A 
We come on the Sloop John B 

My grandfather and me 
                          E 
Around Nassau town we did roam 
             A 
Drinking all night 
           D     Bm 
Got into a fight 
        A                Bm 
Well, I feel so broke up 
       E     A    
I want to go home 

    A 
So, hoist up the John B’s sail 

See how the mainsail sets 

Call for the captain ashore 
          E 
Let me go home 
          A 
Let me go home 
             D     Bm 
I want to go home, yeah 
        A                Bm 
Well, I feel so broke up 
       E     A     
I want to go home 

    A 
The first mate he got drunk 

And broke in the Captain’s trunk 
                                                                  E 
The constable had to come and take him away 
             A 
Sheriff John Stone 
                       D      Bm   
Why don't you leave me alone, yeah 
        A                Bm 
Well, I feel so broke up 
       E     A     
I want to go home 

    A 
So, hoist up the John B’s sail 

See how the mainsail sets 

Call for the captain ashore 
          E 
Let me go home 
          A 
Let me go home 
             D     Bm 
I want to go home, yeah 
        A                Bm 
Well, I feel so broke up 
       E     A     
I want to go home 

    A 
The poor cook, he caught the fits 

And threw away all my grits 
                                                                  E 
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn 
          A    
Let me go home 
                         D  
Why don't they let me go home 
A                       Bm    
This is the worst trip  
     E         A  
I’ve ever been on 

      A 
So, hoist up the John B’s sail 

See how the mainsail sets 

Call for the captain ashore 
          E 
Let me go home 
          A 
Let me go home 
             D     Bm 
I want to go home, yeah 
        A               Bm 
Well, I feel so broke up 
       E     A     
I want to go home