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Uncle From Jamaica

Venga Boys
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 2x
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Eight  o'clock: Get up, get out of bed,
 I feel like a truck went over my head;
 another day of stress  and sorrow.
Skip  breakfast 'cause I have to go;
 'ain't got no time to take it slow
 and I will do my hair  tomorrow.
I  can take it no more,  o no no no.
Is  this what I'm living for?
 But my uncle John  from Jamaica
 keeps on calling  every day:
 "Just buy a ticket  and take  a summer holi-  holiday!"
 My uncle John  from Jamaica
 keeps on calling  ev'ry day:
 "Just buy a ticket  and take  a summer holi-  holiday!"
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Six  o'clock: My job is still not done.
 The life I'm living ain't no fun;
 to many days of stress  and sorrow.
My  boss just won't give me a break
 and this is more than I can take.
 Think i will quit this job  tomorrow
I  can take it no more,  o no no no.
Is  this what I'm living for?
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
Na  na na na  na na na he  he he,
I  need a holi-  holiday.
 You need a holi-  holiday.
 We need a holi-  holiday.
 Everybody needs a holi-  holiday.
 But my uncle John  from Jamaica
 keeps on calling  every day:
 "Just buy a ticket  and take  a summer holi-  holiday!"

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Readable chord sheet for Uncle From Jamaica by Venga Boys

[F] [C] [G] [C] 2x

[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,
[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,

[C]Eight o'clock: Get up, get out of [G]bed,
I feel like a truck went over my [Am]head;
another day of stre[F]ss and sorr[G]ow.
[C]Skip breakfast 'cause I have to [G]go;
'ain't got no time to take it [Am]slow
and I will do my [F]hair to[G]morrow.
[Am]I can take it no m[F]ore, o no no no.
[Am]Is this what I'm living f[G]or?

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

[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,
[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,

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


[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,
[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,
[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,
[F]Na na na [C]na na na na [G]he he [C]he,

[C]I need a [G]holi- holi[C]day.
You need a [G]holi- holi[C]day.
We need a [G]holi- holi[C]day.
Everybody needs a [G]holi- holi[C]day.


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

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