Sloop John B (Chrom Ver 2.)
by Beach Boys · posted by PoTTerTea
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- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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Sloop John B - Beach Boys
TAB BY PoTTerTea 2020
16:37 15/11/2020
We come on the sloop John B
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
My grand---fa---ther and me
-1* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
A---round Nass--au town w---e do roam
-1* -4* -4* 5* -5* -5* 5* 5 -3*
Drin--king all night
-1* 2* 3 3*
Got in---to a fight
3* 3* -3* -4* 5*
Well I feel so broke up
5* 3* -4* -4* -4* 3*
I wan---na go home
-3* -3* 3* 3 3*
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So hoist up the John B's sail
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
See how the main---sail sets
-4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
Call for the Cap---tain a---shore
-4* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -5*
Let me go home, let me go home
-5* 5* 5 -3* -1* 2* 3 3*
I wan---na go home, yeah yeah
3* 3* -3* -4* 5* -5* 5*
Well I feel so broke up
5* 3* -4* -4* -4* 3*
I wan---na go home
-3* -3* 3* 3 3*
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The first mate he got drunk
-1* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
And broke in the Cap---'n's trunk
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
The con---sta---ble had to come and take him aw---ay
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -5* -5* -5* 5* 5 -3*
She---riff John Stone
-1* 2* 3 3*
Why don't you leave me a---lone, yeah yeah
3* 3* 3* 3* -3* -4* 5* -5* 5*
Well I feel so broke up
5* 3* -4* -4* -4* 3*
I wan---na go home
-3* -3* 3* 3 3*
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So hoist up the John B's sail
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
See how the main---sail sets
-4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
Call for the Cap---tain a---shore
-4* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -5*
Let me go home, ( let me go home)
-5* 5* 5 -3*
I Wan---na go home ( let me go home)
-1* -1* 2* 3 3*
Why don't you leave me a---lone, yeah yeah
3* 3* 3* 3* -3* -4* 5* -5* 5*
(Hoist up the John B's sail -- Hoist up the John B )
Well I feel so broke up
5* 3* -4* -4* -4* 3*
I wan---na go home
-3* -3* 3* 3 3*
(Let me go home)
-3* 3* 3 3*
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The poor cook he caught the fits
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
And threw aw---ay all my grits
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -5* -5* -5* 5* 5 -3*
Let me go home
-1* 2* 3 3*
Why don't they let me go home
3* 3* 3* 3* -3* -4* 5*
This is the worst trip I've ev---er been on
5* -4* -4* -4* 3* -3* -3* 3* 3 3*
--------------------------------------------------------So hoist up the John B's sail
-1* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
See how the main---sail sets
-4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -4*
Call for the Cap---tain a---shore
-4* -4* -4* -4* -4* 5* -5*
Let me go home, let me go home
-5* 5* 5 -3* -1* 2* 3 3*
I wan---na go home, yeah yeah
3* 3* -3* -4* 5* -5* 5*
Well I feel so broke up
5* 3* -4* -4* -4* 3*
I wan---na go home
-3* -3* 3* 3 3*