Chords for Sloop John B by Blind Blake Higgs
Tempo:
165.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
D
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Bm] [Gm]
[Am] [Dm]
[A] [F] Grandma, Pa and me, we came on the Sloop John B.
Round [D]
Nassau town, we [B] did roll.
[E] Been drinking [F] all night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
I feel [Am] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go [B] home.
[C] [F] Bought me a brand new pants, I started to go to a dance.
Too much sat down, [D] my pants burst, I had [G] to go home.
[C] I had [F] to go home, [Bb] I had to go
[Bbm] home.
Because [F] my pants [D] burst, [Em] and I [F] had to go home.
[Am] [C] [F] I stopped the John B.
sale, let's see how the men sold set.
Sent for the [Dm] captain, sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] I [F] wanna go home, I wanna [Bb] go home.
[Bbm] I feel [F] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go home.
[B] [C] [F]
The captain and the mate got drunk, broke up the people's [D] trunk.
[F]
The police [A] came on [Am] board and [G] take him away.
[Bb] They take him [F] to jail, let out any [Bb] mail.
[Bbm] [F] I feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I [F] wanna go home.
[Am] [C] [F]
The cookie had the fence, he started painting up the people's grits.
The captain [A] peed on [D] it, I bought [G] a bar of corn.
[C] Say Mr.
[F]
Johnstone, please let me [Bb] [Bbm] alone.
Work [F] I do [D] say all, [G] [C] I [F] earn it today.
[C] [F]
Sailboat go by sail, on steamboat go by steam.
Round [A] that sub [E] town we did [G] roam.
[C] Been [F] drinking all night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I [F] wanna go [C] home.
[F]
I stopped the John B.
sale, let's see how the men sold set.
Sent for the [A] captain, [D] sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] I [F] wanna go home, I wanna [Bb] go home.
[Bbm] I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna go
[F] home.
[Bb]
[N]
[Am] [Dm]
[A] [F] Grandma, Pa and me, we came on the Sloop John B.
Round [D]
Nassau town, we [B] did roll.
[E] Been drinking [F] all night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
I feel [Am] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go [B] home.
[C] [F] Bought me a brand new pants, I started to go to a dance.
Too much sat down, [D] my pants burst, I had [G] to go home.
[C] I had [F] to go home, [Bb] I had to go
[Bbm] home.
Because [F] my pants [D] burst, [Em] and I [F] had to go home.
[Am] [C] [F] I stopped the John B.
sale, let's see how the men sold set.
Sent for the [Dm] captain, sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] I [F] wanna go home, I wanna [Bb] go home.
[Bbm] I feel [F] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go home.
[B] [C] [F]
The captain and the mate got drunk, broke up the people's [D] trunk.
[F]
The police [A] came on [Am] board and [G] take him away.
[Bb] They take him [F] to jail, let out any [Bb] mail.
[Bbm] [F] I feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I [F] wanna go home.
[Am] [C] [F]
The cookie had the fence, he started painting up the people's grits.
The captain [A] peed on [D] it, I bought [G] a bar of corn.
[C] Say Mr.
[F]
Johnstone, please let me [Bb] [Bbm] alone.
Work [F] I do [D] say all, [G] [C] I [F] earn it today.
[C] [F]
Sailboat go by sail, on steamboat go by steam.
Round [A] that sub [E] town we did [G] roam.
[C] Been [F] drinking all night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I [F] wanna go [C] home.
[F]
I stopped the John B.
sale, let's see how the men sold set.
Sent for the [A] captain, [D] sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] I [F] wanna go home, I wanna [Bb] go home.
[Bbm] I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna go
[F] home.
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
F
C
D
G
Bb
F
C
D
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ Grandma, Pa and me, _ we came on the Sloop John B.
_ _ _ _ Round [D]
Nassau town, we [B] did _ roll.
