Chords for Desmond Dekker - Jamaica Farewell
Tempo:
64.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
I'm [Bb] on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
Sound of laughter [Bb] everywhere as [C] the dancing girl [F] came to one floor.
I must declare [Bb] my heart is there so [C] I've been from Maine [F] to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My head is [Gm] turning around.
I have [C] to leave my little girl in [F] Kingsborough town.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [F]
Down at the market [Bb] you can hear [C] ladies crying out while on [F] their heads they're bare.
Poppy rice, [Bb] salt fish are nice [C] and the rum is fine.
[F] Any time of the year.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Bb] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning around.
[C] I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning [C] around.
I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my [C] way.
Won't be back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is [Gm] down.
My head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
I'm [Bb] on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
Sound of laughter [Bb] everywhere as [C] the dancing girl [F] came to one floor.
I must declare [Bb] my heart is there so [C] I've been from Maine [F] to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My head is [Gm] turning around.
I have [C] to leave my little girl in [F] Kingsborough town.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [F]
Down at the market [Bb] you can hear [C] ladies crying out while on [F] their heads they're bare.
Poppy rice, [Bb] salt fish are nice [C] and the rum is fine.
[F] Any time of the year.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Bb] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning around.
[C] I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning [C] around.
I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my [C] way.
Won't be back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is [Gm] down.
My head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ I'm [Bb] on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
Sound of laughter [Bb] everywhere as [C] the dancing girl [F] came to one floor.
I must declare [Bb] my heart is there so [C] I've been from Maine [F] to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My head is [Gm] turning around.
I have [C] to leave my little girl in [F] Kingsborough town.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
Down at the market [Bb] you can hear [C] ladies crying out while on [F] their heads they're bare.
Poppy rice, [Bb] salt fish are nice [C] and the rum is fine.
[F] Any time of the year.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Bb] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning around.
[C] I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning [C] around.
I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my [C] way.
Won't be back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is [Gm] down.
My head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ I'm [Bb] on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
Sound of laughter [Bb] everywhere as [C] the dancing girl [F] came to one floor.
I must declare [Bb] my heart is there so [C] I've been from Maine [F] to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My head is [Gm] turning around.
I have [C] to leave my little girl in [F] Kingsborough town.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
Down at the market [Bb] you can hear [C] ladies crying out while on [F] their heads they're bare.
Poppy rice, [Bb] salt fish are nice [C] and the rum is fine.
[F] Any time of the year.
But I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] Hardest down, hardest up.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be back [F] for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Bb] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
My [Gm] head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a day.
[Dm] My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning around.
[C] I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my way.
[C] Won't be [F] back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is down.
[Gm] My head is turning [C] around.
I have to leave my little [F] girl in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to [Bb] say I'm on my [C] way.
Won't be back for many a [Dm] day.
My heart is [Gm] down.
My head is turning around.
I [C] have to leave my little girl [F] in Kingsborough town.
I'm sad to say [Bb] I'm on my way.
[C] _ _