Jamaicas Away Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays418

Jamaicas Away by Souljah is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Dmaj7, C#m7, Cmaj7, Bmaj7, G#m and F#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: Dmaj7 C#m7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 (3x) 

          Bmaj7               G#m 
Jamaica's away, away from the land that i am livin' 
              C#m7 
Away from the beach that got me goin' 
              F#7 
Away from the sound that came out within 

          Bmaj7        G#m 
Jamaica's away, and my love is somewhere between 
        C#m7 
To seek love is never comin' 
        F#7 
And the music really got me missin 

Chorus 
Bmaj7   G#m 
Why.... why do i love the music 
C#m7 
why does it made it dancin' 
        F#7 
once it turns once it plays and my feet start to sway 
Bmaj7   G#m 
why.... why people think i'm crazy 
C#m7 
why do they say i'm losin' my way 
          F#7 
it got me good got my mood not forgetting my root 

Dmaj7      C#m7  Cmaj7  Bmaj7 
oh... it's in... my...  ear... 
Dmaj7     C#m7       Cmaj7   Bmaj7 
oh...it's all.. that i...  hear... 

Rapp 
              Bmaj7 
Listen to the raindrops falling from the top 
   G#m 
my heart are still with the jamaica's appeal. 
   C#m7 
so calling reggae music the beat is in my hand 
   F#7 
my soul flyin' up instead.... 
     Bmaj7 
As I walk in the road I remember what they told me, 
    G#m 
the song i singin' and the rhythm i swingin', 
C#m7 
people are praying for the gold were stolen, 
    F#7 
but happy for what we're leavin' 

Chorus 
Bmaj7   G#m 
Why.... why do i love the music 
C#m7 
why does it made it dancin' 
        F#7 
once it turns once it plays and my feet start to sway 
Bmaj7   G#m 
why.... why people think i'm crazy 
C#m7 
why do they say i'm losin' my way 
          F#7 
it got me good got my mood not forgetting my root 

Dmaj7      C#m7  Cmaj7  Bmaj7 
oh... it's in... my...  ear... 
Dmaj7     C#m7       Cmaj7   Bmaj7 
oh...it's all.. that i...  hear... 

Interlude Bmaj7 G#m C#m7 F#7 (2x) 

Chorus 
Bmaj7   G#m 
Why.... why do i love the music 
C#m7 
why does it made it dancin' 
        F#7 
once it turns once it plays and my feet start to sway 
Bmaj7   G#m 
why.... why people think i'm crazy 
C#m7 
why do they say i'm losin' my way 
          F#7 
it got me good got my mood not forgetting my root 

Bmaj7 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
G#m 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
C#m7 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
F#7 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 

   Bmaj7 
Oh Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
G#m 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
C#m7 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 
F#7 
Jamaica's Away Jamaica's Away 

Bmaj7 
Jamaica's Away 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante