Jamaican Rum Chords by Phil Lynott

Tempo:
72.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

C#m

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Phil Lynott - Jamaican Rum chords
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[E] [A] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] The woman she [A] liked the [E]
lips of The [A] steel drums drive [E] her crazy
She can't seem to say no She just [C#m] can't seem [F#m] to resist them, no
She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum Dancing to the steel drums
From the Caribbean [A] Drinking [E] Jamaica rum
[C#] [E]
It's that West Indian rhythm It [A] was wild, [E] it was wild
The night she came home drunk She [D#] kicked in the door
[E] And said, lover, you know what I want [C#m] Lover, give me what I want
[A] She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum [A] And she's [C#m] living with a black man
[A] From the [E] Caribbean [F#] Drinking [E] Jamaica rum
[A] [E]
[C#m] [G#]
[A]
[E] [C#m] [F#]
[G#m] She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum Dancing to the steel drums
[C#m] From the [E]
Caribbean [A] Drinking Jamaica [E] rum
Rum [A]
[E] and cola is [F#m] very [A] popular
[E] [F#m]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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To learn Phil Lynott - Jamaican Rum chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, E, A, Abm and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ The woman she [A] liked the [E] _
_ _ lips of The [A] steel drums drive [E] her crazy
She can't seem to say no She just [C#m] can't seem [F#m] to resist them, no
She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum Dancing to the steel drums
From the Caribbean [A] Drinking [E] Jamaica rum
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ It's that West Indian rhythm It [A] was wild, [E] it was wild
The night she came home drunk She [D#] kicked in the door
[E] And said, lover, you know what I want [C#m] Lover, give me what I want
[A] She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum [A] And she's [C#m] living with a black man
[A] From the [E] Caribbean [F#] Drinking [E] Jamaica rum
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] She's been drinking [E] Jamaica rum Dancing to the steel drums
[C#m] From the [E]
Caribbean [A] Drinking Jamaica [E] rum
Rum [A] _
[E] _ and cola is [F#m] very [A] popular
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _

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