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Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte





                        Jamaica Farewell 






Intro:

E------7--7----5--5----7--7----5--5----7--7----5--5---------------|
B------8--8----6--6----8--8----6--6----8--8----6--6---------------|
G------7--7----5--5----7--7----5--5----7--7----5--5---------------|
D-----0------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--0-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
When you play at 5-6-5 play a lit bit faster than the other 7-8-7-|
After that you play:
D7 Then starts the tab

E------------------0-2-3-3-3-2-0---------------------|
B--0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-1-1-1-0-1-3---|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

E------------------0-2-3-3-3-2-0---------------------|
B--0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-1-1-1-0-------|
G----------------------------------------------2-0---|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Do those two twice then:

E---------------0-----3---------------------------|
B---3-----4---------------------1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3---|
G---------------------------2-2-------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

E---------------0-----3---------------------------|
B---3-----4-----------------3-3-3-1-1-3-1-0-0-----|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|






    C                                     F

1. Down the way where the lights a gay

                   C               G                   C

    and the sun shines daily on the mountain top.

                                 F

    I took a trip an a sailing ship

                            C                G           C

    and when we reached Jamaica, I made a stop.

 

              C                      G

But I`m sad to say, I`m  on my way,

  G                          C

won`t be back for many a day,

        C                                      F

my heart is down, my head is turning around,

              C                  G      C

I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.

 

       C                           F

2. Down a the market you can hear

                C          G                 C

    ladies cry out what on the heads their bear.

                                    F

    Haki, rice, salt and fish are nice

                   C               G           C

    and the rum tastes fine any time of year. + CHORUS

 

       C                            F

3. Sounds of laughter everywhere,

                    C          G            C

    and the dancing girls sway to and fro.

                                    F

    I must declare my heart is there,

                             C               G            C

    though I have been from Maine to Mexico. + CHORUS

 

4. = 1 .  + CHORUS







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G                C
Down away where nights are gay.
         G         D7           G
And the sunshine's daily on the mountain top.
G                  C
I took a trip on a sailing ship.
       G          D7     G
When I reached Jamaica I made a stop but I'm.

        G              Am
Chorus: Sad to say I'm on my way.
D7                G
Won't be back for many a day.
G                            Am
My heart is down my head is turning around.
         G              D7      G
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.

G                  C
Sounds of laughter everywhere.
        G       D7            G               
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro.
G                 C
I must declare my heart is there,
            G         D7       G
though I've been from Maine to Mexico but I'm.

G                  C
Down at the market you can hear,
       G       D7             G 
ladies cry out while on their heads they bare.
G             C
Akey rice and fish are nice,
        G      D7      G
and the rum is fine anytime of year but I'm.








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