Jamaica Farewell Chords by Harry Belafonte

_ As a small boy, I spent many, many years down in the West Indies.
_ The many hours, the many days, the many weeks that I was there, _
I spent most of my time down at the docks,
_ swimming with the other boys mainly,
but also listening to the songs and the stories
that the sailors used to sing and tell. _ _ _ _
Many of them I will never ever be able to repeat, _ _ _
but of the ones that I can,
_ I can always remember whenever the sailors were leaving for another island
or some far off country,
they would sing [Eb] _ the Jamaica farewell. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down the [G] way 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
[Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
but I'm sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way
[Bb] _ Won't be back for many a day
[B] My heart [Db] is down, my head is turning around
I had to [Eb] leave a little girl in Kingston town
_ Sad to [Ab] say I'm on my way
[Bb] _ Won't be back [Gm] for many a day
My heart is down, my [F] head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ Down at the market [Ab] you can hear [Bb] ladies cry out
while [Eb] on their heads they bear
_ Ackee rice, [Ab] salt fish are nice
and [Bb] the rum is fine [Eb] any time of year
But I'm sad to say [Ab] 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
I had to [Gm] leave a little [Bb] 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, [Ab] my head is turning around
I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston _ town _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Sounds of laughter _ everywhere
and [Bb] the dancing girls [Eb] swing to and fro
_ I must [Ab] declare my heart is there
[Bb] though I've been from [Eb] Maine to Mexico
But I'm sad to say [Ab] 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
I [Gm] had to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] 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, [Ab] my head is turning [Fm] around
I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl in [Eb] Kingston town
_ Down _ _ _ the way [Ab] where the nights are gay
and [Bb] the sun shines daily [Eb] on the mountain top _
I took a trip on [Ab] a sailing ship
[Bb] and when I reached Jamaica [Eb] I made a stop
_ But I'm sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way
[Bb] _ Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is [Ab] down, my head is turning around
[Bb] I had to leave a little girl in [Eb] Kingston town _ _
Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way
_ Won't be back [Eb] for many a day
My heart is down, my head is [Ab] turning around
I had [Gm] to leave a little [Bb] girl [Dm] in Kingston [Cm] town
_ [Eb] Sad to say [Ab] I'm on my way
[Bb] _
Won't be back [Eb] for many [Bb] a day _
[Eb] My heart is [Ab] down, my head is turning around
[Eb] I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
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