C _ _
Bm _ _ _
E _ _
Ab _ .
_ _ _ The first seminal _ _ influence _ _
N _ that began to take shape for Petsounds in
E that year was.
the recording of Sloop John B.
Al Jardine brought over the lyrics and he played me the song and he goes, can you arrange it.
And I said, sure.
So I arranged it.
It was done in the Kingston Trio.
_ And we took it and adapted the arrangement.
It began to develop pretty incredible _
Ab dimensions of harmonies and production value that we.
were starting to see from Brian.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ We come on to Sloop John B.
_ My grandfather and me.
_ _ Around Nassau town we
Eb did a roll.
_ _ _ _ .
Drinking
Ab all night, _ _ _ got into
Db a fight.
_ _ _ _ .
_
Ab Well I feel so broke out,
Eb _ .
I want to
Ab go home.
_ _ _ _ .
_ So, why stop at John B.
Safe, _ and see how the main cell said, _ _ come for the captain ashore.
and let me
Eb go home.
_ _ _ .
Let me
Ab go home.
_ _ Why don't they let me
Db go home.
Yeah, yeah.
Well
Ab I feel so broke out,
Eb I want
Ab to go home.
He did it, he did it, he did it.
The first day he got drunk, _ _ and broke him a captive truck.
_ .
_ _ Constable had to come and take him
Eb away.
_ _ _ _ .
Chair of
Ab Johnstone, why _ don't you leave me
Db alone.
_ Hey yeah.
_
Ab Well I feel so broke out,
Eb I want to
Ab go home.
_ _ _ _ .
So, why stop at John B.
Safe, and _ see how the main cell said, _ _ come for the captain ashore.
and let me
Eb go home.
Let me go home.
I want to go
Abm home, let me go _ _
Db home.
Why stop at John B.
Safe, _ _
Ab I feel so broke out,
Eb.
I want to
Ab go home.
Let me go home.
Why stop at John B.
Safe.
For a cook he got the fish, _ and he threw away all my grits.
_ And then he took, and he ate up all of
Eb my corn.
_ _ _ _ .
Let me
Ab go home.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _
Db _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
Ab This is the worst trip
Eb _ .
I've ever
Ab been on.
_ _ _ _ .
So, why stop at John B.
Safe, _ _ see how the main cell said, _ _ come for the captain ashore.
and let me go
Eb home.
Let me go home.
I want to
Ab go home, let me go _
Db home.
Why stop at John B.
Safe,
Ab this is the best
Eb trip I've ever
Ab been on.
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