Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett - Jamacia Mistaca guitar chord

JIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA

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Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2

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Bm, G, A X2

Bm, A, G, A X2

Verse:-

Bm A G A

Some folks say that I've got the perfect life

Bm A G A

Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife

(continue same)

Interlude 1 - the steel drum bit (do a "Misirlou" type picking here for the 1st time round)

This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:

e |-------------------------------|

b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--|

g |-------------------------------|

Verse 2 follows - which is the same then....

G A D A Bm

Come back, Come back, Back to Jamaica

G A D A Bm

Don't you know we made a big mistaka

G A D A Bm

We'd be so sad, if you told us goodbye

G F#m

And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

The interlude here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2

which then goes back to the verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....

The fast bit is next which is:-

Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the rhythm of it:-

e |-------------------------------------------------------|

b |-------------------------------------------------------|

g |-------------------------------------------------------|

d |-------------------------------------------------------|

a |-------------10-10-10-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-5-8-9-------------|

e |7-7-7-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|

For the above - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.

Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc..

The solos in B

End bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:

G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm

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