Chords for Jamaica Farewell (Live)
Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Gm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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As a small boy, I spent many, many years down in the West Indies.
Of the many hours, of the many days, of the many weeks that I was there,
I spent most of my time down at the docks, swimming with the other boys mainly,
but also listening to the songs and the stories that the sailors used to sing and tell.
Many of them I will never, ever be able to repeat,
but of the ones that I can, I can always remember whenever the sailors were leaving for another island
or some far off country, they would sing the Jamaica Farewell.
Down the [G] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines [Eb] daily on the mountain top,
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many [Bb] a day.
[Ebm] My heart is down, my [Fm] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little [Eb]
girl in Kingston town.
Sad [F] to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Gm] for many a day.
[Eb] My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Bb] to leave a little girl in [Gm] Kingston town.
[Eb] Down at the [Ab] market you can hear [Bb] ladies cry out while on their [Eb] heads they bear,
Ackee rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice [Bb] and the rum is fine [Eb] any time of year,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had to [Gm] leave a little [Bb]
girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a [Bb] little girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
[Ab] Sounds of laughter everywhere and [Bb] the dancing girls [Eb] swing to and fro,
I must [Ab] declare my heart is [Bb] there though I've been from Maine [Eb]
to Mexico.
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Down the way where [Ab] the nights are gay and the [Bb] sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top,
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop.
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Cm] Kingston town.
[Eb] Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
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Of the many hours, of the many days, of the many weeks that I was there,
I spent most of my time down at the docks, swimming with the other boys mainly,
but also listening to the songs and the stories that the sailors used to sing and tell.
Many of them I will never, ever be able to repeat,
but of the ones that I can, I can always remember whenever the sailors were leaving for another island
or some far off country, they would sing the Jamaica Farewell.
Down the [G] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines [Eb] daily on the mountain top,
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many [Bb] a day.
[Ebm] My heart is down, my [Fm] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little [Eb]
girl in Kingston town.
Sad [F] to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Gm] for many a day.
[Eb] My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Bb] to leave a little girl in [Gm] Kingston town.
[Eb] Down at the [Ab] market you can hear [Bb] ladies cry out while on their [Eb] heads they bear,
Ackee rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice [Bb] and the rum is fine [Eb] any time of year,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had to [Gm] leave a little [Bb]
girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a [Bb] little girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
[Ab] Sounds of laughter everywhere and [Bb] the dancing girls [Eb] swing to and fro,
I must [Ab] declare my heart is [Bb] there though I've been from Maine [Eb]
to Mexico.
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Down the way where [Ab] the nights are gay and the [Bb] sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top,
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop.
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Cm] Kingston town.
[Eb] Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Gm
Fm
Bb
Eb
Ab
As a small boy, I spent many, many years down in the West Indies.
_ Of the many hours, of the many days, of the many weeks that I was there,
_ I spent most of my time down at the docks, _ swimming with the other boys mainly,
_ but also listening to the songs and the stories that the sailors used to sing and tell.
_ _ _ Many of them I will never, ever be able to repeat, _ _ _
but of the ones that I can, _ I can always remember whenever the sailors were leaving for another island
or some far off country, they would sing _ the Jamaica Farewell. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down the [G] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines [Eb] daily on the mountain top,
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many [Bb] a day.
[Ebm] My heart is down, my [Fm] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little [Eb]
girl in Kingston town.
_ _ Sad [F] to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _
won't be back [Gm] for many a day.
[Eb] My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Bb] to leave a little girl in [Gm] Kingston town.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Down at the [Ab] market you can hear [Bb] ladies cry out while on their [Eb] heads they bear, _
Ackee rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice [Bb] and the rum is fine [Eb] any time of year,
but I'm sad to say _ [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had to [Gm] leave a little [Bb]
girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, _ [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a [Bb] little girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Sounds of laughter _ everywhere and [Bb] the dancing girls [Eb] swing to and fro,
_ I must [Ab] declare my heart is [Bb] there though I've been from Maine [Eb]
to Mexico.
_ But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
_ _ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _
_ _ _ _ Down the way where [Ab] the nights are gay and the [Bb] sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top,
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop. _
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Cm] Kingston town.
_ _ [Eb] Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, _ [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
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_ Of the many hours, of the many days, of the many weeks that I was there,
_ I spent most of my time down at the docks, _ swimming with the other boys mainly,
_ but also listening to the songs and the stories that the sailors used to sing and tell.
_ _ _ Many of them I will never, ever be able to repeat, _ _ _
but of the ones that I can, _ I can always remember whenever the sailors were leaving for another island
or some far off country, they would sing _ the Jamaica Farewell. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down the [G] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines [Eb] daily on the mountain top,
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop,
but I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many [Bb] a day.
[Ebm] My heart is down, my [Fm] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little [Eb]
girl in Kingston town.
_ _ Sad [F] to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _
won't be back [Gm] for many a day.
[Eb] My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Bb] to leave a little girl in [Gm] Kingston town.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Down at the [Ab] market you can hear [Bb] ladies cry out while on their [Eb] heads they bear, _
Ackee rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice [Bb] and the rum is fine [Eb] any time of year,
but I'm sad to say _ [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had to [Gm] leave a little [Bb]
girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, _ [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a [Bb] little girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Sounds of laughter _ everywhere and [Bb] the dancing girls [Eb] swing to and fro,
_ I must [Ab] declare my heart is [Bb] there though I've been from Maine [Eb]
to Mexico.
_ But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town.
_ _ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _
_ _ _ _ Down the way where [Ab] the nights are gay and the [Bb] sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top,
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop. _
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town. _ _
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning around, I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Cm] Kingston town.
_ _ [Eb] Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, _ [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day.
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town.
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