Jamaica Farewell (chromatic)

by Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett · posted by WaltP

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

JAMAICA FAREWELL
By: Irving Burgie
Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett
Key: D

 -3  -3  -3   -3
Down the way where  
-3    -4    4* -5
the nights are gay  
 4* -4  -3    -3    3  3
And the sun shines dai-ly  
3   3   -2*  3   -3
on the moun-tain top. 
-3 -3 -3  -3  -3 -3 -4   4*  -5
I took a trip on a sail-ing ship 
-5   4* -4   -3    -3  3  3
And when I reached Ja-mai-ca 
3  -2* 2  -1
I made a stop. 
-2* -3  -1  -1 -2*  -2* 2  2   3
but I’m sad to say, I'm on my way 
  1*  1*  2    2  -1 -1 -1-2*
Won't be back for man-y a day. 
-3  -1   -1  -2*
My heart is down, 
-2* -2* -2* 2    2  2   3
my head is turn-ing a-round, 
3  3  3   -2* -2*-2* -2*  2
I had to leave a lit-tle girl
2   2    -1   -1
in King-ston town

-56-5 5*-5-6*6-55*-46 
7-6*6-55*6 -8-77-6*-7-9
-910-99*-910-99*-8-7-78*8*-8
-7-77-6*6-5-5

Down at the market you can hear 
Ladies cry out whilE on their heads they bear 
Ahki rice, salt fish are nice, 
And the rum is good any time of year. 
But I'm sad to say....etc. 

Sounds of laughter everywhere 
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro. 
I must declare my heart is there 
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico. 
But I'm sad to say....etc.

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