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Jamaica Say You Will
by Jackson Browne

Standard Tuning
Chords Used:

EE Piano Chord 
          022100            E7E7 Piano Chord 
               022130
A         x02220             G#m/D#      x66444
E/G#    4x240x             C#m            x46654
F#m     244222             C#m/B        7x6654
F#m/B  x22222             B7              x21202
A/B      x2x220

Intro:

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-0---------------2------------       The opening is

-1---------------2------------        finger picked.

-2---------------2----------2-       After you get

-2-----0--2-----0---2--4----       comfortable

-0---4------------------------        with the bass

runs, you can
play it more
-------------------2----               freely.
-0----------------0----
-1----------------2----
-2----------------1----
-2----0--2----- 2----
-0--4-------4--------

First Verse
EE Piano Chord 
                                       AA Piano Chord 

Jamaica was the lovely one, I played her well
E/G#E/G# Piano Chord 
        F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                 F#m/BF#m/B Piano Chord 
                   EE Piano Chord 
   A/BA/B Piano Chord 

As we lay in the tall grass, where the shadows fell
EE Piano Chord 
                                                     AA Piano Chord 

Hiding from the children so that they would not tell
E/G#E/G# Piano Chord 
                 F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                                F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 

We would stay there till her sister rang the evening bell
EE Piano Chord 
    E7E7 Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 

Jamaica say you will, help me find
EE Piano Chord 
       E7E7 Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 

A way   to    fill, these empty hours
EE Piano Chord 
         G#m/D#   C#mC#m Piano Chord 
   C#m/BC#m/B Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 
      E/G#E/G# Piano Chord 
  B7B7 Piano Chord 

Say       you         will,     come again tomorrow

2nd Verse

The daughter of a captain on the rolling sea
She would stare across the water from the tree
Last time he was home he held her on his knee
Said the next time they would sail away
Just where they pleased
Jamaica say you will, help me find
A way to fill, these lifeless sails
And stay until my ships cab find the sea

Fill

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-2---0---2------2---0---2----2--0--2--0-
-2---4---2------2---4---2----2--4--2--1-
-2---2---2------2---2---2----2--2--2--2-
-0----------------0------------ 0---------2-
------4---2-----------4---2-------4--2--0-

Then repeat intro

3rd Verse
Jamaica was a sweet young one, and I loved her true
She was a comfort and a mercy through and through
Hiding from this world togethor, next thing I knew
She had brought her things, down to the bay
What could I do
Jamaica say you will, help me find
A way to fill, these sails
And then we'll sail until our waters have run dry

Repeat Intro to end.

Because this song was written on the piano, it doesn't
translate easily.  I have also played it with a capo on the
third fret  (E chord gets fingered as a C etc.), but I like the
depth of the bass runs better in the first position.
Enjoy.