The Dark Island chords by Alex Sutherland Singers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Far away
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to the west,
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where I'm longing to be
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Where the beauties of heaven
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unfold by the sea
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Where the sweet purple heathern
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moon's fragrant and free
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On a hilltop high above the dark island
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Oh, I  love my childhood,
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I'm dreaming of me
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As the steamer leaves
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O     'Connor and passes Tyree
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Soon I'll capture the magic
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that lingers for me
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When I'm back once more
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upon the Dark Is land
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True gem of the Hebrides,
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bathed in the light,
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Of the midsummer dawning
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that follows the night,
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How I yearn for the cries of the seagulls
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As they circle high above the dark island.
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O Isle of my childhood,
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I'm dreaming of thee,
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As the steamer leaves o   'er
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and passes by me.
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Soon I'll capture the magic
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that lingers for me
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When I'm back once more
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upon the dark is land
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When I'm back once more
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upon the dark island