The Island chords by
Paul Brady

1985•Folk•

Intro 1

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

G

Verse 1

C

G

They say the skies of Lebanon

C

G

are burning

C

G

Those mighty cedars bleeding

C

G

in the heat

C

G

They're showing pictures on

C

G

the television

C

G

Women and children dying

C

G

C

in the street

Pre-chorus 1

F

And we're still at it in our own place

C

G

Still trying to reach the future

C

G

through the past

C

F

Still trying to carve tomorrow

from a tombstone

C

But hey, don't listen to me

G

C

'Cause this wasn't meant to be no

F

sad song

C

G

We've heard too much of that before

C

G

Right now I only wanna be here with you

Am

G

C

'Til the morning dew comes falling

Chorus 1

F

I want to take you to the island

C

G

And trace your footprints in the sand

C

And in the evening

G

when the sun goes down

Am

We'll make love

G

C

to the sound of the ocean

Verse 2

C

They're raising banners

G

C

G

over by the markets

C

Whitewashing slogans

G

C

G

on the shipyard walls

C

Witchdoctors praying

G

C

G

for a mighty showdown

C

G

C

G

C

No way our holy flag is gonna fall

Pre-chorus 2

F

Up here we sacrifice our children

C

To feed the worn-out dreams

G

C

G

of yesterday

C

F

And teach them dying will lead us into glory

C

But hey, don't listen to me

G

C

'Cause this wasn't meant to be no

F

sad song

C

G

I've sung too much of that before

C

G

Right now I only wanna be here with you

Am

G

C

'Til the morning dew comes falling

Chorus 2

F

I wanna take you to the island

C

G

And trace your footprints in the sand

C

And in the evening

G

when there's no one around

Am

We'll make love

G

C

to the sound of the ocean

Interlude 1

C

C

C

G

C

G

C

G

C

F

F

C

G

C

F

F

F

F

F

Verse 3

C

Now I know us plain folks

G

C

G

don't see all the story

C

G

And I know this peace and love's

C

G

just copping out

C

G

I guess these young boys dying

C

G

in the ditches

C

G

C

Is just what being free is all about

Outro 1

F

How this twisted wreckage

down on main street

C

G

C

Will bring us all together in the end

C

F

And we'll go marching down the road

to freedom

F

Freedom

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