Don Williams – Jamaica Farewell (Guitar)

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(Writer Irving Bergie aka Lord Burgess) [Verse 1]
C             F
Down the way, where the nights are gay

G                               C
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top

C                  F
I took a trip on a sailing ship

           G
And when I reached Jamaica

  C
I made a stop
[Chorus]
         C              F
But I'm, sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                           F
My heart is down, my head is spinning around

         G                      C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
[Verse 2]
C                   F
Sounds of laughter, everywhere

G                           C
And the dancing girls swing to and fro

C                 F
I must declare my heart is there

            G                  C
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
[Chorus]
C                       F
But I'm, sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                            F
My heart is down, my head is spinning around

         G                      C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
[Instrumentals] C F G C Am Dm7 G C
C                   F
Down at the market, you can hear

       G                      C
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear

C                 F
'Akey' rice, salt fish are nice

G                       C
And the rum is good any time of year
[Chorus]
        C              F
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                           Dm
My heart is down, my head is spinning around

         G                      C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

        C              F
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way

G                 C
Won't be back for many a day

Am                           F
My heart is down, my head is spinning around

         G                      C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town...