for guitar
Key: D
Banana Boat Song
(Day-O)
Level 1
D & A7
(
chord)
Timing: 4/4 (Calypso beat)
D
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A7
D
D
A7
D
(Daylight come and me wan’- go home)
Ch: Day---o, Day-ay-ay-o
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A7
D
A7
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
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A7
D
Daylight come and me wan’ - go home.
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D
A7
D
V.1: Work all night on- a drink o’ rum! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home),
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D
A7
D
Stack banana till the mornin’ come! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home).
D
A7
D
A7
D
Br: Come, Mister tally man & tally me ba-nana, (Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
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A7
D
A7
D
He say come, Mr tally man, tally me ba-nana (Daylight come & me wan’ go home)
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D
A7
D
V.2: Lift 6 hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
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D
A7
D
He says 6 hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
D
A7
Note: This song
Ch.2: Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
was recorded
D
A7
D
by Harry
Daylight come and me wan’ - go home.
Belafonte in the
F
D
A7
D
A7
Key of
(= D
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Me say day..
chords with
rd
D
A7
D
capo on 3
fret
Daylight come and me wan’ - go home.
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D
A7
D
V.3: A beautiful bunch a’ ripe banana! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
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D
A7
D
Hide the deadly black tarantula! (Daylight come and me wan’ go home).
V.2.
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Ch.2.
Br.
Ch.1.(slowing down)
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(D)
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Starting note: