Chords for Oh Jamaica - Country Joe McDonald
Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
I've got something [E] that I'd like to [D] relate.
A home on the island [A] sure sounds [F#m] great.
[A] Lying on the sand [E] underneath the palm trees.
[D] There's a beautiful sun and I'm [A] smoking Jamaican weed.
[D] Oh, [E] [A]
Jamaica must [E] be a hit in his [Bm] dreams.
[B] [D] [E] Oh,
[A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] reggae scene.
Bright lights of the city [E] just getting me down.
[D] And the noise from the [A] traffic's got my head spinning [F#m] around.
[A] Big city people just [E] don't make no sense.
[D] Oh, I want to be back home in [A] the country again.
[D] [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E] Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] must [E] be a reggae [A] scene.
[F#m] I
[F#] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [Dm] about [C#] all that crinkle [F#m] and cope [C#] in the trees.
But [F#m] the people living in [Bm] cardboard shacks, [Dm] you know [C#] that ain't exactly [F#m] where the good [E] life's at.
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I've
[A] got an [E] ocean to just go away.
[D] Find myself a [A] nice little place to stay.
Up on a hill with the [E] river below.
[D] Back, relax [A] and go with the flow.
[D] Oh, [E] [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] must [E] be a [A] reggae scene.
If I ever get [E] myself out of this mess, [D] I'll never set foot [A] in the city [F#m] again.
[A] I'll play my guitar [E] for the chickens in the yard.
[D] Oh, yeah, I'll sing my song [A] for the pigs in the park.
[D] Oh,
[E] [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E] Yeah, they grow it [A] in Jamaica.
[D] [E] Yes, you know [A] what I mean.
[F#m]
[A] I [F#m] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [C#] about all that crinkle and [F#m] cope in the trees.
But the people living [Bm] in cardboard shacks, you [C#] know that ain't exactly where the [E] good life's at.
[A] Out on the islands [E] where the sun be gone down.
[D] Me and my friends [A] just messing around.
Smoking homegrown [E] and drinking homebrew.
[D] They sound like [A] paradise with ocean views.
[E] Oh, Jamaica [A] sounds [E] like a [A] God in your dreams.
[D] [E] They grow it [A] in
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
I've got something [E] that I'd like to [D] relate.
A home on the island [A] sure sounds [F#m] great.
[A] Lying on the sand [E] underneath the palm trees.
[D] There's a beautiful sun and I'm [A] smoking Jamaican weed.
[D] Oh, [E] [A]
Jamaica must [E] be a hit in his [Bm] dreams.
[B] [D] [E] Oh,
[A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] reggae scene.
Bright lights of the city [E] just getting me down.
[D] And the noise from the [A] traffic's got my head spinning [F#m] around.
[A] Big city people just [E] don't make no sense.
[D] Oh, I want to be back home in [A] the country again.
[D] [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E] Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] must [E] be a reggae [A] scene.
[F#m] I
[F#] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [Dm] about [C#] all that crinkle [F#m] and cope [C#] in the trees.
But [F#m] the people living in [Bm] cardboard shacks, [Dm] you know [C#] that ain't exactly [F#m] where the good [E] life's at.
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I've
[A] got an [E] ocean to just go away.
[D] Find myself a [A] nice little place to stay.
Up on a hill with the [E] river below.
[D] Back, relax [A] and go with the flow.
[D] Oh, [E] [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica [D] must [E] be a [A] reggae scene.
If I ever get [E] myself out of this mess, [D] I'll never set foot [A] in the city [F#m] again.
[A] I'll play my guitar [E] for the chickens in the yard.
[D] Oh, yeah, I'll sing my song [A] for the pigs in the park.
[D] Oh,
[E] [A] Jamaica [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
[D] [E] Yeah, they grow it [A] in Jamaica.
[D] [E] Yes, you know [A] what I mean.
[F#m]
[A] I [F#m] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [C#] about all that crinkle and [F#m] cope in the trees.
But the people living [Bm] in cardboard shacks, you [C#] know that ain't exactly where the [E] good life's at.
[A] Out on the islands [E] where the sun be gone down.
[D] Me and my friends [A] just messing around.
Smoking homegrown [E] and drinking homebrew.
[D] They sound like [A] paradise with ocean views.
[E] Oh, Jamaica [A] sounds [E] like a [A] God in your dreams.
[D] [E] They grow it [A] in
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I've got something [E] that I'd like to _ [D] relate.
A home on the island [A] sure sounds [F#m] great.
_ [A] Lying on the sand [E] underneath the palm trees.
