Sloop John B Uke tab by Beach Boys

5 Chords used in the song: G, D, C, Am7, Am

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Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

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Artist: Beach Boys

Album: Pet Sounds

Year: 1966

Difficulty:

2.5

(Beginner)

Key: G, EmChords and Tablature

Original key: +0.5 step(s) (original tuning)

Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele

126 - 4/4

Capo on the 1st Fret.
|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

Intro:

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
A|---------------|-----------10--|
E|-7-------------|-------8-7-----|
C|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-------------7-|

Verse 1:

  |G                     |./.      |./.             |./.
WE C#OME ON THE SLOOP JOHN B.     MY G#RAND#-FATHER AND# ME.
 |./.         |./.         |D    |./.
A-ROUND# NASSAU TOWN,  WE D#O ROAM.
            |G     |./.          |C    |Am7
D#RINKING# ALL NIG#HT,    G#OT INTO A FIG#HT.
      |G#                |A#m  D#        |G#    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO  HOME.

Chorus:

  |G                    |./.    |./.                  |./.    |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S SAIL.   SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL SETS.
./.                   |./.             |D    |./.
C#ALL FOR THE C#APTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME G#O HOME.
         |G    |./.          |C         |Am7
LET ME GO HOME,    I WANNA GO HOME, YEAH YEAH.
      |G#                |A#m  D#       |G#    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.

Verse 2:

   |G                |./.       |./.                   |./.
THE FIRST MATE HE GOT DRUNK, AND BROKE IN THE CAPTAIN'S TRUNK.
   |./.             |./.                 |D    |./.
THE C#ONSTABLE HAD# TO C#OME, AND# TAKE HIM A-WAY.
            |G     |./.                        |C         |Am7
SHERIFF JOHN STONE,    WHY D#ON'T YOU LEAVE ME A-LONE, YEAH YEAH.
      |G#                |A#m  D#       |G#    |./.
WELL I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.

Chorus:

  |G                     |./.                  |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SA-IL),
                          HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

./.                   |./.                  |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL (SE-TS),
                       SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL.

./.                   |./.             |D              |./.
C#ALL FOR THE C#APTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME G#O HOME, LET ME G#O HOME.

           / (Break N.C.)
          |G                   |
I WANNA GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

                        |
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GO (HOME),                |
                         HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SAIL),
                                                HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

 |G#                |A#m   D#       |G#               |./.
I FEEL SO BROKE UP,    I WANNA GO HOME, (LET ME GO HOME).

-Verse 3:

   |G                      |./.      |./.              |./.
THE POOR COOK HE CAUGHT THE FITS, AND THREW AWAY ALL MY GRITS.
   |./.                |./.             |D    |./.
AND THEN HE TOOK AND HE ATE UP ALL OF MY CORN.
         |G    |./.                        |C    |Am7
LET ME GO HOME,    WHY DON'T THEY LET ME GO HOME.
    |G#                 |A#m     D#        |G#    |./.
THIS IS THE WORST TRIP,   I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

Ootro (Fade Out):

  |G                     |./.                  |
SO HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SA-IL),
                          HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.

./.                   |./.                  |
SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL (SE-TS),
                       SEE HOW THE MAIN SAIL.

./.                   |./.             |D              |./.
C#ALL FOR THE C#APTAIN A-SHORE, LET ME G#O HOME, LET ME G#O HOME.

          |G              |./.
I WANNA GO HOME, LET ME GO HOME.

                        |C
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GO (HOME),                |Am7
                         HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S (SAIL),
                                                HOIST UP THE JOHN B'S.
 |G#                |A#m  D#       |G#    |
I FEEL SO BROKE UP,   I WANNA GO HOME.