Chords for Culture - Down in Jamaica
Tempo:
134.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] Come on, let's talk [G] about down, [Am] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where God be [G] come from.
[C]
[D] Come on people, [Am] yeah, let's talk [G] about down, [C] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] [Am]
Yeah, [C] I [G] want to send some [C] rain [Bm] [C] [D] down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] Please Lord [C] Almighty, I want you [G] to send some [C] rain [Bm] [C] [D] down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] Earth's [C] greatest prophet [D] was born in [C] St.
John in St.
John, [G] JA.
[C]
[D] [C]
And [G] he was going [C] about [Bm] [C] [D] prophesying equal [C] rights and justice to the [G] nation, I know.
[C]
[D] [C]
And [G] they took him [C] away [Bm] [C] [D] and told us all, [Am] oh [C] yes, [G] he's alright.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] And I weep not [C] for [Bm] John, [C] [D] for I know that one man [C] can't carry [G] three times.
They are trying [C] to fool black people, [D] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, black people [G] now.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] They threw him away [C] from black man [D] all because [C] they feel that he would [G] do us.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] But what was needed from [Am] the wife and two [D] men, now we need to [C] do babes and [G] suckling too.
[C]
[D] Officially let's [C] talk, come talk [G] about down, [C] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where [C] God be [G] come from.
[C] Oh yeah,
[D] [Am] harmonizing.
[C] [G] Down, [C] down, [D] down [Am] in Jamaica where [G] God be come from.
[C] Such a good man, [D] oh, and the [Am] good of a certain love.
[G] Down, [C] down, [D] [Bm] down.
[Am]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] Come on, let's talk [G] about down, [Am] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where God be [G] come from.
[C]
[D] Come on people, [Am] yeah, let's talk [G] about down, [C] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] [Am]
Yeah, [C] I [G] want to send some [C] rain [Bm] [C] [D] down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] Please Lord [C] Almighty, I want you [G] to send some [C] rain [Bm] [C] [D] down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] Earth's [C] greatest prophet [D] was born in [C] St.
John in St.
John, [G] JA.
[C]
[D] [C]
And [G] he was going [C] about [Bm] [C] [D] prophesying equal [C] rights and justice to the [G] nation, I know.
[C]
[D] [C]
And [G] they took him [C] away [Bm] [C] [D] and told us all, [Am] oh [C] yes, [G] he's alright.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] And I weep not [C] for [Bm] John, [C] [D] for I know that one man [C] can't carry [G] three times.
They are trying [C] to fool black people, [D] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, black people [G] now.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] They threw him away [C] from black man [D] all because [C] they feel that he would [G] do us.
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] But what was needed from [Am] the wife and two [D] men, now we need to [C] do babes and [G] suckling too.
[C]
[D] Officially let's [C] talk, come talk [G] about down, [C] down, [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where [C] God be [G] come from.
[C] Oh yeah,
[D] [Am] harmonizing.
[C] [G] Down, [C] down, [D] down [Am] in Jamaica where [G] God be come from.
[C] Such a good man, [D] oh, and the [Am] good of a certain love.
[G] Down, [C] down, [D] [Bm] down.
[Am]
Key:
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Am
Bm
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, let's talk [G] about down, _ [Am] down, _ _ [D] _ down in [Am] Jamaica where God be [G] come _ from.
[C] _ _
_ [D] Come on people, [Am] yeah, let's talk [G] about down, _ [C] down, _ _ [D] _ down in [Am] Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Yeah, [C] I [G] want to send some [C] rain [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Please Lord [C] Almighty, I want you [G] to send _ some [C] rain [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come _ from.
[C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Earth's [C] greatest prophet _ [D] was born in [C] St.
John in St.
John, [G] JA.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
And [G] he was going [C] about [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ prophesying equal [C] rights and justice to the [G] nation, I know.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ And [G] they took him [C] away [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] and told us all, [Am] oh [C] yes, [G] he's alright.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] And I weep not [C] for [Bm] John, [C] [D] for I know that one man [C] can't carry _ [G] three times.
They are trying [C] to fool black people, [D] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, black people [G] now.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] They threw him away [C] from black man [D] all because _ [C] they feel that he would [G] do us.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] But what was needed from [Am] the wife and two [D] men, now we need to [C] do babes and [G] suckling too.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Officially let's [C] talk, come talk [G] about down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where [C] God be [G] come from.
[C] Oh yeah, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] harmonizing.
[C] _ _ [G] Down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] down [Am] in Jamaica where [G] God be come from.
_ [C] Such a good man, [D] _ oh, and the [Am] good of a certain love.
_ [G] Down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] [Bm] down.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, let's talk [G] about down, _ [Am] down, _ _ [D] _ down in [Am] Jamaica where God be [G] come _ from.
[C] _ _
_ [D] Come on people, [Am] yeah, let's talk [G] about down, _ [C] down, _ _ [D] _ down in [Am] Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Yeah, [C] I [G] want to send some [C] rain [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come from.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Please Lord [C] Almighty, I want you [G] to send _ some [C] rain [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ down [C] in Jamaica where God [G] be come _ from.
[C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Earth's [C] greatest prophet _ [D] was born in [C] St.
John in St.
John, [G] JA.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
And [G] he was going [C] about [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] _ prophesying equal [C] rights and justice to the [G] nation, I know.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ And [G] they took him [C] away [Bm] _ [C] _ [D] and told us all, [Am] oh [C] yes, [G] he's alright.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] And I weep not [C] for [Bm] John, [C] [D] for I know that one man [C] can't carry _ [G] three times.
They are trying [C] to fool black people, [D] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, black people [G] now.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] They threw him away [C] from black man [D] all because _ [C] they feel that he would [G] do us.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] But what was needed from [Am] the wife and two [D] men, now we need to [C] do babes and [G] suckling too.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Officially let's [C] talk, come talk [G] about down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] down in [Am] Jamaica where [C] God be [G] come from.
[C] Oh yeah, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] harmonizing.
[C] _ _ [G] Down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] down [Am] in Jamaica where [G] God be come from.
_ [C] Such a good man, [D] _ oh, and the [Am] good of a certain love.
_ [G] Down, _ _ [C] down, _ _ [D] [Bm] down.
_ _ [Am] _ _