Jamaica Say You Will

[(intro) ]G G/F# Em D C G C C/B C/A Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well 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 tell Am Am7 D We would stay there untill her sister rang the evening bell G G7 C G G7 C Jamaica say 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 tomorrow D7 G C C/B C/A The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas Am Am7 D G D She would stare across the water from the tree G C C/B C/A Last time he was home he held her on his knees Am Am7 D And said the next time they would sail away just where 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 untill 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 true Am Am D G D She was a comfort and a mercy thru and thru G C C/B C/A Hiding from this world together next thing I knew 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 untill our waters have run dry