Jamaica Farewell chords by Jimmie Rodgers
Intro 1
D
G
A
D
Verse 1
D
G
Down the way where the nights are
A
D
gay and the sun shines daily on the mountain top
G
I took a trip on a sailing ship
A
and when I reached
Jamaica
D
I made a stop, but I'm sad to
G
say I'm on my way
A
D
Won't be back for many a day
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around
A
I had to leave a little girl in
D
Kingston town
G
Down at the market you can hear
A
Ladies cry out while on their
D
heads they bear
G
Ackie rice, salt fish are nice
A
D
And the rum is fine any time of year
G
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
A
D
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down,
G
A
my head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in
D
G
A
D
Kingston town
G
I must declare my heart is there,
A
though I've been from
Maine to
D
Mexico.
G
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way,
A
D
won't be back for many a day.
G
My heart is down, my head is turning around,
A
D
I had to leave a little girl
G
Down the way where the nights are gay
A
D
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
G
I took a trip on a sailing ship
A
And when I reached
Jamaica
D
I made a stop
G
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
A
D
Won't be back for many a day.
My heart is down,
G
A
my head is turning around. I have to leave a little girl in
D
Kingston town.
G
A
Sad to say I'm on my way.
D
Won't be back for many a day.
My heart is down,
G
A
my head is turning around. I have to leave a little girl in
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