Uncle john from jamaica

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Uncle John from jamaica


F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,
F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,

C                                 G
Eight o'clock: Get up, get out of bed,
			         Am
I feel like a truck went over my head;
		   F          G
another day of stress and sorrow.
C                               G
Skip breakfast 'cause I have to go;
 			      Am
'ain't got no time to take it slow
  		 F      G
and I will do my hair tomorrow.
Am                F
I can take it no more, o no no no.
Am                       G
Is this what I'm living for?

Chorus:
                     F           C
	But my uncle John from Jamaica
                 G             C
	keeps on calling every day:
                    F          C             G         C
	"Just buy a ticket and take a summer holi- holiday!"
                 F           C
	My uncle John from Jamaica
                 G             C
	keeps on calling ev'ry day:
                    F          C             G         C
	"Just buy a ticket and take a summer holi- holiday!"

F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,
F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,

C                                G
Six o'clock: My job is still not done.
			      Am
The life I'm living ain't no fun;
		F          G
to many days of stress and sorrow.
C                            G
My boss just won't give me a break
			    Am
and this is more than I can take.
		       F     G
Think i will quit this job tomorrow
Am               F
I can take it no more, o no no no.
Am                       G
Is this what I'm living for?

Chorus

F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,
F        C           G     C
Na na na na na na na he he he,
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Na na na na na na na he he he,
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Na na na na na na na he he he,

C        G         C
I need a holi- holiday.
           G         C
You need a holi- holiday.
          G         C
We need a holi- holiday.
                  G         C
Everybody needs a holi- holiday.

Chorus

             F           C
But my uncle John from Jamaica
         G             C
keeps on calling every day:
            F          C             G         C
"Just buy a ticket and take a summer holi- holiday!"

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer je de akkoorden van Uncle john from jamaica van Vengaboys op gitaar? Dit popnummer is perfect voor beginners die hun eerste akkoordenrepertoire willen uitbreiden. Met slechts vier veelgebruikte akkoorden (C, G, F, Am) krijg je snel grip op het speelpatroon en kun je meeëlen met dit vrolijke nummer.

Uncle john from jamaica staat op niveau 1 en vereist geen capo, waardoor je direct kunt beginnen. Het nummer is uitsluitend in akkoordenformat beschikbaar, ideaal om de basisbegrippen onder de knie te krijgen. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe snel je dit nummer van The Platinum Album (2000) kunt spelen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: F ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.