Jamaica Mistaica Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
80.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#m
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Bm] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] Some folks [F#m] say that I've [G] got the perfect [F#m] life [Bm] Three swell [F#m] kids, lots of [G] toys, and a lovely
[F#m] wife I [Bm] fly, I [F#m] sail, I throw [G] caution to the [F#m] wind
[Bm] Drift like [F#m] a stratus cloud [G] above the [F#m] Caribbean [Bm] But [F#m] [C#]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [C#]
[D] [Bm] every now and [F#m] then [G] the dragons come to
[F#m] call [Bm] Just when you least [F#m] expect it, you'll be
[G] dodging [F#m] cannonballs [Bm] I've seen too much not [F#m] to stay in touch with
[G] a world made of love and [F#m] luck I've got [Bm] the big suspicion [D] about ammunition
[G] I never forget to [F#m] duck, [Bm] [G] come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
[G] Don't you [A] know [D] we made a big mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad if you [D] told us [Bm] goodbye
And [G] we promised not to shoot you [F#] out of the sky
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] It was [Bm] a beautiful [F#m] day, [G] the kind you want [F#m] to toast
[Bm] We were tree-top [F#m] flyers, [G] moving west along [A] the coast
[Bm] Then we landed in [F#m] the water, just [G] about my favorite [F#m] thrill
When [Bm] some assholes started [F#m] firing [G] as we taxied to [F#m] the grill
[Bm] [D] [F#m] [C#]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[D] [Bm] Just about to lose [F#m] my temper as I [G] endeavored to [F#m] explain
[Bm] We had only come for chicken, we [G] were not to gonge [A] a plane
[Bm] Well, you should have seen [F#m] their faces [G] when they finally [F#m] realized
[Bm] We were not some coke [F#m]-up cowboys [G] sporting guns and [F#m] alibis
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
[G] Don't [A] you know [D] we [Bm] made a big mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad if [D] you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] [B] [A] [G] [F#] [F]
[F#] [Bm] [A] [G] [F#] [Dm]
[F#] [Bm] They shot [A] from the [G] lighthouse, they shot [D] from the [Dm] highway
They shot from the top [F#] of the cliff
[Bm] They'd all gone [G] haywire, we were [F#m] catching [F] fire
And there wasn't even a [G] spliff Oh!
[A] [D]
[Bm] [G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#]
[G] Well, the word [F#m] got out [G] all over the [F#m] island
[Bm] Friends, [F#m] strangers, [G] they were all [A] apologizing
[Bm] Some [F#m] thought me crazy [G] for being way [F#m] too nice
[Bm] But it's just another [F#m] shitty [G] day in [F#m] paradise
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] [A] Don't you know [D] we made a [G] big [D] mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] [A] Don't you know [D] we made a big mistake?
