Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
guitar intro: (2X)
Ive been to Jamaica a lot , Ive seen the pretty women there
Ive been to China, Oh nothing quite compares
Ive been to New York too & every port along the way,
I have found paradise, now Im here to stay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Send the schooner away, Im on dry land
& Take a look at my face, youll understand.
I dont need to go runnin away to find,
Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind, mind mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I let the trade winds take me to a place called nowhere
I came upon a port called hope, Jesus, aint nobody there
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Send the schooner away, Im on dry land
& Take a look at my face, youll understand.
I dont need to go runnin away to find, Oh no
Some Tropical Island state of mind mind, mind
Youre all I needed .. all I needed,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ive got my feet on cloud nine, & my face is in the wind
Go on, tell the Captn kiss my ass, cuz I wont be back again,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Send the schooner away, Im on dry land
& Take a look at my face, youll understand.
I dont need to go runnin away to find,
Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, some Tropical Island state of mind
~~~~~~~~~ Key Change to C# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
some Tropical Island state of mind
some Tropical Island state of mind