[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 1] When you were here be [G] fore, couldn't look you in the [B] eyes You're just like an [C] angel, your skin makes me [Cm] cry You float like a [G] feather in a beautiful [B] world I wish I was [C] special, you're so fucking [Cm] special
[Chorus] (play loud) [Cm] (x3, very short) But I'm a [G] creep, I'm a [B] weirdo What the hell am I doing [C] here? I don't be [Cm] long here
[Verse 2] I don't care if it [G] hurts, I wanna have con [B] trol I want a perfect [C] body, I want a perfect [Cm] soul I want you to [G] notice when I'm not a [B] round You're so fucking [C] special, I wish I was [Cm] special
[Chorus] (play loud) [Cm] (x3, very short) But I'm a [G] creep, I'm a [B] weirdo What the hell am I doing [C] here? I don't be [Cm] long here
[Bridge] (play loud) Oooh, oooh, [G] she's running out the [B] door... [C] She's running out, she [Cm] run, run, run... [G] Ruuuuu [B] uuun... [C] Ruuuuu [Cm] uuuuuun...
[Verse 3] (play soft until the end) Whatever makes you [G] happy, whatever you [B] want You're so fucking [C] special, I wish I was [Cm] special
[Chorus] But I'm a [G] creep, I'm a [B] weirdo What the hell am I doing [C] here? I don't be [Cm] long here I don't be [G] long here