| Song Name: | Nassau Bound (Sloop John B.)(hi-lo) | By: | Sea chantey from the Bahamas |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | G | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2012-09-30 18:08:42 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | NASSAU BOUND hi-lo
Sloop John B. Sea chantey from the Bahamas Key: G 3 5 5 5 5 -5 5 6 8 8 8 8 -9 8 We sailed on the Sloop John B. 3 5 5 5 -5 5 6 8 8 8 -9 8 My grand fa-ther and me 5 5 -5 6 5-4 4 -4 8 8 -9 9 8-8 7 -8 �Round Nas-sau Town we did roam 3 -3� -3 4 6 -6 -7 7 Drink-in� all night 4 4 -4 5 -5 7 7 -8 8 -9 Got in-to a fight -5 5 -4 5 4 -4 -4 4 -3 4 -9 8 -8 8 7 -8 -8 7 -7 7 I feel so break up I wan-na go home 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 There�s no bet-ter place 5 5 -3� -3� -3� 8 8 -6 -6 -6 Than a sail-ing ship -3�-3 -3 -3 -3�-3�3 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6-6 6 To get an ed-u-ca-tion 3 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -3� 6 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 -6 You learn to tar the rat lines down 4 -3 3 -3� 3 3 4 7 -7 6 -6 6 6 7 While drink-in� your rum ra-tion |
