Jamaica Moon Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Me [Gm]walki[C]ng alone,
[Bb]me b[C]ring jug of rum
[Bb]Me s[C]it down on the sea shore
'til di boat she [Gm]come
[C]It lon[F]g di night, it's quiet di doc[Cm]k
[C]The boat a little late, she do a 12 o'clock
Me [F]watch the tide, come easy in
[Cm]It low t[G]he moon, but high di wind
[Dm]Ja

[Verse 2]
[C]maica [Bb]moon
Ja[C]maica moon
[Bb]Me was

[Verse 3]
[C]so alone,
me [Bb]couldn't [Gm]help but [C]open di rum
[Bb]So l[C]ong maybe di wait
until di boat she come
Me [F]girl she love me, she come back for me
[Cm]We set s[C]ail in di morning,
go back across [Gm]di sea
[C]We doc[F]k in New York,
the building be so high
She promised [G]me di
honeymoon be so near di sky
[F]Ja

[Verse 4]
[C]maica [Bb]moon
Ja[C]maica moon
[Bb]Me still

[Verse 5]
[C]alone, [Gm]me si[C]p [F]on di rum[C]
Me head began to tell me
that di boat no come
To [F]bring me me love,
bringing me me ting, ting, ting
[C]She rock and roll beautiful,
she dance and sing
She [F]hold me closer me, she pushed me lip
Me [G]eyes they close and me heart she go flip
[Bb]Ja

[Verse 6]
[C]maica [Bb]moon
Ja[C]maica moon
[Gm]Me lay

[Verse 7]
[C]down a little woozy,
me been drinking di rum
[Bb]Jamaic[C]a moon please tell
me that di boat will [Gm]come
She [F]no can be me bride
with di game she play
[C]Me head tell me to go
but me body say stay
Me [F]lay down on di dock,
was so good di rum
Me [G]fall asleep at noon here
when di boat she come

[Verse 8]
Ja[C]maica moon
Jamaica moon
[Bb]The

[Verse 9]
[C]girls she come, 'til dawn she [Bb]roam
They [C]tell me that she look and wait
and cry and go back [Gm]home
Di [F]boat whistle blew, me open me [Cm]eyes
[C]So bright were di sun, blue Jamaica sky
[F]Down the pier me run di
boat I still can see
[G]Sailing fast away with me bride to be
[Gm]Ja

[Verse 10]
[C]maica moon
Jamaica moon
[Gm]Now me

[Verse 11]
[C]broken heart is sailing
on that boat she on
Me see di water trailing
but dey boat she [Gm]gone
[C]Me mis[F]sed me bride to be
now me head low hung
Me [C]sleep too long, no more me touch di rum
Is [F]so dry me throat me no more can sing
Me [G]miss me bride to be no,
have no ting, ting
[Gm]Ja

[Verse 12]
[C]maica moon
Me love when she gone
Me walking back [Bb]home
[C]Me still all alone