[Intro - no drums - starting note is open B of G chord] We [G] come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me Around Nassau town we did [D] roam [Dsus4][D] Drinking all [G] night [G7] Got into a [C] fight [Am] Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I want to go [G] home (drums in)
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] first mate he got drunk
And broke in the capn's trunk The constable had to come and take him a [D] way [Dsus4][D] Sheriff John [G] Stone [G7] Why don't you leave me a [C] lone, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up I [D] wanna go [G] home
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, let me go home, why don't you let me go [C] home?
Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my [D] corn [Dsus4][D] Let me go [G] home [G7] Why don't they let me go [C] home [Am] This [G] is the worst trip [D] I've ever been [G] on
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht.
[Verse] [G] You know I work [C] all [G] day [G] To get you [F] money to buy you [G] things [G] And it's worth it just to [C] hear you [G] say [G] You're gonna [F] give me every [G] thing So why on e [C] arth should I moan 'cause when I [D] get you alone [D] you know I'll [G] feel [C] O. [G] K.
(Middle 8) When I'm [Bm] home [Em] Everything seems to be al [Bm] right When I'm [G] home [Em] Feeling you holding me [C] tight, [D] tight yeah!!
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht. AHHHHH!!!!
[Solo] G C G F G G C G F G So why on [C] earth should I moan 'cause when I [D] get you alone you know I'll [G] feel [C] O. [G] K.
(Middle 8) When I'm [Bm] home [Em] Everything seems to be al [Bm] right When I'm [G] home [Em] Feeling you holding me [C] tight, [D] tight yeah!!
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht
[Coda] [C] You know I [G] feel [C] al [G] right [C] You know I [G] feel [C] al [Dsus4] right [Dm7] ------ [Dsus4] ------- [Dm7] ------- [Dsus4] ------- [Dm7] -------- (fade)
