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Song: Jamaica Farewell
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Album: Harry Belafonte: Best Ever Collection! Romance - Calypso - Gospel
Writers: Irving Burgie
Link to original: https://open.spotify.com/track/24dYJMPdnXXoHEu50MwRVN?autoplay=true

Key: D Major
Beat: 4|4
Chords:
D Major – D F# A
A Major – A C# E
G Major – G B D


Verse:

Down the way Where the
A – A    A – AA  |
D                |

nights are gay And the
B – C#     D – C# - B |
D                     | 

sun shines daily on the 
A – A –    G G G – |
A                  |

Mountain top
F# - G   A -  |
D             |

  I took a trip on a 
- F# A A A –    AA |
D                  |

sailing ship And when 
B – C#  D –  C# - B |
D                   |

I reached Jamaica I 
A – A    A G G G - |
A          G       |

made a stop But I'm
F# - E D    F#  A - |
D                   |
 


Chorus:

sad to say I'm 
D – D F# - F# - |
D               |

on my way
E F# - G – |
A          |

Won't be back for 
C# - C#  E – E – |
A                |

many a day  My
D E - F# -  A |
D             |

heart is down My head is
D – D F# -       F# - |
D                     |

turning around I had to
E F#- G –        GG |
G                   |

leave a little girl in 
F# F# F# F#    E E E E|
A              G      |

Kingston Town
E   D    D - - |
D              |



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