-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
D G D
Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya
D G D
Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ya 2x
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