Calypso Medley Chords by The Brothers Four

Tempo:
101.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Brothers Four - Calypso Medley chords
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[D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
Yellowbird, [A] up high in [D] banana tree
Yellowbird, you [A] sit all [D] alone like me
[G] Did your lady [D] friend leave the nest again?
[A] That is very sad, [D] makes me [G] feel so bad
You can fly [D] away, in the sky [A] away
You're more [D] lucky than me
Wish that I [G] were a yellowbird
[A] I'd fly away [D] with you
But I am not [G] a yellowbird
[A] So here I sit, nothing [Em] else [D] to do
Yellowbird, yellowbird,
[Dm] [C#]
[D] yellowbird
[G] [B]
[E] We come on the soup, John B
My grandfather and me
Round Nassau town we [B] did a roll
[E] Drinking all night, got [A] into a fight
[E] Life feels [B] so great now, I [E] wanna go home
So now I voiced up to John B, said
See how the mace have set
On board the captain of shore, [B] let me go home
[E] Let me go home, I [A] wanna go home
[E] Life feels so great [B] now, [E] I wanna go home
Well the first mate he got drunk
And he tore up the people's trunk
And the constable had to come and take him [B] away
[E] Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me [A] alone
You [E] know this is the worst [B] thing [E] since I've been home
So now I voiced up to John B, said
See how the mace have set
On board the captain of shore, [B] let me go home
[E] Let me go home, [Em] I wanna [A] go home
[E] Life feels so great [B] now, I [E] wanna go [B] home
[E] Let me go [A] home, I wanna go home
[E] Life feels so great [B] now, I [A] wanna go home
[D] All day, all night, [A] Marianne
Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
Even little children [A] love Marianne
Down by the [G]
[D] seaside, sifting sand
Marianne, oh, Marianne, [A] oh, won't you marry me
And we can have the bamboo hut, brandy [D] and the tea
Leave [G] your fat [D] old mama home, [G] she never will say yes
Cause if mama [D] don't know [A] now, [Em] she [D] can guess
All day, all night,
[A] Marianne
Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
Even little children [A] love Marianne
[Em] Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
[G]
[A] Down by the [Em] [D] seaside, sifting sand
[A] Down by the seaside
[D]
Ooh, [G] ooh,
[A] [D]
ooh, ooh
[G]
[A] [D]
Down the way [G] where the nights are gay
And [D] the sun [A] shines daily [D] on the miles and tons
I took a [G] trip on a sailing ship
[D] And when I reached [A] Jamaica, [D] I nearly stopped
But I'm sad to [G] say I'm on my [A]
way
Oh, dreamer, [D] oh, many a day
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a [A] little girl [D] in Kingston town
The sounds of laughter [G] are everywhere
[D] As the [A] dancing girls [D] sway into and throw
I must declare [G] that my heart is there, though [D] I have been
From [A] Maine [D] to old Mexico, but I'm sad to say [G] I'm on my way
[A] Won't be back [D] for many a day
My heart is down, my [G] head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a [A] little girl [D] in Kingston town
Yes, I'm sad to say [G] I'm on my way
[A] Won't be back [D] for many a day
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a little [A] girl [D] in Kingston town
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave [A] a little girl [D] in Kingston town
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[N]
[G#]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn The Brothers Four - (Live) Calypso Medley chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G, D, A, D, A, E, B and E of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 101 BPM. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yellowbird, [A] up high in [D] banana tree _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yellowbird, you [A] sit all [D] alone like _ me
[G] Did your lady [D] friend leave the nest again?
[A] _ That is very sad, [D] makes me [G] feel so bad
You can fly [D] away, in the sky [A] away
You're more [D] lucky than _ me
_ Wish _ _ that I [G] were a yellowbird
[A] I'd fly away [D] with you
_ But I am not [G] a _ yellowbird
[A] So here I sit, _ nothing [Em] else [D] to _ do _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yellowbird, _ _ _ _ _ _ yellowbird, _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ yellowbird
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] We come on the soup, John B
My grandfather and me
Round Nassau town we [B] did a roll
[E] Drinking all night, _ got [A] into a _ fight
[E] _ Life feels [B] so great now, I [E] wanna go home
So now I voiced up to John B, said
See how the mace have set
On board the captain of shore, [B] let me go home
_ [E] Let me go home, I [A] wanna go home
_ _ [E] Life feels so great [B] now, [E] I wanna go home
Well the first mate he got drunk
And he tore up the people's trunk
And the constable had to come and take him [B] away
_ [E] Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me [A] alone
You [E] know this is the worst [B] thing [E] since I've been home
So now I voiced up to John B, _ said
See how the mace _ have set
On board the captain of shore, [B] let me go home
[E] Let me go home, [Em] I wanna [A] go home _ _ _
[E] Life feels so great [B] now, I [E] wanna go [B] home
[E] Let me go _ _ _ [A] home, I wanna go home
[E] Life feels so great [B] now, I [A] wanna go _ home _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] All day, all night, [A] _ Marianne
_ Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
_ Even little children [A] love _ Marianne
Down by the [G]
[D] seaside, sifting sand
_ _ Marianne, oh, Marianne, [A] oh, won't you marry me
And we can have the bamboo hut, brandy [D] and the tea
Leave [G] your fat [D] old mama home, [G] she never will say yes
Cause if mama [D] don't know [A] now, [Em] she [D] can guess
All day, all night, _
[A] Marianne
_ Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
_ _ Even little children [A] love _ Marianne
[Em] Down by the [D] seaside, sifting sand
_ [G]
[A] Down by the [Em] [D] seaside, sifting sand _
[A] Down by the _ _ seaside
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ooh, [G] ooh, _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ ooh, ooh
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down the way [G] where the nights are gay
And [D] the sun [A] shines daily [D] on the miles and tons _
I took a [G] trip on a sailing ship
[D] And when I reached [A] Jamaica, [D] I nearly stopped
But I'm sad to [G] say I'm on my _ [A]
way
Oh, dreamer, [D] oh, many a day
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a [A] little girl [D] in Kingston town
_ _ _ _ The sounds of laughter [G] are everywhere
[D] As the [A] dancing girls [D] sway into and throw
I must declare [G] that my heart is there, though [D] I have been
From [A] Maine [D] to old Mexico, but I'm sad to say [G] I'm on my way
[A] _ Won't be back [D] for many a day
My heart is down, my [G] head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a [A] little girl [D] in Kingston town
Yes, I'm sad to say [G] I'm on my way
[A] _ Won't be back [D] for many a day
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave a little [A] girl [D] in Kingston town
My heart is down, [G] my head is turning around
I [D] had to leave [A] a little girl [D] in Kingston town _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Golden Anniversary album.

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