Jamaica Farewell
by Harry Belafonte, · posted by vik
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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
6 6 6 6
Down the way where
6 -6 -7 7
the nights are gay
-7 -6 6 6 -5 -5
And the sun shines daily
-5 -5 5 -5 6
on the mountain top.
6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7
I took a trip on a sailing ship
7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop.
4 4 5 5 -4 -4 -5
Sad to say, I'm on my way
-3 4 -4 -4 4 4 -4 5
Won't be back for many a day.
6 4 4 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -5
My heart is down, my head is turning around,
-5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 4
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town.
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out whil 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 grils swaying to an fro.
I must declare my heart is there
Thought I've been from Maine to Mexico.
But I'm sad to say....etc.