Chords for Dwight Yoakam - "Sloop John B"
Tempo:
101.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Come [G]
on this little young bee, my grandfather and me,
around Nassau town we [D] did roam, pranking [G] all night,
not into [C] it [G] fine.
[A] Oh, [G] yeah, that leaves a road, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home.
What's the young bee say?
See how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
[G] Oh, let me go home.
I wanna [C] go [G] home.
[Am] Oh, [G] I feel so drunk, brother, [D] I wanna [G] go home.
First place he got drunk, broke into Captain Buck's,
Constable had to come take [D] him away,
Sherry [G] Johnstone, why don't you [C] leave me [Em] alone?
Oh, [Am] yeah, [G] that leaves a [Em] road, [D] brother, I wanna go [G] home.
What's the young bee say?
See how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
Why don't you let [C] me go [Em] home?
Oh, [Am] yeah, [G] I feel so drunk, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home.
[Am] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [B] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[D] [G]
Porked up, he pounded the fence, threw away all my dread,
then he took and he ate us all [D] in that corner.
Let me [G] go home.
Why don't they [C] let me go [G] home?
[Am] Oh, [G] this is the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Porked up, the young bee sways,
see how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let me [D] go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
I wanna [C] go [G] home.
[Am] [G] This here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've [G] ever been on.
[D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[D] [G]
[E]
Come [G]
on this little young bee, my grandfather and me,
around Nassau town we [D] did roam, pranking [G] all night,
not into [C] it [G] fine.
[A] Oh, [G] yeah, that leaves a road, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home.
What's the young bee say?
See how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
[G] Oh, let me go home.
I wanna [C] go [G] home.
[Am] Oh, [G] I feel so drunk, brother, [D] I wanna [G] go home.
First place he got drunk, broke into Captain Buck's,
Constable had to come take [D] him away,
Sherry [G] Johnstone, why don't you [C] leave me [Em] alone?
Oh, [Am] yeah, [G] that leaves a [Em] road, [D] brother, I wanna go [G] home.
What's the young bee say?
See how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
Why don't you let [C] me go [Em] home?
Oh, [Am] yeah, [G] I feel so drunk, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home.
[Am] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [B] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[D] [G]
Porked up, he pounded the fence, threw away all my dread,
then he took and he ate us all [D] in that corner.
Let me [G] go home.
Why don't they [C] let me go [G] home?
[Am] Oh, [G] this is the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Porked up, the young bee sways,
see how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let me [D] go home.
Oh, let [G] me go home.
I wanna [C] go [G] home.
[Am] [G] This here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on.
Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've [G] ever been on.
[D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[D] [G]
[E]
Key:
G
D
C
Am
Em
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Come _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ on this little young bee, _ my grandfather and me,
_ _ around Nassau town we [D] did roam, _ _ _ _ pranking [G] all night, _ _
_ not into [C] it [G] fine.
[A] Oh, _ [G] yeah, that leaves a road, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home. _ _
_ _ _ _ What's the young bee say?
_ _ See how the main _ _ sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home. _
_ _ [G] Oh, let me go home. _
_ _ I wanna [C] go _ [G] home.
[Am] _ _ Oh, [G] I feel so drunk, brother, [D] I wanna [G] go home. _
_ _ _ _ _ First place he got drunk, _ _ broke into Captain Buck's,
_ _ Constable had to come take [D] him away, _
_ _ Sherry [G] Johnstone, _ _ why don't you [C] leave me [Em] alone?
Oh, [Am] yeah, _ [G] that leaves a [Em] road, [D] brother, I wanna go [G] home. _
_ _ _ _ What's the young bee _ _ say?
See how the main sail sails,
_ call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
Oh, _ _ let [G] me go home. _
_ Why don't you let [C] me go [Em] home?
Oh, [Am] yeah, _ _ [G] I feel so drunk, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Porked up, he pounded the fence, _ threw away all my dread,
_ _ then he took and he ate us all [D] in that corner. _ _
_ _ Let me [G] go home. _ _
Why don't they [C] let me go [G] home? _
[Am] _ _ Oh, [G] this is the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ _ _ Porked up, the young bee sways,
_ _ see how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let me [D] go home.
Oh, _ _ let [G] me go home. _ _
_ I wanna [C] go [G] home. _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] This here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ _ Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've [G] ever been on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Come _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ on this little young bee, _ my grandfather and me,
_ _ around Nassau town we [D] did roam, _ _ _ _ pranking [G] all night, _ _
_ not into [C] it [G] fine.
[A] Oh, _ [G] yeah, that leaves a road, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home. _ _
_ _ _ _ What's the young bee say?
_ _ See how the main _ _ sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home. _
_ _ [G] Oh, let me go home. _
_ _ I wanna [C] go _ [G] home.
[Am] _ _ Oh, [G] I feel so drunk, brother, [D] I wanna [G] go home. _
_ _ _ _ _ First place he got drunk, _ _ broke into Captain Buck's,
_ _ Constable had to come take [D] him away, _
_ _ Sherry [G] Johnstone, _ _ why don't you [C] leave me [Em] alone?
Oh, [Am] yeah, _ [G] that leaves a [Em] road, [D] brother, I wanna go [G] home. _
_ _ _ _ What's the young bee _ _ say?
See how the main sail sails,
_ call for Captain Nutshaw and let [D] me go home.
Oh, _ _ let [G] me go home. _
_ Why don't you let [C] me go [Em] home?
Oh, [Am] yeah, _ _ [G] I feel so drunk, [D] brother, I wanna [G] go home. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Porked up, he pounded the fence, _ threw away all my dread,
_ _ then he took and he ate us all [D] in that corner. _ _
_ _ Let me [G] go home. _ _
Why don't they [C] let me go [G] home? _
[Am] _ _ Oh, [G] this is the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ _ _ Porked up, the young bee sways,
_ _ see how the main sail sails,
call for Captain Nutshaw and let me [D] go home.
Oh, _ _ let [G] me go home. _ _
_ I wanna [C] go [G] home. _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] This here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've ever [G] been on. _
_ _ Oh, this here's the worst [D] dread I've [G] ever been on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _