| G | G/F# | Em | D | C |
| G | C | C/B | C/A | |
| Jamaica was the lovely one I | played her wel | l |
| 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 te | ll |
| Am | Am7 | D | |
| We would s | tay there untill her s | ister rang the | evening bell |
| G | G7 | C | G | G7 | C | |
| Jamaica s | ay | 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 | tom | orro | w |
| D7 | G | C | C/B | C/A | |
| The | daughter of a captain on the | rolling sea | s |
| Am | Am7 | D | G | D | |
| She would s | tare across the | water | from the | tree |
| G | C | C/B | C/A | |
| Last time he was home he held her | on his knee | s |
| Am | Am7 | D | |
| And said the | next time they would | sail away just w | here 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 | unti | ll | 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 tru | e |
| Am | Am | D | G | D | |
| She was a | comfort and a | mercy | thru and t | hru |
| G | C | C/B | C/A | |
| Hiding from this world together | next thing I kne | w |
| 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 u | nti | ll | our | waters have run d | ry |
| Copyright @ 1970 Atlantic Music Corp .- Open Window Music |
| From the "Byrdmaniax" LP Columbia Records |