Sloop John B chords by
Lonnie Donegan

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Key: E major•

Verse 1

E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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We sailed on the old John B.

My granddaddy and me

B

B

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G#m

G#m

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Over the seven seas we

C#m

C#m

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F#m

F#m

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did roam

B

B

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E

E

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We were drinkin' all day

A

A

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And fighting all night

Am

Am

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A

A

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E

E

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Well, I feel so break up,

B

B

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A

A

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E

E

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B

B

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I want to go home

E

E

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So pull up the anchor chain

A

A

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E

E

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Hoist up the big main_ sail

Put down your helm

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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and head right over the phone

E

E

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A

A

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Am

Am

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I wanna go home, I wanna go home

A

A

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E

E

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I feel so broke up,

B

B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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E

E

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C#m

C#m

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I wan_ na go home

B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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I feel so broke up, I want to go home

Oh, trouble is all we see

My granddaddy and me

B

B

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G#m

G#m

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Feel like I want to jump

G#sus4

G#sus4

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A

A

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C#m

C#m

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F#m

F#m

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right over the rail

B

B

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E

E

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I'd end up in jail

A

A

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Am

Am

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Getting no bail

A

A

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E

E

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Now I feel so broke up

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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I wanna go home

E

E

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So pull up the anchor chain

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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Hoist up the big main_ _ sail

Put down your helm

A

A

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E

E

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B

B

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and head right over the foam

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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E

E

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I wanna go home,

A

A

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I wanna go home

Am

Am

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E

E

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Cause I feel so broke up,

B

B

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E

E

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C#m

C#m

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I wanna go home

E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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I feel so broke up, I wanna go home

Now the captain's a wicked man

B

B

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E

E

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Get_ s drunk any time he can

He don't give a damn

A

A

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B

B

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A

A

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C#m

C#m

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F#m

F#m

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_ Grand_ pappy an_ d me

B

B

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E

E

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He knocks us about an_

A

A

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E

E

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A

A

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_ d kicks us around

Am

Am

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A

A

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B

B

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E

E

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I feel so broke up,

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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I want to go home

E

E

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So pull up the anchor chain

A

A

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E

E

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And hoist up the big main_ sail

Put down your helm

A

A

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E

E

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A

A

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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and head right over the phone

B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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I wanna go home, I wanna go home

Am

Am

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A

A

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E

E

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I feel so broke up,

B

B

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E

E

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C#m

C#m

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I wanna go home

B

B

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E

E

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I feel so broke up,

A

A

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I want to go home

Outro 1

E

E

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Am

Am

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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E

E

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Chords

E
A
B
G#m
C#m
F#m
Am
G#sus4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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What is the original key of Sloop John B?

The original key of Sloop John B by Lonnie Donegan is E major.

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The primary chords used in Sloop John B are E, A, B, G#m, C#m, F#m.

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To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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