JAMAICA FAREWELL

Lord Burgess

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

     A/       /             D/         /
     Down the way where the nights are gay
             E/         /            A/       /
     And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
       /      /         D/      /
     I took a trip on a sailing ship
                E/        /       A/     /
     And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

CHORUS:
               A/     /       D/    /
       But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
       E/       /        A/     /
       Won't be back for many a day
          /        /               D/       /
       My heart is down my head is turning around
                A/             E/      A/       /
       I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

     /         /        D/   /
     Sounds of laughter everywhere
             E/      /          A/     /
     And the dancing girls sway to and fro
       /      /        D/       /
     I must declare my heart is there
                  E/        /        A/  /
     'Though I've been from Maine to Mexico.
CHORUS
     /           /      D/      /
     Down at the market you can hear
            E/      /              A/         /
     Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
     /   /         D/       /
     Aki rice swordfish are nice
             E/     /        A/      /
     And the rum is fine any time of year.
CHORUS

Instructions

The chords you need for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound. Click here to hear the song itself.

• Remember to sit correctly
• Place an A chord on the guitar and press firmly
• Get the thumb run going on the A chord
• Sing the whole song using a thumb run on each timing mark and changing chords where indicated
• Then try the 4/4 strum. Put on the A chord and on the third strum start to sing

A/   /    /        /             D/         /
1234 1234 12   34  12  3     4   12     34  12
          Down the way where the nights are gay
                  E/
          3   4   1234
          And the sun etc



Arrangement © 1997 Joni's Guitar School