4 acessos
(intro) G G/F# Em D C
G C C/B C/A
Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well
Am Am7 D G D
As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell
G C C/B C/A
Hiding from the children so they would not tell
Am Am7 D
We would stay there untill her sister rang the evening bell
G G7 C G G7 C
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these empty hours
G Bm Em Em/D D C C/B C/A G/B D
Say you will come again tomorrow
D7 G C C/B C/A
The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas
Am Am7 D G D
She would stare across the water from the tree
G C C/B C/A
Last time he was home he held her on his knees
Am Am7 D
And said the next time they would sail away just where they please
G G7 C G G7 C
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails
G Bm Em Em/D D C C/B C/A
Stay untill my ships can find the sea
( C C/B C/A Am G G7 C G C/B C/A Am G D )
G C C/B C/A
Jamaica was a sweet young one I loved her true
Am Am D G D
She was a comfort and a mercy thru and thru
G C C/B C/A
Hiding from this world together next thing I knew
Am Am7/D D
They had brought her things down to the bay what could I do
G G7 C G G7 C
Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these sails and then
we'll
G Bm Em Em/D D C C/B C/A G
Sail untill our waters have run dry