Biography:
Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954, Queens, New York), commonly referred to as "Mr. Jamaica Funk", is a jazz trumpeter who rose to prominence first through his early work with Sonny Fortune and for his #1 charting 1980 single "Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y)" and notable dance tracks like "Thighs High".
Browne originally played piano, having taken lessons from the age of 11. Turning to the trumpet, inspired by his collection of jazz albums, his first gig was in a Queens club, The Village Door.
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[Intro]
(The intro is mostly speaking and doesn't have chords but the below work)
Ab Fm Ab Fm
[Chorus]
Eb Fm
Jamaica Funk - that's what it is
Eb Bb
Let it get into you
Eb Fm Ab
C'mon I've got a groove, you know where I 'll be
Eb
Funkin for Jamaica
Fm Eb Fm
If ya feel it, let it get into you
Ab Fm
Jamaica funk that's what it is
Ab Bb
Let it get into you
[Bridge]
(more speaking)
Eb Fm Bb Fm
[Chorus]
Eb Ab
I feel it inside my soul
Eb Fm
Let it get into you
Ab
Cause there's enough to go all the way around
Eb Bb
Let it get into you, let it fill you up inside
Ab Fm
This feelin's funk that's what it is
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
Fm
We-be funkin for jamiaca
Ab Fm
If you feel it
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm
Jamaica funk that's what it is
Ab Bb
Let it get into you
Ab Fm
If you feel it
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
Ab Eb
Funkin for Jamaica
Ab Fm
That feelin's funk that's what it was
Ab Fm
And I let it get into me
Ab Fm
Jamaica junk that's what it was
Ab Bb
Let it get into you too (let it fill you up)
Ab Fm
This feelin's funk that's what it was
Ab Fm
And I let it get into me (let it get into me)
[Outro]
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
(The intro is mostly speaking and doesn't have chords but the below work)
Ab Fm Ab Fm
[Chorus]
Eb Fm
Jamaica Funk - that's what it is
Eb Bb
Let it get into you
Eb Fm Ab
C'mon I've got a groove, you know where I 'll be
Eb
Funkin for Jamaica
Fm Eb Fm
If ya feel it, let it get into you
Ab Fm
Jamaica funk that's what it is
Ab Bb
Let it get into you
[Bridge]
(more speaking)
Eb Fm Bb Fm
[Chorus]
Eb Ab
I feel it inside my soul
Eb Fm
Let it get into you
Ab
Cause there's enough to go all the way around
Eb Bb
Let it get into you, let it fill you up inside
Ab Fm
This feelin's funk that's what it is
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
Fm
We-be funkin for jamiaca
Ab Fm
If you feel it
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm
Jamaica funk that's what it is
Ab Bb
Let it get into you
Ab Fm
If you feel it
Ab Fm
Let it get into you
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
Ab Eb
Funkin for Jamaica
Ab Fm
That feelin's funk that's what it was
Ab Fm
And I let it get into me
Ab Fm
Jamaica junk that's what it was
Ab Bb
Let it get into you too (let it fill you up)
Ab Fm
This feelin's funk that's what it was
Ab Fm
And I let it get into me (let it get into me)
[Outro]
Ab Fm Eb
Jamaica funk that's what it is, baby come funk with me
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