Jamaica Farewell

C             F
Down the way, where the nights are 
gay
G                             
And the sun shines daily on the 
  C
mountain top
Am                 Dm
I took a trip on a sailing ship
           G
And when I reached Jamaica
  C
I made a stop

[Chorus]
         C              F
But I'm, sad to say I'm on my way
G                 C
Won't be back for many a day
Am                         
My heart is down, my head is 
  F
spinning around
         C              G     
I had to leave a little girl in 
  C
Kingston town

[Verse 2]
C                   F
Sounds of laughter, everywhere
G                           C
And the dancing girls swing to and 
fro
C                 F
I must declare my heart is there
G                            
Though I've been from Maine to 
  C
Mexico


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[Chorus]
C                       F
But I'm, sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                         
My heart is down, my head is 
   F
spinning around

         G                     
I had to leave a little girl in 
 C
Kingston town


[Instrumentals]
C  F  G  C  Am  Dm7  G  C


C                   F
Down at the market, you can hear

G                             C
Ladies cry out while on their heads 
they bear

C                 F
'Akey' rice, salt fish are nice

G                       C
And the rum is good any time of year


[Chorus]
        C              F
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                         
My heart is down, my head is 
  Dm
spinning around

C                       G    
I had to leave a little girl in 
       C
Kingston town


        C              F
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                         
My heart is down, my head is 
  Dm7
spinning around

         G                     
I had to leave a little girl in 
 C
Kingston town...