Intro
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[Verse]
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Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women, take all your lovin' then they break your heart
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Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam, Take him from the fire into the fryin' pan
[Chorus]
A#m7 F#7sus
On and on he just keeps on trying
G#maj7 F7sus G#7 A#m7 F#7sus G# Fm7 G# Fm7
and he smiles when he feels like crying on and on, on and on, on and on
[Verse]
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Poor ol' Jimmy he sits all alone in the moonlight, Saw his woman kiss another man
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So he takes up a ladder, steals a star from the sky, Puts on some Marley and starts to cry
[Chorus]
A#m7 F#7sus
On and on he just keeps on trying
G#maj7 F7sus G#7 A#m7 F#7sus G# Fm7 G# Fm7
and he smiles when he feels like crying on and on, on and on, on and on
[Bridge]
C#maj7 Cm7 A#m7 F#7sus G#maj7
Well my first time is my last time, It can make me feel so bad
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But if you know it go on and show it Hold on tight don't let her say Goodnight
[Verse]
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Got the sun on my shoulders got my toes in the sand, My woman's left me for some other man
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but I don't really care, I've done all I can, Toss up my heart and see where it lands
[Outro]
A#m7 F#7sus G#maj7 F7sus G#7 A#m7 F#7sus G# Fm7 G# Fm7
On and on I just keep on trying and I smile when I feel like crying, On and on, on and on, on and on
A#m7 F#7sus G#maj7 F7sus G#7 A#m7 F#7sus G# Fm7 G# Fm7
On and on I just keep on trying I smile though I feel like crying, On and on, on and on, on and on
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ooohhh oohhh oohh (Fade)