#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------##-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#-8---------------|-------9-8------------------------|-----------9----------------------|-------------6--------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------AbWe come on the sloop John BMy grandfather and meEbAround Nassau town we do roamAbDrinking all nightDb /C BbmGot into a fightAbWell I feel so broke upBbm Eb AbI wanna go homeChorus (chord progression same as verses):2: (hoist up the John B's sailSo hoist up the John B's sail2: (see how the mainsail setsSee how the mainsail sets2: (let me go homeCall for the Captain ashore, let me go homeLet me go homeI wanna go home, yeah yeahWell I feel so broke upI wanna go homeVerse 2:The first mate he got drunkAnd broke in the Captain's trunkThe constable had to come and take him awaySheriff John StoneWhy don't you leave me alone, yeah yeahWell I feel so broke upI wanna go homerepeat chorus w/acapella break:N.C.I wanna go home, let me go home(Hoist up the John B's sail)Why don't you let me go home(Hoist up the John B's sail)(Hoist up the John B)(instruments re-enter)I feel so broke upI wanna go home (Let me go home)Verse 3:The poor cook he caught the fitsAnd threw away all my gritsAnd then he took and he ate up all of my corndouble-timeLet me go homeWhy don't they let me go homeThis is the worst tripI've ever been onrepeat chorus to fade-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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