Harry Belafonte - Jamaica farewell
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Jamaica Farewell
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
See https://youtu.be/xvuJFkJWs4Q
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=140
Capo: 0
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Eighths are marked '+'.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Chorus]
C + + G + + + +
E|-----------------0----0----|-----0-------1-------------|---------------------------|
B|-----1-------1-------------|-3-------------------------|-----0-------0--h3----3----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------2------------2----|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-3---------------3---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3---------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|
I'm sad to say I'm on my way, Won't be back for
C + + + + + + G + + +
E|-------------0-------3-------|-------------0-------0-------|-------------1-------1-------|
B|-1--h3-----------------------|-1---1-----------------------|-3---3-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2---|---------2---------------2---|---------0---------------0---|
A|-3---------------3-----------|-3---------------3-----------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-3---------------3-----------|
many a day, My heart is down my head is spinning around I had to
G + + + C + +
E|-0---0-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------3-------3-------|-3--p1-------1-------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0---|---------2------------2----|
A|-----------------------------|-3---------------3---------|
E|-3---------------3-----------|---------------------------|
leave a little girl in Kingston town.
[Verse1]
C + F + G +
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----------1-------------|----------3--------1----|-0----------------------|
G|-0-----------------0----|-2----------------------|----------2--------0----|
D|------2------------2----|------3------------3----|------0------------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-1------------1---------|-3------------3---------|
Down the way where the nights are gay and the sun shines gaily on the
C + + + F +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------1-------------|----------3--------1----|
G|-------------0-------------|-0-----------------0----|-2----------------------|
D|-2---3----------------2----|------2------------2----|------3------------3----|
A|-3-------3-------3---------|-3------------3---------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|-1------------1---------|
mountain top, I took a trip on a sailing ship But when I
G + C + + +
E|------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-0----------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------2--------0----|-------------------------0----|
D|------0------------0----|-2--p0---------------2--------|
A|------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3----|
E|-3------------3---------|---------3--------3-----------|
reached Jamaica I made a stop.
[Verse2]
C + + F + + + G + +
E|-3----------------3--------|-5--/7-------8-------7--\5----|-3--------1-------1--------|
B|----------1----------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------2---------------2----|---------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----|
A|-3------------3------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-5---------------8------------|-3------------3------------|
Sounds of laughter everywhere and the dancing girls swaying
Down at the market you can hear Ladies cry out while on their
C + + + + F + + +
E|-0--h1-------3-------------|-3----------------3--------|-5--/7-------8-------7--\5----|
B|---------------------------|----------1----------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|---------0---------------0----|
A|-3---------------3---------|-3------------3------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|-5---------------8------------|
to and fro. I must declare my heart is there though I've
heads they bear. Ackee rice salt fish are nice And the
G + + C + + +
E|-3--------1-------1--------|-0-------------------0---3----|
B|---------------------------|-----3-------1----------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------0---------------0----|---------2---------------2----|
A|---------------------------|-3---------------3------------|
E|-3------------3------------|------------------------------|
been from Maine to Mexico.
rum is good any- time of year.
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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