[D] [G] We'd [A] be so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [G#] you, promised not to shoot [F#] you, promised [G] not to shoot [Bm] you out of the sky
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] Some folks [F#m] say that I've [G] got the perfect [F#m] life [Bm] Three swell [F#m] kids, lots of [G] toys, and a lovely
[F#m] wife I [Bm] fly, I [F#m] sail, I throw [G] caution to the [F#m] wind
[Bm] Drift like [F#m] a stratus cloud [G] above the [F#m] Caribbean [Bm] But [F#m] [C#]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [C#]
[D] [Bm] every now and [F#m] then [G] the dragons come to
[F#m] call [Bm] Just when you least [F#m] expect it, you'll be
[G] dodging [F#m] cannonballs [Bm] I've seen too much not [F#m] to stay in touch with
[G] a world made of love and [F#m] luck I've got [Bm] the big suspicion [D] about ammunition
[G] I never forget to [F#m] duck, [Bm] [G] come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
[G] Don't you [A] know [D] we made a big mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad if you [D] told us [Bm] goodbye
And [G] we promised not to shoot you [F#] out of the sky
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[F#m] It was [Bm] a beautiful [F#m] day, [G] the kind you want [F#m] to toast
[Bm] We were tree-top [F#m] flyers, [G] moving west along [A] the coast
[Bm] Then we landed in [F#m] the water, just [G] about my favorite [F#m] thrill
When [Bm] some assholes started [F#m] firing [G] as we taxied to [F#m] the grill
[Bm] [D] [F#m] [C#]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[D] [Bm] Just about to lose [F#m] my temper as I [G] endeavored to [F#m] explain
[Bm] We had only come for chicken, we [G] were not to gonge [A] a plane
[Bm] Well, you should have seen [F#m] their faces [G] when they finally [F#m] realized
[Bm] We were not some coke [F#m]-up cowboys [G] sporting guns and [F#m] alibis
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
[G] Don't [A] you know [D] we [Bm] made a big mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad if [D] you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] [B] [A] [G] [F#] [F]
[F#] [Bm] [A] [G] [F#] [Dm]
[F#] [Bm] They shot [A] from the [G] lighthouse, they shot [D] from the [Dm] highway
They shot from the top [F#] of the cliff
[Bm] They'd all gone [G] haywire, we were [F#m] catching [F] fire
And there wasn't even a [G] spliff Oh!
[A] [D]
[Bm] [G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [G] [F#]
[G] Well, the word [F#m] got out [G] all over the [F#m] island
[Bm] Friends, [F#m] strangers, [G] they were all [A] apologizing
[Bm] Some [F#m] thought me crazy [G] for being way [F#m] too nice
[Bm] But it's just another [F#m] shitty [G] day in [F#m] paradise
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] [A] Don't you know [D] we made a [G] big [D] mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] [A] Don't you know [D] we made a big mistake?
[D] [G] We'd [A] be so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [G#] you, promised not to shoot [F#] you, promised [G] not to shoot [Bm] you out of the sky
Key:
G
F#m
Bm
A
D
G
F#m
Bm
_ [Bm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] Some folks [F#m] say that I've [G] got the perfect [F#m] life [Bm] Three swell [F#m] kids, lots of [G] toys, and a lovely
[F#m] wife I [Bm] fly, I [F#m] sail, I throw [G] caution to the [F#m] wind
_ [Bm] Drift like [F#m] a stratus cloud [G] above the [F#m] Caribbean [Bm] But _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [Bm] every now and [F#m] then [G] the dragons come to
[F#m] call [Bm] Just when you least [F#m] expect it, you'll be
[G] dodging [F#m] cannonballs [Bm] I've seen too much not [F#m] to stay in touch with
[G] a world made of love and [F#m] luck I've got [Bm] the big suspicion [D] about ammunition
[G] I never forget to [F#m] duck, [Bm] [G] come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
_ [G] Don't you [A] know [D] we made a big mistake?
_ [G] We'd be [A] so sad if you [D] told us [Bm] goodbye
And [G] we promised not to shoot you [F#] out of the sky
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] It was [Bm] a beautiful [F#m] day, [G] the kind you want [F#m] to toast
[Bm] We were tree-top [F#m] flyers, [G] moving west along [A] the coast
[Bm] Then we landed in [F#m] the water, just [G] about my favorite [F#m] thrill
When [Bm] some assholes started [F#m] firing [G] as we taxied to [F#m] the grill
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [Bm] Just about to lose [F#m] my temper as I [G] endeavored to [F#m] explain
[Bm] We had only come for chicken, we [G] were not to gonge [A] a plane
[Bm] Well, you should have seen [F#m] their faces [G] when they finally [F#m] realized
[Bm] We were not some coke [F#m]-up cowboys [G] sporting guns and [F#m] alibis
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
_ [G] Don't [A] you know [D] we [Bm] made a big mistake?
_ [G] We'd be [A] so sad if [D] you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] _ [B] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [Dm] _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] They shot [A] from the [G] lighthouse, they shot [D] from the [Dm] highway
They shot from the top [F#] of the cliff
[Bm] They'd all gone [G] haywire, we were [F#m] catching [F] fire
And there wasn't even a [G] spliff Oh!
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _
[G] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ Well, the word [F#m] got out [G] all over the [F#m] island
[Bm] Friends, [F#m] strangers, [G] they were all [A] apologizing
[Bm] Some [F#m] thought me crazy [G] for being way [F#m] too nice
[Bm] But it's just another [F#m] shitty [G] day in _ [F#m] paradise
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] _ [A] Don't you know [D] we made a [G] big [D] mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] _ [A] Don't you know [D] we made a big mistake?
[D] _ [G] We'd [A] be so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [G#] you, promised not to shoot [F#] you, promised [G] not to shoot [Bm] you out of the sky _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] Some folks [F#m] say that I've [G] got the perfect [F#m] life [Bm] Three swell [F#m] kids, lots of [G] toys, and a lovely
[F#m] wife I [Bm] fly, I [F#m] sail, I throw [G] caution to the [F#m] wind
_ [Bm] Drift like [F#m] a stratus cloud [G] above the [F#m] Caribbean [Bm] But _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [Bm] every now and [F#m] then [G] the dragons come to
[F#m] call [Bm] Just when you least [F#m] expect it, you'll be
[G] dodging [F#m] cannonballs [Bm] I've seen too much not [F#m] to stay in touch with
[G] a world made of love and [F#m] luck I've got [Bm] the big suspicion [D] about ammunition
[G] I never forget to [F#m] duck, [Bm] [G] come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
_ [G] Don't you [A] know [D] we made a big mistake?
_ [G] We'd be [A] so sad if you [D] told us [Bm] goodbye
And [G] we promised not to shoot you [F#] out of the sky
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] It was [Bm] a beautiful [F#m] day, [G] the kind you want [F#m] to toast
[Bm] We were tree-top [F#m] flyers, [G] moving west along [A] the coast
[Bm] Then we landed in [F#m] the water, just [G] about my favorite [F#m] thrill
When [Bm] some assholes started [F#m] firing [G] as we taxied to [F#m] the grill
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [Bm] Just about to lose [F#m] my temper as I [G] endeavored to [F#m] explain
[Bm] We had only come for chicken, we [G] were not to gonge [A] a plane
[Bm] Well, you should have seen [F#m] their faces [G] when they finally [F#m] realized
[Bm] We were not some coke [F#m]-up cowboys [G] sporting guns and [F#m] alibis
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back to [Bm] Jamaica
_ [G] Don't [A] you know [D] we [Bm] made a big mistake?
_ [G] We'd be [A] so sad if [D] you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] _ [B] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [Dm] _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] They shot [A] from the [G] lighthouse, they shot [D] from the [Dm] highway
They shot from the top [F#] of the cliff
[Bm] They'd all gone [G] haywire, we were [F#m] catching [F] fire
And there wasn't even a [G] spliff Oh!
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _
[G] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ Well, the word [F#m] got out [G] all over the [F#m] island
[Bm] Friends, [F#m] strangers, [G] they were all [A] apologizing
[Bm] Some [F#m] thought me crazy [G] for being way [F#m] too nice
[Bm] But it's just another [F#m] shitty [G] day in _ [F#m] paradise
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] _ [A] Don't you know [D] we made a [G] big [D] mistake?
[G] We'd be [A] so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [F#] you out of the sky
[G] Come back, [A] come back, [D] back [Bm] to Jamaica
[G] _ [A] Don't you know [D] we made a big mistake?
[D] _ [G] We'd [A] be so sad [D] if you [F#m] told us [Bm] goodbye
[G] And we promised not to shoot [G#] you, promised not to shoot [F#] you, promised [G] not to shoot [Bm] you out of the sky _ _ _ _ _ _ _