Jamaica Say You Will Jackson Browne
Standard Tuning
INTRO:
[E] [E/Eb] [Dbm] [B] [A]
VERSE 1:
Ja[E]maica was the lovely one I p[A]layed her well[A/Ab] [A/Gb]
As we [Gbm]lay in the tall gra[Gbm7]ss where the shadows fell[E] [B]
[E]Hiding from the children so they [A]would not tell[A/Ab] [A/Gb]
We would s[Gbm]tay there until her s[Gbm7]ister rang [B]the evening bell
CHORUS 1:
Jamaica s[E]ay [E7]you w[A]ill help me find a [E]way [E7]to f[A]ill these empty hours
[E]Say [Abm]you w[Dbm]ill [Dbm/B] [B] come again tom[A]orrow[A/Ab] [A/Gb] [E/Ab] [B]
VERSE 2:
The da[E]ughter of a captain on the r[A]olling sea[A/Ab]s[A/Gb]
She would s[Gbm]tare across the w[Gbm7]ater from the tre[E]e[B]
[E]Last time he was home he held her o[A]n his kne[A/Ab]es[A/Gb]
And said the [Gbm]next time they would s[Gbm7]ail away [B]just where they please
CHORUS 2:
Jamaica [E]say [E7]you [A]will help me find a w[E]ay [E7]to [A]fill these lifeless sails
[E]Stay [Abm]un - [Dbm]til [Dbm/B] my s[B]hips can find the s[A/Ab]ea[A/Gb] [E/Ab] [B]
INTERLUDE:
[A] [A/Ab] [A/Gb] [Gbm] [E] [E7] [A] [E] [A/Ab] [A/Gb] [Gbm] [E] [B]
VERSE 3:
[E]Jamaica was a sweet young one I lo[A]ved her tru[A/Ab]e[A/Gb]
She was a [Gbm]comfort and a mer[B]cy through and thr[E]ough[B]
[E]Hiding from this world together nex[A]t thing I knew[A/Ab] [A/Gb]
They had [Gbm]brought her things down to the ba[Gbm/B]y what could I d[B]o
CHORUS 3:
Jamaica s[E]ay y[E7]ou w[A]ill help me find a w[E]ay [E7]to f[A]ill these lifeless sails and then we'll
[E]Sail [Abm]un - [Dbm]til [Dbm/B] our [B]waters have run dry[A/Ab] [A/Gb] [E/Ab] [B] [E]
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