{"id":557,"date":"2021-05-10T04:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T04:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=557"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:03:33","slug":"jamaican-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/jamaican-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaican Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jamaica Farewell Chords<\/h1>\n

by Harry Belafonte<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

[TURN-AROUND]<\/span><\/p>\n

[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Down the way where the [F<\/em>]<\/strong> nights are gay<\/span>
\nAnd the [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> sun shines gaily on the [C<\/em>]<\/strong> mountain top<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> I took a trip on a [F<\/em>]<\/strong> sailing ship<\/span>
\nAnd when I [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> reached Jamaica I [C<\/em>]<\/strong> made a stop<\/span><\/p>\n

[LEAD IN] – – – [C<\/em>]<\/strong> But I\u2019m sad to say, [F<\/em>]<\/strong> I\u2019m on my way<\/span>
\n[G7<\/em>]<\/strong> Won’t be back for [C<\/em>]<\/strong> many a day<\/span>
\n[TURN-AROUND] – – –\u00a0 Me [C<\/em>]<\/strong> heart is down, me head is [F<\/em>]<\/strong> turning around – – I had to [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> leave a little girl in [C<\/em>]<\/strong> Kingston town.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Down at the market [F<\/em>]<\/strong> you can hear<\/span>
\nLadies [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> cry out while on their [C<\/em>]<\/strong> heads they bear<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Akee, rice, salt [F<\/em>]<\/strong> fish are nice<\/span>
\nAnd the [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> rum is fine any [C<\/em>]<\/strong> time of year<\/span><\/p>\n

[LEAD IN] – – – [TURN-AROUND]<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Sounds of laughter [F<\/em>]<\/strong> everywhere<\/span>
\nAnd the [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> dancing girls sway [C<\/em>]<\/strong> to and fro<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> I must declare my [F<\/em>]<\/strong> heart is there<\/span>
\nThough I\u2019ve [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> been from Maine to [C<\/em>]<\/strong> Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n

[LEAD IN] – – –\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>[TURN-AROUND]
\n<\/span>[LEAD IN] – – –\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>[TURN-AROUND]
\n<\/span>I had to [G7<\/em>]<\/strong> leave a little girl in [C<\/em>]<\/strong> Kings[G7<\/em>]<\/strong>ton [C<\/em>]<\/strong> town<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nCreating..<\/div>\n