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Jamaica Say You Will by Jackson Browne
Jamaica Say You Will
Standard Tuning
Chords Used:
E 022100 E7 022130
A x02220 G#m/D# x66444
E/G# 4x240x C#m x46654
F#m 244222 C#m/B 7x6654
F#m/B x22222 B7 x21202
A/B x2x220
Intro:
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-0---------------2------------ The opening is
-1---------------2------------ finger picked.
-2---------------2----------2- After you get
-2-----0--2-----0---2--4---- comfortable
-0---4------------------------ with the bass
runs, you can
play it more
-------------------2--------------------| freely.
-0----------------0---------------------|
-1----------------2---------------------|
-2----------------1---------------------|
-2----0--2----- 2-----------------------|
-0--4-------4---------------------------|
First Verse
E A
Jamaica was the lovely one, I played her well
E/G# F#m F#m/B E A/B
As we lay in the tall grass, where the shadows fell
E A
Hiding from the children so that they would not tell
E/G# F#m F#m7
We would stay there till her sister rang the evening bell
E E7 A
Jamaica say you will, help me find
E E7 A
A way to fill, these empty hours
E G#m/D# C#m C#m/B A E/G# B7
Say you will, come again tomorrow
2nd Verse
The daughter of a captain on the rolling sea
She would stare across the water from the tree
Last time he was home he held her on his knee
Said the next time they would sail away
Just where they pleased
Jamaica say you will, help me find
A way to fill, these lifeless sails
And stay until my ships cab find the sea
Fill
-----------------------------------------------|
-2---0---2------2---0---2----2--0--2--0--------|
-2---4---2------2---4---2----2--4--2--1--------|
-2---2---2------2---2---2----2--2--2--2--------|
-0----------------0------------ 0---------2----|
------4---2-----------4---2-------4--2--0------|
Then repeat intro
3rd Verse
Jamaica was a sweet young one, and I loved her true
She was a comfort and a mercy through and through
Hiding from this world togethor, next thing I knew
She had brought her things, down to the bay
What could I do
Jamaica say you will, help me find
A way to fill, these sails
And then we'll sail until our waters have run dry
Repeat Intro to end.
Because this song was written on the piano, it doesn't
translate easily. I have also played it with a capo on the
third fret (E chord gets fingered as a C etc.), but I like the
depth of the bass runs better in the first position.
Enjoy.
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version 2
[Intro]
| E / E/B / | A / / A/G# | F#m7 / B7 / | E / B7sus4 / |
[Verse 1]
E A A/G#
Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well
F#m7 B7 E Bsus4
As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell
E A A/G#
Hiding from the children so they would not tell
F#m7 B
We would stay there until her sister rang the evening bell
[Chorus]
E E7 A E E7 A
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these empty hours
E E/D# C#m E/B B A A/G# A/F# E B7sus4
Say you will come again tomorrow
[Verse 2]
E A A/G#
The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas
F#m7 B7 E Bsus4
She would stare across the water from the tree
E A A/G#
Last time he was home he held her on his knees
F#m7 B
And said the next time they would sail away just where they please
[Chorus]
E E7 A E E7 A
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails
E E/D# C#m E/B B A A/G# A/F# E
Stay un - til my ships can find the sea
[Instrumental]
| A A/G# A/F# E | (tagged from the chorus)
| E |
| E7 |
| A A/G# A/F# E |
| A A/G# A/F# E |
| E |
| B |
[Verse 3]
E A A/G#
Jamaica was a sweet young one I loved her true
F#m7 B7 E Bsus4
She was a comfort and a mercy through and through
E A A/G#
Hiding from this world together next thing I knew
F#m7 B
They had brought her things down to the bay, what could I do
[Chorus]
E E7 A E E7 A
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails and then we'll
E E/D# C#m E/B B A A/G# A/F# E
Sail un - til our waters have run dry
[Ending]
| E / E/B / | A / / B | E / / / |
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