Penelope

- standard tuning - - capo third fret - [ Intro ] ( no guitar ) everyday - ay - ay - ay - ay - ya [ Verse 1 ] D G D penelope works in the market G D down in the coconut trees G D she’s saving up all her money G D to go to america across the sea [ Verse 2 ] she once had an uncle he lived in detroit town they got all his post cards but his body has never been found [ pre - Chorus ] D G D to this day - ay - ay - ay - ay - ya D G D to this day - ay - ay - ay - ya [ Verse 3 ] she got a job as a domestic workin’ for the minimum wage all her friends back home in jamaica they say , ’you really got it made in the shade’ [ Verse 4 ] but they don’t see her sweat and grind and her bended on her knees she wishes she was back in jamaica beneath the coconut trees [ Chorus ] ( x2 ) D G D everyday - ay - ay - ay - ay - ya D G D everyday - ay - ay - ay - ya [ instrumental ] D , G , D ( x4 ) [ Chorus ] [ Verse 5 ] penelope’s back in the market she found what it was all about oh no , she doesn’t regret it she’s just glad that she got out [ Verse 6 ] but others aren’t so lucky they’re there till the day they die trapped in steel and concrete no beach no moon no sky [ Chorus ] [ instrumental ] [ Chorus ]