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New Moon Over Jamaica – Johnny Cash with Paul McCartney
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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
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time signature: 3/4
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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