Banana Boat Song Uke tab by Harry Belafonte

2 Chords used in the song: D, A7

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Year:  2001
Difficulty: 
2.5
(Beginner)
Key: D, BmChords
Original key: -1.5 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
[Chorus]
B B      F#7 F#7  B B                      F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B          F#7 F#7         B B
Day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day oh 
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
 
[Verse]
B B                      F#7 F#7       B B
Work all night on the drink of rum
B B                   F#7 F#7         B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B                       F#7 F#7      B B
Stack banana 'till de mornin' come
B B                   F#7 F#7         B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
 
[Verse]
B B                     F#7 F#7       B B
Come mister tally man tally me banana
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B                     F#7 F#7       B B
Come mister tally man tally me banana
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home 
 
[Verse]
      B B             F#7 F#7         B B
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B             F#7 F#7         B B
Six foot, seven foot eight foot bunch
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
 
[Chorus]
B B              F#7 F#7  B B              F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B      F#7 F#7  B B                      F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home 
 
[Verse]
B B                    F#7 F#7    B B
A A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
B B                   F#7 F#7         B B
Daylight come and me want go home
B B                  F#7 F#7       B B
Hide the deadly, black tarantula
B B                   F#7 F#7         B B
Daylight come and me want go home 
 
      B B             F#7 F#7         B B
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B             F#7 F#7         B B
Six foot, seven foot eight foot bunch
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
 
[Chorus]
B B              F#7 F#7  B B              F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B      F#7 F#7  B B                      F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home 
 
[Verse]
B B                     F#7 F#7       B B
Come mister tally man tally me banana
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
B B                     F#7 F#7       B B
Come mister tally man tally me banana
B B                   F#7 F#7       B B
Daylight come an' me wan' go home 
 
[Outro]
B B      F#7 F#7  B B                      F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home 
B B              F#7 F#7  B B              F#7 F#7       B B
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home

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