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Banana Boat (Day-O) chords by Harry Belafonte (Official Version)

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F
C

Intro 1

Day-o, day-o

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day

Me say day, me say day-o

Verse 1
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) Daylight come and me  (C major) wan' go  (F major) home
Stack banana 'til de mornin' come
C 
F 
Daylight come and me  (C major) wan' go  (F major) home

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Bridge 1

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Verse 2

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Chorus 1

Day, me say day-o

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day

...come and me wan' go home

Verse 3

A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Hide the deadly black tarantula

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Verse 4

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Chorus 2

Day, me say day-o

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day

...come and me wan' go home

Bridge 2

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana

Daylight come and me wan' go home

Outro 1
Day-o, day-o
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) Daylight come and me go  (C major) wan' go  (F major) home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) Daylight come and me  (C major) wan' go  (F major) home

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0

F
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Banana Boat (Day-O) the way Harry Belafonte intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Banana Boat (Day-O)

Harry Belafonte

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