[D] There's a beautiful sun and I'm [A] smoking Jamaican weed.
[D] Oh, [E] _ _ [A]
Jamaica _ _ must [E] be a hit in his [Bm] dreams.
[B] _ _ [D] _ [E] Oh, _
[A] Jamaica _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] reggae scene.
_ _ _ Bright lights of the city [E] just getting me down.
[D] And the noise from the [A] traffic's got my head spinning [F#m] around.
[A] Big city people just [E] don't make no sense.
[D] Oh, I want to be back home in [A] the country again.
_ [D] _ _ [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] Oh, _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] must [E] be a reggae [A] scene.
_ [F#m] I _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [Dm] about [C#] all that crinkle [F#m] and cope [C#] in the trees.
But [F#m] the people living in [Bm] cardboard shacks, [Dm] you know [C#] that ain't exactly [F#m] where the good [E] life's at.
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] I've _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ got an [E] ocean to just go away.
[D] Find myself a [A] nice little place to stay.
_ Up on a hill with the [E] river below.
[D] _ Back, relax [A] and go with the flow.
[D] _ Oh, [E] _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ _ [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] must [E] be a [A] reggae scene.
_ _ If I ever get [E] myself out of this mess, [D] I'll never set foot [A] in the city [F#m] again.
[A] _ I'll play my guitar [E] for the chickens in the yard.
[D] Oh, yeah, I'll sing my song [A] for the pigs in the park.
[D] Oh, _
[E] _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] Yeah, they grow it [A] in Jamaica.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Yes, you know [A] what I mean.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I _ [F#m] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [C#] about all that crinkle and [F#m] cope in the trees.
But the people living [Bm] in cardboard shacks, you [C#] know that ain't exactly where the [E] good life's at.
[A] Out on the islands [E] where the sun be gone down.
_ [D] Me and my friends [A] just messing around.
_ Smoking homegrown [E] and drinking homebrew.
[D] They sound like [A] paradise with ocean views.
[E] Oh, _ Jamaica _ [A] _ sounds [E] like a [A] God in your dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] They grow it [A] in
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I've got something [E] that I'd like to _ [D] relate.
A home on the island [A] sure sounds [F#m] great.
_ [A] Lying on the sand [E] underneath the palm trees.
[D] There's a beautiful sun and I'm [A] smoking Jamaican weed.
[D] Oh, [E] _ _ [A]
Jamaica _ _ must [E] be a hit in his [Bm] dreams.
[B] _ _ [D] _ [E] Oh, _
[A] Jamaica _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] reggae scene.
_ _ _ Bright lights of the city [E] just getting me down.
[D] And the noise from the [A] traffic's got my head spinning [F#m] around.
[A] Big city people just [E] don't make no sense.
[D] Oh, I want to be back home in [A] the country again.
_ [D] _ _ [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] Oh, _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] must [E] be a reggae [A] scene.
_ [F#m] I _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [Dm] about [C#] all that crinkle [F#m] and cope [C#] in the trees.
But [F#m] the people living in [Bm] cardboard shacks, [Dm] you know [C#] that ain't exactly [F#m] where the good [E] life's at.
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] I've _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ got an [E] ocean to just go away.
[D] Find myself a [A] nice little place to stay.
_ Up on a hill with the [E] river below.
[D] _ Back, relax [A] and go with the flow.
[D] _ Oh, [E] _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ _ [E]
Oh, [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] must [E] be a [A] reggae scene.
_ _ If I ever get [E] myself out of this mess, [D] I'll never set foot [A] in the city [F#m] again.
[A] _ I'll play my guitar [E] for the chickens in the yard.
[D] Oh, yeah, I'll sing my song [A] for the pigs in the park.
[D] Oh, _
[E] _ [A] Jamaica _ _ [D] sounds [E] like a [A] hit in his dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] Yeah, they grow it [A] in Jamaica.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Yes, you know [A] what I mean.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I _ [F#m] don't want to [Bm] disturb your reggae fantasy [C#] about all that crinkle and [F#m] cope in the trees.
But the people living [Bm] in cardboard shacks, you [C#] know that ain't exactly where the [E] good life's at.
[A] Out on the islands [E] where the sun be gone down.
_ [D] Me and my friends [A] just messing around.
_ Smoking homegrown [E] and drinking homebrew.
[D] They sound like [A] paradise with ocean views.
[E] Oh, _ Jamaica _ [A] _ sounds [E] like a [A] God in your dreams.
_ [D] _ [E] They grow it [A] in