IntroGCCGGCCGBChorus 1EF#m
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
B7E
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
C#mF#m
From Dorking it’s back to Rochdale
B7E
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
EF#m
You spend half your life in transit
B7E
But that's just the way God plans it
C#mF#m
Pack a shirt and some fresh pyjamas
B7E
That's all you need
BridgeC#mG#m
Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
F#m
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
C#mG#m
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
F#mB
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa
Verse 1GC
When I look into your blue eyes
CG
I bend the truth but I never tell you lies
GC
I need my lover, I need your care
CB
Understandings not enough to make it fair
Chorus 2EF#m
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
B7E
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
C#mF#m
From Dorking it’s back to Rochdale
B7E
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
EF#m
Asleep in a stream of sunlight
B7E
Awake in a dream at midnight
C#mF#m
I'm rushing to wait for jumbo
B7E
Oh where am I now
BridgeC#mG#m
Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
F#m
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
C#mG#m
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
F#mB
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa
Verse 2GCA dressing room so far from home
GA corridor with a broken telephone
GC
I wanna call but I got to go
GB
The curtains up and it's time to do the show... Show time!
[Rock feel]
E
I just got in to the city
E
Yeah, it's so insane
E
But the man with the suitcase
EBCC#D
is on the road again
[Steel drum Instrumental
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BridgeEmBm
Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
Am
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
EmBm
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
BmD
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa
Chorus 1GC
Asleep in a stream of sunlight
D7G
Awake in a dream at midnight
EmAm
I'm rushing to wait for jumbo
D7G
Oh where am I now
GC
You spend half your life in transit
D7G
But that's just the way God plans it
EmAm
Pack a shirt and some fresh pyjamas
D7G
That's all you need. Everybody sing!
OutroGC
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
D7G
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
EmAm
From Dorking it’s back to Rochdale
D7G
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.