[Intro] -See bottom of page for tablature of main riff Am Am7 Em Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am Am7 Em Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 Em La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! La-la, lah! La-lah!
[Verse 1] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Em Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Em Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Chorus] Am Am7 Em Em9 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la -lah! La-la, lah! La-lah!
[Verse 2] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Bridge 1] Fmaj7 E D#dim7 E Every night, every day, Dm7 Esus4 E Just to be there in your arms, N.C. Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Won't you stay-------? Won't you lay--------? Fmaj7 N.C. Stay for - ever, and ever, and ever, and ever
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em La-la, lah! La-lah...
[Verse 3] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Bridge 2] Fmaj7 E D#dim7 E Dm7 There's a dark... secret in me, Dm7 Bb Esus4 E Don't leave me locked in your heart, N.C. Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Set me free-------, feel the need in me, Am7 Em9 Set me free-------, Fmaj7 N.C. Stay for - ever, and ever, and ever, and ever
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em La-la, lah! La-lah...
[Coda] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la...) Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la...) Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em Em7 (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la, la!)
[Suggestion for ending:] Fmaj7 Emadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / || ===================================================== [Main riff] h = Hammer-on note p = Pull-off note Am Am7 e|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--3--| B|--------------1--1--|--1--1--1--1--| G|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| D|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| A|-------0-h3-0-0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| E|--0-h3--------------|--------------| Em Em7 e|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| B|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--3--| G|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| D|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| A|----2-p0------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| E|---------h3-0-0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
[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
