Chords for Barry McGuire - Sloop John B. (1965)

Tempo:
142.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barry McGuire - Sloop John B. (1965) chords
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[Em] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [A]
I'm John B.
[G]
[A] Around Nassau town.
We did [E] Rome.
Got into [A] a flight.
I was wondering [D] all night.
Yeah [A] now I feel so break [E] up.
I wanna go [A] home.
[E] Come on now we'll run up the John B.
sale.
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set.
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
Oh let me [E] go home.
[Em] Let me go [A] home.
[D] [A]
I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E]
[A] Now the first minute he got drunk.
[Em]
[E] And he broke up the people's trunk.
The constable [A] had to go.
[E] And say no way.
Oh Sam [A] Johnstone had to leave [D] him alone.
Oh now [A] I feel so [E] break up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E] Come on let's all sing it [A] now.
Yeah I run up the John B.
sale.
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set.
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
[E] [B]
[A]
[D] [B] Yeah now [A] I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] He ate up all of my grits.
And in the first minute he got drunk.
Drank all [E] of my corn.
How'd he get in here again?
Sam [A] Johnstone.
Why don't you leave him [D] alone?
Come on now.
[A] I feel so [E] break up.
I just wanna go home.
Run [E] it up now.
Yeah [A] we run up the John B.
sale.
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set.
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
Let me [E] go home.
[Em]
[A] Yeah [B]
let me [A] go home.
Don't you know I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E] Run it up again.
Yeah.
I [A] run up the John B.
sale.
Let's see how the maintenance will set.
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
[E]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Barry Mcguire - (Album Version) Sloop John B chords, practice playing D, A, E and A in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 71 BPM before aiming for the song's 142 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A# Major.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ John B.
[G] _
_ [A] _ Around Nassau town.
We did [E] Rome. _ _ _ _
Got into [A] a flight.
_ _ I was wondering [D] all night.
_ _ _ Yeah [A] now I feel so break [E] up.
I wanna go [A] home.
_ [E] _ Come on now we'll run up the John B.
sale. _
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set.
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
Oh let me [E] go home.
_ [Em] _ _ Let me go [A] home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Now the first minute he got drunk.
[Em] _
[E] And he broke up the people's trunk. _
The constable [A] had to go.
[E] And say no way.
_ _ _ Oh Sam [A] _ Johnstone had to leave [D] him alone.
_ _ _ Oh now [A] I feel so [E] break up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E] Come on let's all sing it [A] now.
Yeah I run up the John B.
sale. _
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set. _
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Yeah now [A] I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] He ate up all of my grits. _
And in the first minute he got drunk.
Drank all [E] of my corn.
How'd he get in here again? _
Sam [A] Johnstone.
_ _ Why don't you leave him [D] alone?
Come _ _ on now.
[A] I feel so [E] break up.
I just wanna go home.
Run [E] it up now.
Yeah [A] we run up the John B.
sale. _
We're gonna see how the maintenance will set. _
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw.
Let me [E] go home.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Yeah [B]
let me [A] go home.
_ _ _ Don't you know I feel so break [E] up.
I just wanna [A] go home.
[E] Run it up again.
Yeah.
I [A] run up the John B.
sale. _
Let's see how the maintenance will set. _
We're gonna send for the Captain Mashaw. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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