Songbook/Sloop John B

D - G Guitar/C4 - D4 - E4 - A4 Sloop John B. Folksong from the colonial West India John B. Sails anonymous: first mentioned in a novel in 1917.Pieces of Eight by Richard Le Gallienne (Chapter 4 page 6): "You guys, can't you sing a song? How about John B. Sails?" Mjchael The original text is about two drunken passengers arguing and longing for port. The ship's name "John B." presumably refers to Captain John Bethel, one of the first Welsh settlers on Eleuthera-Bahamas. In addition to covers by the Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash and many others, the Beach Boys' version became particularly popular. With tabs 1 We D came on the Sloop D4 John D B., D4-3 My D grandfather D4 and D me. D4 A- D round Nas- D4 sau D town we did A roam, A4-3 Drinking all D night, D4-3 - Got into a G fight, G4-3 Well I D feel so break up, A I wanta go D home. D4-3 Chorus So D hoist up the John D4 B. D sail, D4-3 D See how the main- D4 -s'l D sets, D4-3 D Call for the captain D4 a- D shore,let me go A home, A4-3 Let me go D home, D4-3 - I wanta go G home, G4-3 Well, I D feel so break up, - A I wanta go D home. D4-3 2 D First Mate, he D4 got D drunk,D4-3 D Broke up the peo- D4 ple's D trunk, D4 D Constable D4 had to D4 come and take him a- A way.A4-3 Sheriff John- D stone, D4-3Why don't you leave me a- G lone? G4-3 Well I D feel so break up,A I wanta go D home. D4-3 3 The D poor cook D4 he caught the D fits, D4-3 D Threw away all D4 my D grits, D Then he took D4 and D ate up all of my A corn.A4-3 Let me go D home, D4-3I wanta go G home, G4-3 This D is the worst tripA I've ever been D on. D4-3 Accompaniment pattern (suggestion) The song can also be used for the campfire diploma without the Sus4 chords. Simply ignore all the numbers. From the ballad diploma onwards you can practice some Sus4 chords with this song. The designation D4-3 is a short form for D4 - D . The Sus4 chord always occurs on the "4" of the campfire strumming pattern. 100px 20px20px20px20px20px10px20px20px20px10px20px 10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px 10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px10px The second verse in the MIDI gives you a rough impression, although the piano accompaniment with guitar sound does not exactly reproduce the guitar. Weblinks Sloop John B Sloop+John+B Sloop John B Sloop John B. Balladendiplom American-Folk Folk-Songs Lieder auf Englisch Shanty