Chords for Smile Jamaica
Tempo:
147.8 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bbm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] my.
[Eb]
[Ab] Oh, love.
[Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] yes, [Eb]
I.
[Ab] I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
She was [Eb] love at first [Ab] sight.
I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
And she was [Eb] beauty to my [Ab] eyes.
I asked her [Bbm] where she's from.
She tell me in the [Fm] tropics.
She ask me [Eb] what's my name.
I tell her I am [Ab] from here.
And I said, [Fm] girl, tell me what's your name.
And she tell me that her [Eb] name is Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Oh, love, smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
[Ab] Whenever you cry, you're [Bbm] a mine.
[Fm] Yeah, I'm here for [Eb] you, Jamaica.
Dry [Ab] your eyes, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] I'm going to smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
Oh, love.
[Ab] [Bbm] She have a rich history.
[Fm] A beautiful [Eb] woman with the sweetest gifts.
Beautiful sunrise [Fm] and an evening kiss.
Of a [Ab] nice sunset on [Eb] the evening [Ab] season.
But she tell [Bbm] me she tired.
[Fm] Tired of the [Eb] exploits and the liars.
She give [Ab] them reggae, give them [Bbm] beaches,
give them flowers and the [Fm] ferns.
All she got is abuse [Eb] in return.
But [Ab] I say, don't [Bb] you worry [Bbm] yourself, mama.
[Fm] Hey, chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
[Ab] Ooh, I said, now [Fm] worry yourself for me.
I want to be a beggar, [Eb] do for me.
[Ab] And I said, smile, girl, [Bbm]
smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Hey, smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, [Fm] girl.
I'm here for you, [Eb]
Jamaica.
What [Ab] must I try?
[Bbm] Oh, my.
[Fm] And that she ask [Eb] me.
And this is what I say.
[Ab] Sweet, sweet chronic, [Bbm] so forget them, give them.
[Fm] The one drop, we [Eb] put on our rhythm, rhythm.
[Ab] I will give them, but with [Bbm] a different stepping.
I [Fm] will give them gold, [Eb] nobody can run less than.
[Ab] Oh, [F] but see, [Bb] they [Fm] must see things, say you're out of [Eb] ideas.
You [Abm] give them art and sweet [Bbm]
literature.
[Fm] You're going to make the world see the [Eb] better picture.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself, mama.
Chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself for me.
I want to be a [Eb] beggar, do for me.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb] Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, whoa.
[Fm] For me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile.
[Bbm]
Boy, you [Fm] need it.
[Eb] Boy, boy.
[Ab] Boy, boy.
[Fm]
Boy, boy.
[Eb]
Boy, boy. Boy, boy. Boy, boy.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] my.
[Eb]
[Ab] Oh, love.
[Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] yes, [Eb]
I.
[Ab] I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
She was [Eb] love at first [Ab] sight.
I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
And she was [Eb] beauty to my [Ab] eyes.
I asked her [Bbm] where she's from.
She tell me in the [Fm] tropics.
She ask me [Eb] what's my name.
I tell her I am [Ab] from here.
And I said, [Fm] girl, tell me what's your name.
And she tell me that her [Eb] name is Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Oh, love, smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
[Ab] Whenever you cry, you're [Bbm] a mine.
[Fm] Yeah, I'm here for [Eb] you, Jamaica.
Dry [Ab] your eyes, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] I'm going to smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
Oh, love.
[Ab] [Bbm] She have a rich history.
[Fm] A beautiful [Eb] woman with the sweetest gifts.
Beautiful sunrise [Fm] and an evening kiss.
Of a [Ab] nice sunset on [Eb] the evening [Ab] season.
But she tell [Bbm] me she tired.
[Fm] Tired of the [Eb] exploits and the liars.
She give [Ab] them reggae, give them [Bbm] beaches,
give them flowers and the [Fm] ferns.
All she got is abuse [Eb] in return.
But [Ab] I say, don't [Bb] you worry [Bbm] yourself, mama.
[Fm] Hey, chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
[Ab] Ooh, I said, now [Fm] worry yourself for me.
I want to be a beggar, [Eb] do for me.
[Ab] And I said, smile, girl, [Bbm]
smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Hey, smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, [Fm] girl.
I'm here for you, [Eb]
Jamaica.
What [Ab] must I try?
[Bbm] Oh, my.
[Fm] And that she ask [Eb] me.
And this is what I say.
[Ab] Sweet, sweet chronic, [Bbm] so forget them, give them.
[Fm] The one drop, we [Eb] put on our rhythm, rhythm.
[Ab] I will give them, but with [Bbm] a different stepping.
I [Fm] will give them gold, [Eb] nobody can run less than.
[Ab] Oh, [F] but see, [Bb] they [Fm] must see things, say you're out of [Eb] ideas.
You [Abm] give them art and sweet [Bbm]
literature.
[Fm] You're going to make the world see the [Eb] better picture.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself, mama.
Chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself for me.
I want to be a [Eb] beggar, do for me.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb] Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, whoa.
[Fm] For me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile.
[Bbm]
Boy, you [Fm] need it.
[Eb] Boy, boy.
[Ab] Boy, boy.
[Fm]
Boy, boy.
[Eb]
Boy, boy. Boy, boy. Boy, boy.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm]
Key:
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bbm
Bb
Fm
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Oh, [Fm] my.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] Oh, love.
_ _ [Bbm] _
Oh, _ _ [Fm] _ yes, [Eb]
I.
_ _ _ [Ab] I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
She was [Eb] love at first [Ab] sight.
I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
And she was [Eb] beauty to my [Ab] eyes.
I asked her [Bbm] where she's from.
She tell me in the [Fm] tropics.
