Jamaica Mistaica Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Tempo:
80.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

F#m

Bm

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jamaica Mistaica - Jimmy Buffett chords
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[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
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G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
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Let's start jamming Jimmy Buffett - (Album Version) Jamaica Mistaica chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Bm, F#m, Bm, F#m, G, Bm, G, A, G and F#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 40 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 80 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ [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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Jimmy Buffett.

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