Verse 1:
GD
She comes from Boston
CD
Works at the jewelry store
GD
Down in the harbor
CD
Where the ferries come to shore
GD
She never really knew how good it would feel
CD
To finally find herself in a place so warm and real
ChorusG
She wears a Red Sox cap
D
To hide her baby dreads
C
The girl she was in New England
D
Is different now and dead
G
In all the local bars
DC
She flirts and tells the boys while they're talkin'
DG
She's from Boston
Verse 2GD
She comes from Boston
CD
Talks to her family now and then
GD
Through e-mails and postcards
CD
She tries to explain to them
GD
That education and occupation will have to wait for now
CD
She loves the Rasta, reggae rhythms, her dreams have changed somehow
ChorusBridgeGD
Her toes dig deep and deeper in the sand
CD
She's seduced by the sunsets and her new life at hand
ChorusG
She wears a Red Sox cap
D
To hide her baby dreads
CD
From Boston
G
She came to this island from Boston
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.