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Kokomo

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Cmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning
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Aruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya, Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go to Jamaica...
Verse 1:
Off the Florida CKeysCmaj7  
  C7There's a place called FKokomoFm  
That's where you Cwanna go to get awDmay from it allG7  
CBodies in the sanCmaj7d
  C7Tropical drink melting Fin your handFm  
We'll be falling in Clove to the rhythm of a Dmsteel drum band
  GWay down in Kokomo
Chorus:
CAruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya to BermFuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key LaCrgo, Montego...Baby why don't we go down to FKokomo,
       Fm                           C               (*fill-> A sting: 3-2-0 
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow       last note hits at the 
                                                        following Am chord)
AmThat's where we wDmant to goG  
                 (C)
Way down in Kokomo
End-fill:
e|-----------------------------|      
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|  
A|--3---2h3---2h3-2h3-2h3------|
E|-------------------------3\--|
Verse 2:
CWe'll go out to seCmaj7a
  C7And perfect our chFemistryFm  
By and by we'll defCy a little bit of gDmravity (uG7oho)
CAfternoon deliCmaj7ghts
  C7Cocktails and mooFnlit nightsFm  
That dreamy look in your eCye gives me a tropical cDmontact highG  
Way down in Kokomo
-->(Chorus w/ both fills)
-->(saxo solo) over verse chords (C Cmaj7 C7 F Fm C Dm G)
Verse 3:
CEverybody knoCmaj7ws   (everybody knows)
  C7A little place like KFokomoFm  
Now if you wCanna go to get awDmay from it allG  
go down to Kokomo
-->Chorus x2 (first time acapella, till 'Way down in Kokomo' where guitar comes
in again (no end-fill in here) and continues for the second time):
..G.Way down in Kokomo
CAruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya to BermFuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key LaCrgo, Montego...Baby why don't we go down to FKokomo,
                                  Fm                C(*fill)
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
AmThat's where we wDmant to go
  GWay down in KCo-kCo-mCo
  H: hammer-on

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Kokomo

by Adam Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Standard tuning

n/chord:

Aruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya, Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go to Jamaica...

Verse 1:

C Cmaj7

Off the Florida Keys

C7 F Fm

There's a place called Kokomo

C Dm G7

That's where you wanna go to get away from it all

C Cmaj7

Bodies in the sand

C7 F Fm

Tropical drink melting in your hand

C Dm

We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band

Way down in Kokomo

Chorus:

C F

Aruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

C F

Key Largo, Montego...Baby why don't we go down to Kokomo,

Fm C (*fill-> A sting: 3-2-0

We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow last note hits at the

following Am chord)

Am Dm G

That's where we want to go

()

Way down in Kokomo

End-fill:

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

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

A|--3---2h3---2h3-2h3-2h3------|

E|-------------------------3\--|

Verse 2:

C Cmaj7

We'll go out to sea

C7 F Fm

And perfect our chemistry

C Dm G7

By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity (uoho)

C Cmaj7

Afternoon delights

C7 F Fm

Cocktails and moonlit nights

C Dm G

That dreamy look in your eye gives me a tropical contact high

Way down in Kokomo

-->(Chorus w/ both fills)

-->(saxo solo) over verse chords (C Cmaj7 C7 F Fm C Dm G)

Verse 3:

C Cmaj7

Everybody knows (everybody knows)

C7 F Fm

A little place like Kokomo

C Dm G

Now if you wanna go to get away from it all

go down to Kokomo

-->Chorus x2 (first time acapella, till 'Way down in Kokomo' where guitar comes

in again (no end-fill in here) and continues for the second time):

...Way down in Kokomo

C F

Aruba, Jamaica, uh I wanna take ya to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

C F

Key Largo, Montego...Baby why don't we go down to Kokomo,

Fm C

(*fill)

We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow

Am Dm

That's where we want to go

G C C C

Way down in Ko-ko-mo

: hammer-on

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