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VERSE 2:
Jamaica Farewell
C
F
Lord Burgess (Harry Belafonte), 1956
Sounds of laughter everywhere
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G7
C
7
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
F
I must declare that my heart is there
G7
C
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
INTRO:
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D-D
U-UDU
[ISLAND STRUM:
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C
F
G7
C
REPEAT CHORUS
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VERSE 1:
VERSE 3:
C
F
C
F
Down the way where the nights are gay
Down at the market you can hear
G7
C
G7
C
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
F
F
I took a trip on a sailing ship
Ackie rice, salt fish are nice
G7
C
[STOP]
G7
C
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
And the rum is fine any time of the year
CHORUS:
C
F
REPEAT CHORUS
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
G7
C
Won't be back for many a day
REPEAT CHORUS
F
My heart is down, my head is turning around
G7
C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
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