Chords for The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (I wanna go Home) LYRICS

Tempo:
125.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Bbm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (I wanna go Home) LYRICS chords
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[C] [Ab]
We come on this Luke John B.
My grandfather and me.
Around Nassau town we [Eb] did roam.
Drinkin' [Ab] all night.
Got into [Db] a fight.
[Bbm]
[Ab] Well I feel so broken.
[Eb] I wanna [Ab] go home.
So I voiced up to John B.
said,
See how the main sail's set.
Call for the captain ashore.
Let me [Eb] go home.
Let me [Ab] go home.
I wanna [Db] go home.
Yeah, [Bbm] yeah.
Well [Ab] I feel so broken.
[Eb] I wanna [Ab] go home.
The first thing he got drunk.
Broken the captain's drum.
The constable had to come take him [Eb] away.
Gerald [Ab] Johnstone.
Why don't you [Db] leave me alone?
[Bbm] Well [Ab] I feel so broken.
[Db] I [Eb] wanna [Ab] go home.
Voiced up to John B.
See how the main sail's set.
Call for the captain ashore.
Let me [Eb] go home.
I wanna [Ab] go home.
Let me go home.
[Db] Voiced up to John B.
said,
[Ab] Feel so broken.
[Bbm] [Eb] I wanna [Ab] go home.
Let me go home.
Poor cook, he caught the fins.
Threw away all my grits.
Then he took and he ate up all of [Eb] my corn.
Let [Ab] me go home.
Why don't they let me [Db] go home?
[Bbm]
[Ab] This is the worst [Eb] trip I've ever [Ab] been on.
Voiced up to John B.
Voiced up.
See how the main sail's set.
See how the main sail's set.
Call for the captain ashore.
[Eb] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To learn The Beach Boys - Sloop John B chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Ab, Db, Bbm, Ab, Eb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
We come on this Luke John B. _
My grandfather and me. _ _
Around _ Nassau town we [Eb] did roam.
_ _ _ _ Drinkin' [Ab] all night.
_ _ _ Got into [Db] a fight.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] Well I feel so broken.
[Eb] _ I wanna [Ab] go home. _ _ _ _ _
So I voiced up to John B.
said, _ _
See how the main sail's set. _ _
Call for the captain ashore.
Let me [Eb] go home.
_ _ _ Let me [Ab] go home.
_ _ I wanna [Db] go home.
Yeah, [Bbm] yeah.
Well [Ab] I feel so broken.
[Eb] I wanna [Ab] go home. _ _ _ _ _
The first thing he got drunk. _ _
Broken the captain's drum. _
The constable had to come take him [Eb] away.
_ _ _ _ Gerald [Ab] Johnstone.
_ _ Why don't you [Db] leave me alone?
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ Well [Ab] I feel so broken.
[Db] I [Eb] wanna [Ab] go home. _ _ _ _ _
Voiced up to John B. _ _ _
See how the main sail's set. _ _
Call for the captain ashore.
Let me [Eb] go _ _ _ home.
I wanna [Ab] go home.
Let me go home. _ _
[Db] Voiced up to John B.
said, _ _
[Ab] Feel so broken.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] I wanna [Ab] go home.
Let me go home. _ _
Poor cook, he caught the fins. _
Threw away all my grits. _
Then he took and he ate up all of [Eb] my corn.
_ _ _ Let [Ab] me go home.
_ Why don't they let me [Db] go home?
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Ab] This is the worst [Eb] trip I've ever [Ab] been on. _ _ _ _ _ _
Voiced up to John B.
Voiced up. _
See how the main sail's set.
See how the main sail's set.
Call for the captain ashore.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Brian Wilson, Gilles Thibaut and Georges Aber.

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