INTRO: D G A D D G A Bm G A (4 beats of each chord)
D G
I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
A D
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay.
D G
It's not that I'm not interested, you see;
A D
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be.
D G
I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
A D
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
D G
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
A D
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
D G
Keep on talking, mama, I can't hear.
A D
Your voice, it tickles down in side of my ear.
D G
I feel a tropical vac ation this year,
A D
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.
D G
I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
A D
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
D G
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
A D
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
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D G
Voila! An A merican Dream.
A D
Well, we can travel girl, with out any means.
D G
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
A D
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.
BREAK: D G A D D G A Bm G A (like intro)
D G
Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound.
A D
It goes so easy with that rain falling down.
D G
I think a tropical vac ation this year,
A D
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.
D G
Voila! An A merican Dream.
A D
Yeah, we can travel girl, with out any means.
D G
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
A D
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.
D G
Just think Jamaican in the moonlight.
A D
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
D G
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
A D
Split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
OUTRO: D G A D...(FADE OUT)
