Johnny Cash - I Want to Go Home: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Want to Go Home" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C# We sailed on the ship John Bi, my grandfather and me G# Around Nassau town we did roam C# F# Drinking all night, got into a fight C# G# C# Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home Chorus: C# So hoist up the John Bi sail, see how the mainsail sets G# Call for the captain ashore, let me go home C# F# Let me go home, why don't you let me go home? C# G# C# Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home The first mate, he got drunk, broke up the people's trunk Constable had to come and take him away Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone? Well, I feel so homesick I wanted to go home Then the cook, he caught the fits, threw out all of my grits Then he took and ate up all of my corn Let me go home, why don't you let me go home? Well, this is the worst trip since I have been born Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  F#  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Want to Go Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Want to Go Home" by Johnny Cash.