Chords for Harry Belafonte "Jamaica Farewell" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Tempo:
116.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Fm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Down the [Ab] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
[F] I took a [D] trip on a sailing ship and when [Bb] I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Fm] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Gm] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Abm] head is [Fm] turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town
Down at the market [Fm] you can hear ladies cry [Bb] out while on [Eb] their head they bear
[Cm] Acky rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice and [Bb] the rum is fine [Cm] any time of [Eb] year
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sounds of [Ab] laughter everywhere and the [Bb] dancing girls sway to and [Eb] fro
I must [Ab] declare my heart is there [Bb] though I've been from Maine [Eb] to Mexico
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Gm] I had to leave a little [Bb] girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston town
[Eb] Down the way [Fm] where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston [Eb] town
[Fm] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Down the [Ab] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
[F] I took a [D] trip on a sailing ship and when [Bb] I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Fm] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Gm] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Abm] head is [Fm] turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb]
won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town
Down at the market [Fm] you can hear ladies cry [Bb] out while on [Eb] their head they bear
[Cm] Acky rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice and [Bb] the rum is fine [Cm] any time of [Eb] year
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
Sounds of [Ab] laughter everywhere and the [Bb] dancing girls sway to and [Eb] fro
I must [Ab] declare my heart is there [Bb] though I've been from Maine [Eb] to Mexico
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Gm] I had to leave a little [Bb] girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston town
[Eb] Down the way [Fm] where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston [Eb] town
[Fm] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Fm
Gm
Bb
Eb
Ab
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ Down the [Ab] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
_ [F] I took a [D] trip on a sailing ship and when [Bb] I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Fm] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Gm] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Abm] head is [Fm] turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town _
Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] _
won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town _ _
_ _ Down at the market [Fm] you can hear ladies cry [Bb] out while on [Eb] their head they bear
_ [Cm] Acky rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice and [Bb] the rum is fine [Cm] any time of [Eb] year
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
_ Sounds of [Ab] laughter everywhere and the [Bb] dancing girls sway to and [Eb] fro
_ I must [Ab] declare my heart is there [Bb] though I've been from Maine [Eb] to Mexico
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Gm] I had to leave a little [Bb] girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston town
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Down the way [Fm] where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston [Eb] town _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ Down the [Ab] way where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
_ [F] I took a [D] trip on a sailing ship and when [Bb] I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Fm] I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Gm] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Abm] head is [Fm] turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town _
Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way, [Bb] _
won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town _ _
_ _ Down at the market [Fm] you can hear ladies cry [Bb] out while on [Eb] their head they bear
_ [Cm] Acky rice, salt [Ab] fish are nice and [Bb] the rum is fine [Cm] any time of [Eb] year
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Bb] I had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way, [Bb] won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head [Ab] is turning around, I had [Bb] to leave a little [Eb] girl in Kingston town
_ Sounds of [Ab] laughter everywhere and the [Bb] dancing girls sway to and [Eb] fro
_ I must [Ab] declare my heart is there [Bb] though I've been from Maine [Eb] to Mexico
But I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, [Gm] I had to leave a little [Bb] girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on [Fm] my way, [Bb] _ won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston town
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Down the way [Fm] where the nights are gay [Bb] and the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top
_ I took a trip [Ab] on a sailing ship and [Bb] when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning around, I [Bb] had to leave a little girl [Eb] in Kingston town
_ Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my _ [Bb] way, won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my [Ab] head is turning [Fm] around, I [Gm] had to leave a [Bb] little girl [Cm] in Kingston [Eb] town _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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