Folk Songs of Jamaica with Ernie Smith _Evening Time Chords

Tempo:
142.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Folk Songs of Jamaica with Ernie Smith _Evening Time chords
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[Dm] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm] Come Miss Clare, take the back raft you're heading me dear
Come this way Miss [A] Flo, evening breeze a [Dm] blow
Help Dunya, after you no be so burdened my
[A#] Rest yourself [A] at ease, be the evening [D] breeze
[A] [D] Evening time, [A] work is over [D] now it's evening [G] time
We de walk [D] pon mountain, de walk [A] pon mountain, de walk [D] pon mountain [A] side
Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain [D] side
[G] Catch up de fire and [D] mortar, [A] pass me de
[D] goopies
[F#] Rub up de floor [Bm] a sierra,
[E] Lord fill the evening [A]
breeze
[G] Evening [D]
time, [Am] work is over [D] now it's evening [G] time
We de walk [D] pon mountain, de walk pon [A] mountain, de walk [D] pon mountain side
[A] Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain [D]
side
Come Miss Jo, [Am] take the back [Dm] raft you're heading me sir
Come this way [A] Miss Jo, evening [Dm] breeze a blow
Help Dunya, [Am] after you no be [Dm] so burdened sir
Rest [A] yourself at ease, be the [D] evening [A] breeze
[D]
Evening time, [A] work is over [D] now it's evening [G] time
We de [D] walk pon mountain, de [A] walk pon mountain, de [D] walk pon mountain side
[A] Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain [D]
side
Catch [G] up de fire [D] and mortar, [A] pass me de [D] goopies
[F#] Rub up de [Bm] floor a sierra,
[E] Lord fill the evening [Am]
[A] breeze
[D] Evening time, work is over now it's evening [G] time
We de walk pon [D] mountain, de walk pon [A] mountain, de [D] walk pon mountain side
Make we cook de big good pon de way
[G] Make we [D] eat and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de [D] mountain side Evening time
[A]
[D] Evening [A] time [D] Evening time
[A] [D] Evening time
[A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Ernie Smith - Evening Time chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, A and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Come Miss Clare, take the back raft you're heading me dear
Come this way Miss [A] Flo, _ _ _ _ evening breeze a [Dm] blow _ _
_ _ _ Help Dunya, _ after you no be so burdened my
[A#] Rest yourself [A] at _ _ _ ease, be the evening [D] _ breeze _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Evening time, [A] _ work is over [D] now it's evening _ [G] time
We de walk [D] pon mountain, de walk [A] pon mountain, de walk [D] pon mountain _ [A] side
Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] _ Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain _ [D] _ side
_ _ _ _ [G] Catch up de fire and [D] mortar, [A] pass me de _
[D] _ _ goopies
[F#] Rub up de floor [Bm] a _ sierra, _ _ _ _
_ [E] Lord fill the evening [A] _ _
_ breeze _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Evening [D] _ _ _
time, [Am] _ work is over [D] now it's evening _ [G] time
We de walk [D] pon mountain, de walk pon [A] mountain, de walk [D] pon mountain side
[A] Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] _ Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain [D] _ _
side
_ _ _ _ Come Miss Jo, _ [Am] take the back [Dm] raft you're heading me sir
_ Come this way [A] Miss Jo, _ _ _ evening [Dm] breeze a blow
_ _ Help _ _ _ Dunya, _ [Am] _ after you no be [Dm] so burdened sir
Rest [A] yourself at _ _ ease, be the [D] evening _ _ _ [A] breeze
_ _ [D] _ _
Evening time, [A] work is over [D] now it's evening _ [G] time
We de [D] walk pon mountain, de [A] walk pon mountain, de [D] walk pon mountain side
[A] Make we cook de [D] big good pon de way
[G] _ Make we eat [D] and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de mountain [D] _ _
side
_ _ Catch [G] _ up de fire [D] and mortar, _ [A] pass me de _ [D] _ _ goopies
[F#] Rub up de [Bm] floor a sierra, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Lord fill the evening [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ breeze _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Evening _ time, _ work is over now it's evening _ [G] time
We de walk pon [D] mountain, de walk pon [A] mountain, de [D] walk pon mountain side
Make we cook de big good pon de way
_ [G] Make we [D] eat and sing, dance and play [A] ring ding pon de [D] mountain _ side _ _ _ _ Evening time _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Evening _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] time _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Evening _ _ _ time
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Evening _ _ _ time
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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This song is part of Folk Songs of Jamaica album.

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