE
See how the mainsail sets
E MajorE
Send for the Captain ashore
     B7B7       E MajorE E7E7
Let me go home, let me go home
     A augmentedA A minorAm
Let me go home
 E MajorE
I feel so brake up
 BB    E MajorE
I wanna go home

Verse 2:
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First mate he got drunk
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And broke in the people's trunk
E MajorE                   B7B7
The constable had to come and take him away
       E MajorE  E7E7
Sheriff John Stone
       A augmentedA A minorAm
Please let me alone
 E MajorE
I feel so brake up
 BB    E MajorE
I wanna go home

Chorus:
E MajorE
So hoist up the John B's sail
E MajorE
See how the mainsail sets
E MajorE
Send for the Captain ashore
     B7B7       E MajorE E7E7
Let me go home, let me go home
     A augmentedA A minorAm
Let me go home
 E MajorE
I feel so brake up
 BB    E MajorE
I wanna go home

Verse 3:
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Poor cook he caught the fits
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And threw away all my grits
E MajorE                  B7B7
Then he took and he ate up all of my corn
       E MajorE  E7E7
Sheriff John Stone
       A augmentedA A minorAm
Please let me alone
   E MajorE
This is the worst trip
   BB     E MajorE
Since I've been born

Chorus:
E MajorE
So hoist up the John B's sail
E MajorE
See how the mainsail sets
E MajorE
Send for the Captain ashore
     B7B7       E MajorE E7E7
Let me go home, let me go home
     A augmentedA A minorAm
Let me go home
 E MajorE
I feel so brake up
 BB    E MajorE
I wanna go home
   E MajorE
This is the worst trip
   BB     E MajorE
Since I've been born