Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Chords

Tempo:
131.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Fm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) chords
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[Ab]
Day o!
[Gm]
Day o!
[G] [Bm]
Day!
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me [Ab] say day, me say day o!
[G]
Daylight come and me wan go
[Dm]
Work all night and drink a rum
[F]
[G] Stack [C] banana [F] till the morning come
Daylight come and me wan go
[C] Come Mr.
[N] Tallyman, tally me banana
[Fm] Daylight come and me wan go
[C] Come Mr.
Tallyman, tally me banana
[F] Daylight come and me wan go
Leave six [E] foot, seven foot, eight [Fm] foot bunch
Daylight [C] come and me wan go
[D]
Six [N] foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[Ab] Daylight come and [F] me wan [D] go Day!
He's a day [G]-o [F] Daylight come
[G] Day!
[Fm] He's a [C] day, he's a day, [F] he's a day
Daylight come and [C] he want
[Fm] A beautiful bunch
A ripe banana
[G] Daylight come and
[Fm] Hide the deadly Black tarantula
[F] Daylight come and
[C] [G] Give six foot, seven foot, eight foot punch!
Daylight come and
He want one
Six foot, [F] seven foot, [C] eight foot punch!
[Fm] Daylight come [C] and
Day!
[F] He's a day-o
Daylight come and
He's a day, he's a day, he's a day
Daylight come and
He want one
[B] Come [Ab] Mr.
Tallyman, tally me banana
[Fm] Daylight come and
[C] Come Mr.
[G] Tallyman, tally [Db] me banana
Daylight [F] come and [C] he want
[F] [N] Day -o!
Day-o!
[F] Daylight come [C] and
[F] [G]
He's a day, he's a day, he's [Ab] a day
[C] [G]
Daylight [Dm] come
[C] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Harry Belafonte - (The Banana Boat Song) Day-O chords, practice playing N, Fm, C, Fm, C, F, N, F, C and N in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 132 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Gb Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Day o!
_ [Gm] _
Day o! _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Day!
_ _ _ _ Me say day, me say day, me say day, me [Ab] say day, me say day o!
[G] _
_ _ Daylight come and me wan go
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Work all night and drink a rum
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Stack [C] banana [F] till the morning come
Daylight come and me wan go
[C] _ _ Come Mr.
[N] Tallyman, tally me banana
[Fm] _ Daylight come and me wan go
_ [C] Come Mr.
Tallyman, tally me banana
[F] Daylight come and me wan go
Leave six [E] foot, seven foot, eight [Fm] foot bunch
Daylight [C] come and me wan go
[D] _ _
Six [N] foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[Ab] Daylight come and [F] me wan _ [D] go Day!
_ _ He's a day [G]-o _ [F] _ Daylight come _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Day!
[Fm] _ He's a [C] day, he's a day, [F] he's a day
Daylight come and [C] he want
[Fm] _ A beautiful bunch
A ripe banana
[G] Daylight come and
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Hide the deadly Black tarantula
_ [F] Daylight come and
[C] _ _ [G] _ Give six foot, seven foot, eight foot punch! _
Daylight come and
He want one _
Six foot, [F] seven foot, [C] eight foot punch!
[Fm] _ Daylight come _ _ _ _ [C] and
Day!
_ [F] He's a day-o
_ Daylight come _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and
He's a day, he's a day, he's a day
Daylight come and
He want one
_ [B] _ Come [Ab] Mr.
Tallyman, tally me banana
[Fm] _ Daylight come and
_ _ _ [C] _ Come Mr.
[G] Tallyman, tally [Db] me banana
Daylight [F] come and [C] he want
[F] _ [N] _ Day _ -o!
_ _ Day-o!
_ _ _ [F] _ Daylight come [C] and
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's a day, he's a day, he's [Ab] a day
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Daylight [Dm] come _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Very Best Of album.

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