Sloop John B Chords by The Beach Boys

Tempo:
143.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Beach Boys - The Sloop John B chords
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[A]
[D] [A] We come on this new John D.
Fran Wilson!
Fran's father and me.
Lost our jobs, we [E] did a road.
[A] Drinking all night, got into [D] a fight.
[A] Well I feel so broke up, I [E] [A] wanna go home.
Packed up the John D.
sail, to see how to meet his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure he'll let me [E] go.
I wanna [A] go home, why don't they let me [D]
go?
Yeah, yeah, well [A] I feel so [D] broke up, [E] I wanna [A] go home.
The first day he got drunk, broke in the captain's trunk.
The constable had to come, take him [E] away.
Sheriff's [A] not so in love, why don't you leave me [D] all [Bm] alone?
[A] Well I feel so broke [E] up, I wanna [A] go home.
So I pack up the John D.
sail, and see how to meet his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure he'll let me [E] go.
[A] Why don't they let me [D] go?
I [Bm]
feel [A] so broke [E] up, I wanna [A] go home.
Poor Cook, he got the bits, threw away all my crits.
And he took and he ate up all of [E] my corn.
[A] Go home, why don't they let me [D] go home?
Yeah, [G] yeah, [A] well I feel so broke up, [E] I wanna [A] go home.
So I pack up the John D.
sail, and see how to meet his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure he'll let [E] me go.
So I [A]
pack [D] up the John D.
[Bm] sail, [A] and see how to meet his head.
[E] I feel so broke [A] up, I wanna go home.
So I pack
[Am] up the John D.
sail, and see how to meet his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure [B] he'll let me go home.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn The Beach Boys - (Good Timin: Live At Knebworth / 1980) Sloop John B chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, A, D, Bm, A, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] We come on this new John D.
Fran Wilson!
Fran's father and me. _ _ _
_ Lost our jobs, we [E] did a road. _ _ _ _
[A] Drinking all night, _ _ got into [D] a fight. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Well I feel so broke up, I [E] [A] wanna go home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Packed up the John D.
sail, _ to see how to meet his head.
_ _ Come on the captain, I'm sure he'll let me [E] go. _
_ _ _ I wanna [A] go home, _ _ why don't they let me [D]
go?
_ Yeah, yeah, well [A] I feel so [D] broke up, _ [E] I wanna [A] go home. _ _ _ _ _
The first day he got _ drunk, _ broke in the captain's trunk. _
_ The constable had to come, take him [E] away. _ _ _ _
Sheriff's [A] not so in love, why don't you leave me [D] all _ _ [Bm] alone? _
_ [A] Well I feel so broke [E] up, I wanna [A] go _ home. _ _
_ So I pack up the John D.
sail, _ and see how to meet _ _ _ his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure he'll let me [E] go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Why don't they let me [D] go?
I _ _ [Bm] _ _
feel [A] so broke [E] up, I wanna [A] go _ home. _ _
_ _ Poor Cook, he got the bits, _ _ threw away all my crits.
_ _ And he took and he ate up all of [E] my corn. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Go home, _ why don't they let me [D] go home?
Yeah, [G] yeah, _ [A] well I feel so broke up, [E] I wanna [A] go home. _ _ _
_ So I pack up the John D.
sail, _ and see how to meet his head.
Come _ _ on the captain, I'm sure he'll let [E] _ _ me go. _
So I [A] _ _ _ _ _
pack _ [D] _ up the John D.
[Bm] sail, _ [A] and see how to meet his head.
[E] I feel so broke [A] up, _ _ _ _ I wanna go home.
So I pack _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ up the John D.
sail, and see how to meet his head.
Come on the captain, I'm sure _ [B] he'll let me _ go home.

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