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Version 1On and On Stephen Bishop (c) 1975 Tune down 1/2 step A7b13 x02021 [Verse] C Am C Am Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women C Am Dm7 G7 Steal your money then they break your heart C Am C Am Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam Dm7 G7 C Am She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan [Chorus] Dm7 On and on G She just keeps on trying C A7 A7b13 And she smiles when she feels like crying Dm7 G7 C Am C Am On and on, on and on, on and on [Verse] C Am C Am Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight C Am Dm7 G7 Saw his woman kiss another man C Am C Am So he takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky Dm7 G7 C Am Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry [Chorus] Dm7 On and on G He just keeps on trying C A7 A7b13 And he smiles when he feels like crying Dm7 G7 C Am C Am On and on, on and on, on and on [Bridge] Dm7 Em7 When the first time is the last time Dm7 F/G C It can make you feel so bad Dm7 Em7 But if you know it, show it Am7 D7 Dm7 C Am Hold on tight, don't let her say "Goodnight." [Verse] C Am C Am I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand C Am Dm7 G7 My woman's left me for some other man C Am C Am Ah, but I don't care -- I'll just dream and stay tanned Dm7 G7 C Am Toss up my heart and see where it lands. [Chorus] Dm7 On and on G I just keep on trying C A7 A7b13 And I smile when I feel like dying Dm7 G7 C Am C Am On and on, on and on, on and on Dm7 G7 C Am C Am On and on, on and on, on and on Dm7 G7 C Am C Am On and on, on and on, on and on