The Island

The Island easy guitar chords by Paul Brady

1985Folk
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 5

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Am

  • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    They 
    say 
    the 
    skies 
    of 
    Lebanon 

    are 
    burning 

    Those 
    migh
    ty 
    cedars 
    bleeding 

    in 
    the 
    heat 

    They're 
    sho
    wing 
    pictures 
    on 

    the 
    tele
    vision 

    Women 
    and 
    children 
    dying 

    in 
    the 
    street 

    Pre-chorus 1
    And 
    we're 
    still 
    at 
    it 
    in 
    our 
    own 
    place 

    Still 
    trying 
    to 
    reach 
    the 
    fu
    ture 

    through 
    the 
    past 

    Still 
    trying 
    to 
    carve 
    tomorrow 

    from 
    tombstone 

    But 
    hey, 
    don't 
    listen 
    to 
    me 

    'Cause 
    this 
    wasn't 
    meant 
    to 
    be 
    no 

    sad 
    song 

    We've 
    heard 
    too 
    much 
    of 
    that 
    before 

    Right 
    now 
    on
    ly 
    wanna 
    be 
    here 
    with 
    you 

    'Til 
    the 
    morning 
    dew 
    comes 
    fal
    ling 

    Chorus 1
    want 
    to 
    take 
    you 
    to 
    the 
    island 

    And 
    trace 
    your 
    footprints 
    in 
    the 
    sand 

    And 
    in 
    the 
    eve
    ning 

    when 
    the 
    sun 
    goes 
    down 

    We'll 
    make 
    love 

    to 
    the 
    sound 
    of 
    the 
    ocean 


    Verse 2
    They're 
    rai
    sing 
    banners 

    over 
    by 
    the 
    markets 

    Whitewash
    ing 
    slogans 

    on 
    the 
    shipyard 
    walls 

    Witchdoc
    tors 
    praying 

    for 
    mighty 
    showdown 

    No 
    way 
    our 
    holy 
    flag 
    is 
    gonna 
    fall 

    Pre-chorus 2
    Up 
    here 
    we 
    sacrifice 
    our 
    children 

    To 
    feed 
    the 
    worn-out 
    dreams 

    of 
    yester
    day 

    And 
    teach 
    them 
    dying 
    will 
    lead 
    us 
    into 
    glory 

    But 
    hey, 
    don't 
    listen 
    to 
    me 

    'Cause 
    this 
    wasn't 
    meant 
    to 
    be 
    no 

    sad 
    song 

    I've 
    sung 
    too 
    much 
    of 
    that 
    before 

    Right 
    now 
    on
    ly 
    wanna 
    be 
    here 
    with 
    you 

    'Til 
    the 
    morning 
    dew 
    comes 
    fal
    ling 

    Chorus 2
    wanna 
    take 
    you 
    to 
    the 
    island 

    And 
    trace 
    your 
    footprints 
    in 
    the 
    sand 

    And 
    in 
    the 
    eve
    ning 

    when 
    there's 
    no 
    one 
    around 

    We'll 
    make 
    love 

    to 
    the 
    sound 
    of 
    the 
    ocean 

    Interlude 1





    Verse 3
    Now 
    know 
    us 
    plain 
    folks 

    don't 
    see 
    all 
    the 
    story 

    And 
    know 
    this 
    peace 
    and 
    love's 

    just 
    copping 
    out 

    guess 
    these 
    young 
    boys 
    dying 

    in 
    the 
    ditches 

    Is 
    just 
    what 
    being 
    free 
    is 
    all 
    about 

    Outro 1
    How 
    this 
    twisted 
    wreckage 

    down 
    on 
    main 
    street 

    Will 
    bring 
    us 
    all 
    to
    gether 
    in 
    the 
    end 

    And 
    we'll 
    go 
    marching 
    down 
    the 
    road 

    to 
    freedom 

    Freedom 
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