[E] _ Been drinking [F] all _ _ _ night, and we [Bb] got no fight. _ _
_ I feel [Am] so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I wanna [F] go [B] home.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Bought me a brand new pants, _ I started to go to a dance.
Too much sat down, [D] my pants burst, I had [G] to go _ home.
[C] _ I had [F] to go _ _ _ _ home, [Bb] I had to go _
_ [Bbm] home.
Because [F] my pants [D] burst, [Em] and I [F] had to go home.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I stopped the John B.
sale, _ let's see how the men sold set.
_ Sent for the [Dm] captain, sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] _ _ I [F] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [Bb] go home.
_ [Bbm] _ _ I feel [F] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go home.
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
The captain and the mate got drunk, _ broke up the people's [D] trunk.
_ [F]
The police [A] came on [Am] board and [G] take him _ away.
[Bb] _ They take him [F] to _ _ _ jail, let out any [Bb] mail.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [F] I feel so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I [F] wanna go _ home.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ [F]
The cookie had the fence, _ he started painting up the people's grits. _
The captain [A] peed on [D] it, I bought [G] a bar of corn.
[C] _ Say Mr.
[F] _
_ Johnstone, _ _ please let me [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] alone.
Work [F] I do [D] say all, [G] _ [C] I [F] earn it today.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Sailboat go by sail, _ on steamboat go by _ steam. _
_ Round [A] that sub [E] town we did [G] _ roam.
[C] _ _ Been [F] drinking all _ _ _ night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
_ _ I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I [F] wanna go _ [C] home.
_ _ _ [F]
I stopped the John B.
sale, _ let's see how the men sold set. _
Sent for the [A] captain, [D] sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] _ _ I [F] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [Bb] go home.
_ [Bbm] _ _ I [F] feel so [D] break _ _ [G] up, _ [C] I _ wanna go _
[F] _ _ home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ Grandma, Pa and me, _ we came on the Sloop John B.
_ _ _ _ Round [D]
Nassau town, we [B] did _ roll.
[E] _ Been drinking [F] all _ _ _ night, and we [Bb] got no fight. _ _
_ I feel [Am] so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I wanna [F] go [B] home.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Bought me a brand new pants, _ I started to go to a dance.
Too much sat down, [D] my pants burst, I had [G] to go _ home.
[C] _ I had [F] to go _ _ _ _ home, [Bb] I had to go _
_ [Bbm] home.
Because [F] my pants [D] burst, [Em] and I [F] had to go home.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I stopped the John B.
sale, _ let's see how the men sold set.
_ Sent for the [Dm] captain, sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] _ _ I [F] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [Bb] go home.
_ [Bbm] _ _ I feel [F] so [D] break [G] up, [C] I wanna [F] go home.
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
The captain and the mate got drunk, _ broke up the people's [D] trunk.
_ [F]
The police [A] came on [Am] board and [G] take him _ away.
[Bb] _ They take him [F] to _ _ _ jail, let out any [Bb] mail.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [F] I feel so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I [F] wanna go _ home.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ [F]
The cookie had the fence, _ he started painting up the people's grits. _
The captain [A] peed on [D] it, I bought [G] a bar of corn.
[C] _ Say Mr.
[F] _
_ Johnstone, _ _ please let me [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] alone.
Work [F] I do [D] say all, [G] _ [C] I [F] earn it today.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Sailboat go by sail, _ on steamboat go by _ steam. _
_ Round [A] that sub [E] town we did [G] _ roam.
[C] _ _ Been [F] drinking all _ _ _ night, and we [Bb] got no fight.
_ _ I [F] feel so [D] break [G] up, _ [C] I [F] wanna go _ [C] home.
_ _ _ [F]
I stopped the John B.
sale, _ let's see how the men sold set. _
Sent for the [A] captain, [D] sure let [Em] me go home.
[C] _ _ I [F] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [Bb] go home.
_ [Bbm] _ _ I [F] feel so [D] break _ _ [G] up, _ [C] I _ wanna go _
[F] _ _ home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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