Sloop John B Uke tab by Relient K

4 Chords used in the song: A, E, D, Bm

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4.25
(Intermediate)
Key: A, F#m, GbmChords
Verse 1
A A
We come on the sloop john b
A A
My grandfather and me
A A E E
Around nassau town we do roam
A A
Drinking all night
D D Bm Bm
Got into a fight, oh yeah
A A E E
I feel so broke up
A A
I want to go home


Chorus
A A
So hoist up the John B's sail
A A
See how the mainsail sets
A A
Call for the Captain ashore
E E
Let me go home, (let me go home)
A A
I wanna go home
D D Bm Bm
Why don't you let me go home (yeah)
A A E E
I feel so broke up
A A
I wanna go home

Verse 2
A A
The first mate he got drunk
A A
And broke up the peoples trunk
A A E E
Constable had to come and take him away
A A
Sheriff John Stone
D D Bm Bm
Why dont you leave me alone (oh yeah)
A A E E
I feel so broke up
A A
I wanna go home

Chorus
A A
So hoist up the John B's sail
A A
See how the mainsail sets
A A
Call for the Captain ashore
E E
Let me go home, (let me go home)
A A
I wanna go home
D D Bm Bm
Why don't you let me go home (yeah)
A A E E
I feel so broke up
A A
I wanna go home


Verse 3
A A
The cook, yeah he caught the fits
A A
And threw away all my grits
A A E E
And then he came and he ate up all of my corn
A A
Let me go home
D D Bm Bm
Why won't you let me go home, oh yeah
A A E E A A
This is the worst trip since I've been born

Chorus

A A
So hoist up the John B's sail
A A
See how the mainsail sets
A A
Call for the Captain ashore
E E
Let me go home, (let me go home)
A A
I wanna go home
D D Bm Bm
Why don't you let me go home (yeah)
A A E E
I feel so broke up
A A
I wanna go home

Uke tab by , 15 Jul 2009

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