New Moon Over Jamaica

Writteen by: John R. Cash, Paul McCartney, Tom T. Hall
From the Johnny Cash album "Water from the Wells of Home" (1988)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

time signature: 3/4

Intro

| E | A  E | A | E | A |

Chorus

          A        E      A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        D                           A
And the New Year just got here, you see
          D               A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        A              E       A
And I'm living with an old memory

Verse

   E                        A
So won't you come back to Jamaica?
E                    A
You know it isn't so far
     B                       E
Look up in the sky where you left me that night
        B                         E
I'll be standing right under that star

Chorus

          A        E      A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        D                           A
And the New Year just got here, you see
          D               A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        A              E       A
And I'm living with an old memory

Verse

E                      A
I said good evening to Venus
E                     A
She said good evening too
B                        E
Out there somewhere, you know I could swear
B                     E
She sent a message of true love from you

Chorus

          A        E      A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        D                           A
And the New Year just got here, you see
          D               A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        A              E       A
And I'm living with an old memory

Verse

  E                           A
A new moon makes someone feel happy
  E                          A
A new moon makes someone lovesick
    B                    E
I'm thinking of you, but what can I do?
B                           E                E7
New moons and New Years and old love's don't mix
[chorus] (+ coda)
          A        E      A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        D                           A
And the New Year just got here, you see
          D               A
There's a new moon over Jamaica
        A              E       F#m  D
And I'm living with an old memory
         A           E            A    A
Just the New Year, a new moon and me