Charley Pride – Youre My Jamaica (Guitar)

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[Intro] G (X8) [Verse 1]
G
Every day I read ads in the paper

       D
Saying come to the island (come to the island)

D
Bikinied ladies sweet rum drinks

G
They'll keep you smiling (down in the island)

                                        C
I've got calypso music on the record at home

              D
When it comes to the warmth and the sunshine

              G
Well I got my own
[Chorus]
G
You're my Jamaica

                       C
You're where I want to be

            D                                      G
You're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy sea

G
My heavenly haven

                          C
Where I could spend eternity

            D                        G
You're my Jamaica you're paradise to me
[Solo] | G | D | D | G | G [Verse 2]
G
White sunny sands palm trees and tans

D
It sounds so inviting (sounds so inviting)

D
Limbo dancing and starlight romancing

     G
It's all so exciting (come on down, come on down, come on down)

                                              C
I've got my flowery shirt and rum punch in my hand

       D                              G
And my own exotic lover and my native land
[Chorus]
G
You're my Jamaica

                       C
You're where I want to be

            D                                      G
You're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy sea

G
My heavenly haven

                          C
Where I could spend eternity

            D                        G
You're my Jamaica you're paradise to me
[Chorus]
G
You're my Jamaica

                       C
You're where I want to be

            D                                      G
You're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy sea

G
My heavenly haven

                          C
Where I could spend eternity

            D                        G
You're my Jamaica you're paradise to me
[Outro]
G
You're my Jamaica

                       C
You're where I want to be

            D                                      G
You're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy sea