Sloop John B chords by The Kingston Trio

Chords with lyrics

[Verse 1]

C majorC          Csus4Csus4 C majorC       Csus4Csus4 C majorC
We come on the Sloop John B, my grandfather and me.
              G7G7 - G7sus4G7sus4 - G7G7
Around Nassau town we did roam,
       C majorC - C7C7        FF
Drinking all night, Got into a fight,
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC
Well I feel so break up, I wanta go home.


[Chorus]

C majorC           Csus4Csus4 - C majorC      Csus4Csus4 - C majorC
So hoist up the John BB sail, see how the mains'l sets,
                    G7G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home.
     C majorC        FF
Let me go home, I wanta go home,
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC
Well I feel so break up, I wanta go home.

[Verse 2]

C majorC       Csus4Csus4 - C majorC          Csus4Csus4 - C majorC
First Mate, he got drunk, broke up the people's trunk,
              G7G7 - G7sus4G7sus4 - G7G7
Constable had to come and take him away.
       C majorC - C7C7        FF
Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone?
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC
Well I feel so break up, I wanta go home.


[Chorus]

C majorC           Csus4Csus4 - C majorC      Csus4Csus4 - C majorC
So hoist up the John BB sail, see how the mains'l sets,
                    G7G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home.
     C majorC        FF
Let me go home, I wanta go home,
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC
Well I feel so break up, I wanta go home.


[Verse 3]

C majorC       Csus4Csus4 - C majorC           Csus4Csus4 - C majorC
The poor cook he caught the fits, threw away all my grits,
              G7G7 - G7sus4G7sus4 - G7G7
Then he took and ate up all of my corn.
       C majorC - C7C7        FF
Let me go home, I wanta go home,
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC
This is the worst trip I've ever been on.


[Chorus]

C majorC           Csus4Csus4 - C majorC      Csus4Csus4 - C majorC
So hoist up the John BB sail, see how the mains'l sets,
                    G7G7
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home.
     C majorC        FF
Let me go home, I wanta go home,
    C majorC         G7G7     C majorC