The Beach Boys - Kokomo
Originally in C, I play in A capo 2
AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key ALargo, Montego, baby why don’t we go, JaDmaica
Off the Florida AKeyAmaj7s
Em7There’s a place called DKokomo
DmThat’s where you Awanna go to get Bm7away from it all E7
ABodies in the Amaj7sand
Em7Tropical drink melting Din your hand
DmWe’ll be falling in Alove to the rhythm of a
Bm7Steel drum band E7
I usually sing this like “way down in...” and don’t say “kokomo”
Down in KokoAmo
AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to
Stay on the 5 of the chord, and do something interesting on “pretty mama”
BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo
Come out of falsetto here
We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow
F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go
E7Way down in KokoAmo
AMartinique, that Monserrat mystique
AWe’ll put out to Amaj7sea
Em7And we’ll perfect our Dchemistry
DmBy and by we’ll deAfy a little bit of Bm7gravity E7
AAfternoon deAmaj7light
Em7Cocktails and Dmoonlit nights
DmThat dreamy look in your Aeye give me a tropical Bm7contact high E7
Way down in KokoAmo
AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to
BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo
We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow
F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go
E7Way down in KokoAmo
APort au Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse
Solo over verse chords if appropriate
AEverybody Amaj7knows
Em7A little place like DKokomo
DmNow if you Awanna go and get Bm7away from it all E7
Go down to KokoAmo
AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to
BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo
We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow
F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go
E7Way down in KokoAmo