She ask me [Eb] what's my name.
I tell her I am [Ab] from here.
And I said, [Fm] girl, tell me what's your name.
And she tell me that her [Eb] name is Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] _ Smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Oh, love, smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
_ [Ab] Whenever you cry, you're [Bbm] a mine.
_ [Fm] Yeah, I'm here for [Eb] you, Jamaica.
Dry [Ab] your eyes, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] I'm going to smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
Oh, love.
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] She have a rich history.
[Fm] A beautiful [Eb] woman with the sweetest gifts.
Beautiful sunrise [Fm] and an evening kiss.
Of a [Ab] nice sunset on [Eb] the evening [Ab] season.
But she tell [Bbm] me she tired.
_ _ [Fm] Tired of the [Eb] exploits and the liars.
She give [Ab] them reggae, give them [Bbm] beaches,
give them flowers and the [Fm] ferns.
All she got is abuse [Eb] in return.
But [Ab] I say, don't [Bb] you worry [Bbm] yourself, mama.
[Fm] Hey, chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
_ [Ab] Ooh, I said, now [Fm] worry yourself for me.
_ I want to be a beggar, [Eb] do for me.
[Ab] And I said, smile, girl, [Bbm]
smile.
_ _ [Fm] _ Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Hey, smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, [Fm] girl.
I'm here for you, [Eb]
Jamaica.
What [Ab] must I try?
[Bbm] Oh, my.
_ [Fm] And that she ask [Eb] me.
And this is what I say.
[Ab] Sweet, sweet chronic, [Bbm] so forget them, give them.
[Fm] The one drop, we [Eb] put on our rhythm, rhythm.
[Ab] I will give them, but with [Bbm] a different stepping.
I [Fm] will give them gold, [Eb] nobody can run less than.
[Ab] Oh, _ [F] but see, [Bb] they [Fm] must see things, say you're out of [Eb] ideas.
You [Abm] give them art and sweet [Bbm]
literature.
_ [Fm] You're going to make the world see the [Eb] better picture.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself, mama.
_ _ Chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
_ [Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself for me.
I want to be a [Eb] beggar, do for me.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] Smile for me, [Eb] Jamaica.
_ And I [Ab] said, smile, _ [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, whoa.
[Fm] _ For me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile.
[Bbm] _
Boy, you [Fm] need it.
_ [Eb] Boy, _ boy.
[Ab] Boy, boy.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ Boy, boy.
_ [Eb]
Boy, boy. Boy, boy. Boy, boy.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Oh, [Fm] my.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] Oh, love.
_ _ [Bbm] _
Oh, _ _ [Fm] _ yes, [Eb]
I.
_ _ _ [Ab] I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
She was [Eb] love at first [Ab] sight.
I [Bbm] met a girl this [Fm] morning.
And she was [Eb] beauty to my [Ab] eyes.
I asked her [Bbm] where she's from.
She tell me in the [Fm] tropics.
She ask me [Eb] what's my name.
I tell her I am [Ab] from here.
And I said, [Fm] girl, tell me what's your name.
And she tell me that her [Eb] name is Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] _ Smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Oh, love, smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
_ [Ab] Whenever you cry, you're [Bbm] a mine.
_ [Fm] Yeah, I'm here for [Eb] you, Jamaica.
Dry [Ab] your eyes, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] I'm going to smile for [Eb] me, Jamaica.
Oh, love.
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] She have a rich history.
[Fm] A beautiful [Eb] woman with the sweetest gifts.
Beautiful sunrise [Fm] and an evening kiss.
Of a [Ab] nice sunset on [Eb] the evening [Ab] season.
But she tell [Bbm] me she tired.
_ _ [Fm] Tired of the [Eb] exploits and the liars.
She give [Ab] them reggae, give them [Bbm] beaches,
give them flowers and the [Fm] ferns.
All she got is abuse [Eb] in return.
But [Ab] I say, don't [Bb] you worry [Bbm] yourself, mama.
[Fm] Hey, chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
_ [Ab] Ooh, I said, now [Fm] worry yourself for me.
_ I want to be a beggar, [Eb] do for me.
[Ab] And I said, smile, girl, [Bbm]
smile.
_ _ [Fm] _ Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
[Fm] Hey, smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, [Fm] girl.
I'm here for you, [Eb]
Jamaica.
What [Ab] must I try?
[Bbm] Oh, my.
_ [Fm] And that she ask [Eb] me.
And this is what I say.
[Ab] Sweet, sweet chronic, [Bbm] so forget them, give them.
[Fm] The one drop, we [Eb] put on our rhythm, rhythm.
[Ab] I will give them, but with [Bbm] a different stepping.
I [Fm] will give them gold, [Eb] nobody can run less than.
[Ab] Oh, _ [F] but see, [Bb] they [Fm] must see things, say you're out of [Eb] ideas.
You [Abm] give them art and sweet [Bbm]
literature.
_ [Fm] You're going to make the world see the [Eb] better picture.
[Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself, mama.
_ _ Chronic disease, let [Eb] me help you, mama.
_ [Ab] I say, now worry [Fm]
yourself for me.
I want to be a [Eb] beggar, do for me.
And I [Ab] said, smile, [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] Smile for me, [Eb] Jamaica.
_ And I [Ab] said, smile, _ [Bbm] girl, smile.
_ [Fm] Smile for me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
Never [Ab] you cry.
[Bbm] Here am I, whoa.
[Fm] _ For me, [Eb]
Jamaica.
And [Ab] I said, smile.
[Bbm] _
Boy, you [Fm] need it.
_ [Eb] Boy, _ boy.
[Ab] Boy, boy.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ Boy, boy.
_ [Eb]
Boy, boy. Boy, boy. Boy, boy.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _