The Beach Boys
Sloop John B
Pet Sounds (1966)

Tune down ~1/2 step

e --9----10-9-------
B ------------10----
G ---------------7--

   A       sus4      b    A  (simil.)
We come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
                         E
Around Nassau town we do roam
             A
Drinking all night
           D      c♯ Bm(+)
Got into a fight
       A
Well I feel so broke up
Bm E       A
I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home
Let me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I wanna go home (tut, tu tulut, tu tulut, tu tulut)

The first mate he got drunk                      w/ (ooh)
And broke in the Captain's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B's sail (hoist up the John B's sail)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home (let me go home)
           !
I wanna go home (let me go home)
Why don't you let me go home (hoist up the John B's - hoist up the John B's sail)
 (remb.)
I feel so broke up                          
I wanna go home (let me go home - the John B's)

The poor cook he caught the fits                 (doux)
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home                                   (double)
Why don't they let me go home
This is the worst trip                           (doux)
I've ever been on

So hoist up the John B's sail (hoist up the John B's sail)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home (let me go home)
I wanna go home...

(fade out)