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New Moon Over Jamaica

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  E|   A   E|  A|  E|  A|
[Chorus]
There's a Anew moon Eover JaAmaica
And the DNew Year just got here, you Asee
There's a Dnew moon over JaAmaica
And I'm Aliving with an Eold memoAry
[Verse]
So Ewon't you come back to JaAmaica?
EYou know it isn't so Afar
Look Bup in the sky where you Eleft me that night
I'll be Bstanding right under that Estar
[Chorus]
There's a Anew moon Eover JaAmaica
And the DNew Year just got here, you Asee
There's a Dnew moon over JaAmaica
And I'm Aliving with an Eold memoAry
[Verse]
EI said good evening to AVenus
EShe said good evening Atoo
BOut there somewhere, you Eknow I could swear
BShe sent a message of Etrue love from you
[Chorus]
There's a Anew moon Eover JaAmaica
And the DNew Year just got here, you Asee
There's a Dnew moon over JaAmaica
And I'm Aliving with an Eold memoAry
[Verse]
A Enew moon makes someone feel Ahappy
A Enew moon makes someone loveAsick
I'm Bthinking of you, but Ewhat can I do?
BNew moons and New Years and Eold love's don't E7mix
[chorus] (+ coda)
There's a Anew moon Eover JaAmaica
And the DNew Year just got here, you Asee
There's a Dnew moon over JaAmaica
And I'm Aliving with an Eold memoF#mryD  
Just the ANew Year, a Enew moon and AmeA  

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New Moon Over Jamaica

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

E A E A E A

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[Chorus]

A E A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

D A

And the New Year just got here, you see

D A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

A E A

And I'm living with an old memory

[Verse]

E A

So won't you come back to Jamaica?

E A

You know it isn't so far

B E

Look up in the sky where you left me that night

B E

I'll be standing right under that star

[Chorus]

A E A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

D A

And the New Year just got here, you see

D A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

A E A

And I'm living with an old memory

[Verse]

E A

I said good evening to Venus

E A

She said good evening too

B E

Out there somewhere, you know I could swear

B E

She sent a message of true love from you

[Chorus]

A E A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

D A

And the New Year just got here, you see

D A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

A E A

And I'm living with an old memory

[Verse]

E A

A new moon makes someone feel happy

E A

A new moon makes someone lovesick

B E

I'm thinking of you, but what can I do?

B E E7

New moons and New Years and old love's don't mix

[chorus] (+ coda)

A E A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

D A

And the New Year just got here, you see

D A

There's a new moon over Jamaica

A E F#m D

And I'm living with an old memory

A E A A

Just the New Year, a new moon and me

About New Moon Over Jamaica Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play New Moon Over Jamaica by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “New Moon Over Jamaica chords”, “New Moon Over Jamaica guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash New Moon Over Jamaica chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy New Moon Over Jamaica chords and for experienced players who want accurate New Moon Over Jamaica lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, D, B, E7, F#m.

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What key is "New Moon Over Jamaica" in?

The chords for "New Moon Over Jamaica" show the original chord names (including E, A, D, B, E7, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.