Intro: B Abm  B Abm  B Abm  B Abm

Verse:
B         Abm             B       Abm
Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women
B          Abm              Dbm7        Gb7
Steal your money then they break your heart
B         Abm            B             Abm
 Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam
    Dbm7               Gb7            B      Abm
She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
         Gb
She just keeps on trying
B                        Ab7         Ab7    Ab7
 And she smiles when she feels like cry - ing
Dbm7               Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Verse:
B        Abm          B           Abm
Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight
B       Abm          Dbm7    Gb7
Saw his woman kiss another man
      B        Abm                 B              Abm
So he, takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky
Dbm7       Gb7        B         Abm
Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
        Gb
He just keeps on trying
B                      Ab7         Ab7    Ab7
 And he smiles when he feels like cry - ing
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Bridge:
         Dbm7               Ebm7
When the first time is the last time
       Dbm7      E        B
It can make you feel so bad
           Dbm7      Ebm7
But if you know it, show it
Abm7     Db7           Dbm7                  B   Abm  B  Abm
Hold on tight, don't let her say Goodnight

Verse:
          B         Abm               B           Abm
I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand
B          Abm               Dbm7   Gb7
My woman's left me for some other man
        B        Abm             B              Abm
Ah, but, I don't care I'll just dream and stay tanned
Dbm7        Gb7        B            Abm
Toss up my heart and see where it lands.

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
       Gb
I just keep on trying
B                   Ab7        Ab7    Ab7
 And I smile when I feel like dy -  ing
Dbm7               Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Outro: B Abm  B Abm  B
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