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Capo 2
      EADGBe
    A6x02222
   Bm7x24232
   Em7020000
  F#m7242222
[Intro]
e-------0------------|-------0-------------|
B---2-3--------------|---2-3---3-2---2-3---|
G----------------2---|-------------4-------|
A------------2-4---2-|---------------------|
D--------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|
e--0--------------|------0-1--------------|
B----3-2-3-2------|----------3------------|
G------------2----|--2-4-------2-----2-2--|
A-----------------|--------------4-2-2-2--|
D-----------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------------|
A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7
A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7
[Verse]
A6Straight on Em7arrival they Bm7tell you walk F#m7good
You gotta get A6right into the Em7feelin',
just Bm7get in the F#m7groove
Gotta get A6right into the Em7feelin',
ain't Bm7nothin' to F#m7hide
A6Throw away them Em7shoes babe,
JamBm7aican sF#m7tyle
A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7
A6Oh magic mEm7oment wading Bm7out Booby F#m7Cay
A6Where the only sound Em7around you
is the Bm7whispering F#m7sea
Yeah, A6the only sound Em7around you
I Bm7tell you no F#m7lie
Gotta A6roll another Em7baby
I'm JBm7amaican hF#m7igh
[Chorus]
ELight of AJamaica, you Bm7dazzelin sF#m7mile
Bm7The rythmn makes you move
F#m7It's another big Esurprise
Elight of JaAmaica, in F#m7just oEne dDay
You'll be groovin' round it's a better Away
A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7
A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7
[Verse]
A6Seen many pEm7laces, been Bm7movin' arF#m7ound
But I've never been A6living in a cEm7ountry
Where there's Bm7only one F#m7sound
never been A6livin' in a Em7land
where all the Bm7people thea F#m7glow
A6Thought I'd tell you Em7baby cause
you Bm7might like to F#m7know
[Chorus]
ELight of AJamaica, you Bm7dazzelin sF#m7mile
Bm7The rythmn makes you move
F#mIt's another big Esurprise
Elight of JaAmaica, in F#m7just oEne dDay
You'll be groovin' round it's a better Away
[Outro]
AGet away to Bm7another time
F#m7get away it's DJamaica Ehigh
AGet away to Bm7another time
F#m7get away it's DJamaica Ehigh
AGet away to Bm7another time
F#m7get away it's DJamaica Ehigh

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Jamaica High

by Lake

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

F#m7

F#m

Capo 2

EADGBe

x02222

Bm7

x24232

Em7

020000

F#m7

242222

[Intro]

e-------0------------|-------0-------------|

B---2-3--------------|---2-3---3-2---2-3---|

G----------------2---|-------------4-------|

A------------2-4---2-|---------------------|

D--------------------|---------------------|

E--------------------|---------------------|

e--0--------------|------0-1--------------|

B----3-2-3-2------|----------3------------|

G------------2----|--2-4-------2-----2-2--|

A-----------------|--------------4-2-2-2--|

D-----------------|-----------------------|

E-----------------|-----------------------|

A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

[Verse]

A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

Straight on arrival they tell you walk good

A6 Em7

You gotta get right into the feelin',

Bm7 F#m7

just get in the groove

A6 Em7

Gotta get right into the feelin',

Bm7 F#m7

ain't nothin' to hide

A6 Em7

Throw away them shoes babe,

Bm7 F#m7

Jamaican style

A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

Oh magic moment wading out Booby Cay

A6 Em7

Where the only sound around you

Bm7 F#m7

is the whispering sea

A6 Em7

Yeah, the only sound around you

Bm7 F#m7

I tell you no lie

A6 Em7

Gotta roll another baby

Bm7 F#m7

I'm Jamaican high

[Chorus]

E A Bm7 F#m7

Light of Jamaica, you dazzelin smile

Bm7

The rythmn makes you move

F#m7 E

It's another big surprise

E A F#m7 E D

light of Jamaica, in just one day

You'll be groovin' round it's a better way

A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

[Verse]

A6 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

Seen many places, been movin' around

A6 Em7

But I've never been living in a country

Bm7 F#m7

Where there's only one sound

A6 Em7

never been livin' in a land

Bm7 F#m7

where all the people thea glow

A6 Em7

Thought I'd tell you baby cause

Bm7 F#m7

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