JAMAICA FAREWELL ORIGINAL-- HARRY BELAFONTE Chords
Tempo:
78.125 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [D] Yeah.
I
[Bb] [Eb] took a [Fm] trip on a sailing ship [Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop, but I'm sad
to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
[D] [Gm]
[Eb] to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Eb] way.
Down at the market, [Fm] you can tell ladies [Bb] cry out while [Eb] I'm there.
[Cm] Ackie rice, the [Fm] fish are nice [Bb] and the road is fine
[Cm] Anytime [Eb] a 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 head is [Ab] turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] piece of town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head
[Bb] Had to leave a little penny
[Eb] Sounds [Ab] of laughter everywhere
[Bb] And sing girls' praise to [Eb] and fro
I must declare [Ab] 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 [Fm] [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way
[Bb] Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning [Fm] around
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] Sound the way, [Fm] [Bb] baby [Eb] on the mountain
I took a trip on [Fm] a sailing ship
[Bb] And when I reached Jamaica
[Eb] I made a stop, 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
Had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] Had [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] to leave
[Fm] [Bb] [N]
I
[Bb] [Eb] took a [Fm] trip on a sailing ship [Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop, but I'm sad
to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
[D] [Gm]
[Eb] to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Eb] way.
Down at the market, [Fm] you can tell ladies [Bb] cry out while [Eb] I'm there.
[Cm] Ackie rice, the [Fm] fish are nice [Bb] and the road is fine
[Cm] Anytime [Eb] a 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 head is [Ab] turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] piece of town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head
[Bb] Had to leave a little penny
[Eb] Sounds [Ab] of laughter everywhere
[Bb] And sing girls' praise to [Eb] and fro
I must declare [Ab] 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 [Fm] [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way
[Bb] Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning [Fm] around
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] Sound the way, [Fm] [Bb] baby [Eb] on the mountain
I took a trip on [Fm] a sailing ship
[Bb] And when I reached Jamaica
[Eb] I made a stop, 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
Had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] Had [Bb] [Cm] [Eb] to leave
[Fm] [Bb] [N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
Gm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah.
I _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ took a [Fm] trip on a sailing ship [Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop, but I'm sad
to [Ab] say I'm on my way, _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ way.
Down at the market, [Fm] you can tell ladies [Bb] cry out while [Eb] I'm there.
_ _ [Cm] Ackie rice, the [Fm] fish are nice [Bb] and the road is fine
[Cm] Anytime [Eb] a 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 head is [Ab] turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] piece of town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head
_ [Bb] Had to leave a little penny
[Eb] _ _ _ Sounds [Ab] of laughter everywhere
[Bb] And sing girls' praise to [Eb] and fro
I must declare [Ab] 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 [Fm] [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way
[Bb] Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Sound the way, [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] baby [Eb] on the mountain
_ I took a trip on [Fm] a sailing ship
[Bb] And when I reached Jamaica
[Eb] I made a stop, 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
Had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] Had _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] to leave
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _
I _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ took a [Fm] trip on a sailing ship [Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop, but I'm sad
to [Ab] say I'm on my way, _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ way.
Down at the market, [Fm] you can tell ladies [Bb] cry out while [Eb] I'm there.
_ _ [Cm] Ackie rice, the [Fm] fish are nice [Bb] and the road is fine
[Cm] Anytime [Eb] a 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 head is [Ab] turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] piece of town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head
_ [Bb] Had to leave a little penny
[Eb] _ _ _ Sounds [Ab] of laughter everywhere
[Bb] And sing girls' praise to [Eb] and fro
I must declare [Ab] 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 [Fm] [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around
[Bb] Had to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way
[Bb] Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, [Ab] my head is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Sound the way, [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] baby [Eb] on the mountain
_ I took a trip on [Fm] a sailing ship
[Bb] And when I reached Jamaica
[Eb] I made a stop, 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
Had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way
Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning [Fm] around
[Gm] Had _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] to leave
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _