The Island chords by Celtic Thunder, Keith Harkin
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Verse 1
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) They say the
(D major) skies of Lebanon are burning
(A major) Those (Asus4) mighty (D major) cedars
bleed (Asus4) ing in (D major) the heat
(A major) They're showing (D major) pictures
on the television
(G major) Wo (D major) men and children dying in the street
(G major) And we're still at it in our own place
Still trying to (D major) reach the fu
(A major) ture through the pas (D major) t
Still trying to (G major) carve tomorrow
from a tombstone
But (A major) hey, don't listen to me (D major)
Verse 2
(A major)
This (D major) wasn't meant to
be no sad (G major) song
We've heard too (A major) much of that before
(D major) (A major) (D major) Right now I only want
to (A major) be with you
Till the (G major) mornin' dew (A major) comes fallin'
(D major)
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Verse 3
And I want to take you to the (G major) island
Trace your footprints in the sand (D major) (A major)
(D major) And (G major) in the (D major) evening when the
(A major) sun goes down
We'll make (G major) love to the sound (A major)
of the ocean (D major)
Verse 4
They're raisin' (D major) banners over
by the markets (G major)
White wash (D major) ing slogans on
our ship yard walls (G major)
(A major) Witch doc (D major) tors praying for
a mighty showdown (G major)
No way (D major) our holy flag is gonna fall
Verse 5
(G major) Up here we sacrifice our children
To feed (D major) the worn out dream (A major)
s of yester (D major) day
And teach them (G major) dying will lead us into glory
But (D major) hey, don't (A major) listen to (D major) me.
Verse 6
(A major)
'Cause this wasn't meant (D major)
to be no sad (G major) song
I've sung too much of (A major) that before
(D major) (A major) (D major) Right now I only want to (A major) be with you
Till the (G major) mornin' dew (A major) comes fallin'
(D major)
Verse 7
I want to take you to the (G major) island
Trace your footprints in the sand (D major) (A major)
(D major) And in the evening when there's
(A major) no one around
We'll make (G major) love to the
(A major) sound of the (D major) ocean
(Asus4) Now I know us
Verse 8
(D major) plain folks
don't (Asus4) see all the story (D major)
(A major) And I know this (D major) peace and
love's just copping out
(A major) And I guess these (D major) young (A major) boys
dy (Asus4) in' in (A major) the ditches (D major)
(Asus4) Is just what (D major) being free (A major) is all about (D major)
And how this (G major) twisted wreckage
down main street
Will bring us (D major) all to (A major) gether in the (D major) end
And we'll go (G major) marching down
the road to freedom
Freedom
Freedom
(D major)
The Island
Celtic Thunder, Keith Harkin
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