Chords for Acadian Driftwood
Tempo:
71.55 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
B
G#m
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[F#] [C#]
[G#m] [F#] [C#]
[F#] The war was over [C#] and the spirit broke on [D#m] The [E] hills were smoking as the [G#m] men [C#] withdrew
[F#] We stood on the cliffs, [C#] oh, and watched [A#] the ships
[B] Slowly sinking to [G#m] their [C#] rendezvous
[F#] They signed a treaty [C#] and our homes were taken
[D#m] Loved [E] ones forsaken, they [G#m] didn't give a damn
[F#] Tryin' to raise a family, [C#] end [A#] up the enemy
[G#m] [F#] [C#]
[F#] The war was over [C#] and the spirit broke on [D#m] The [E] hills were smoking as the [G#m] men [C#] withdrew
[F#] We stood on the cliffs, [C#] oh, and watched [A#] the ships
[B] Slowly sinking to [G#m] their [C#] rendezvous
[F#] They signed a treaty [C#] and our homes were taken
[D#m] Loved [E] ones forsaken, they [G#m] didn't give a damn
[F#] Tryin' to raise a family, [C#] end [A#] up the enemy
100% ➙ 72BPM
C#
F#
B
G#m
D#m
C#
F#
B
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] The war was over [C#] and the spirit broke on [D#m] The [E] hills were smoking as the [G#m] men [C#] withdrew _
[F#] We stood on the cliffs, [C#] oh, and watched [A#] the ships
[B] _ Slowly sinking to [G#m] their [C#] rendezvous _
[F#] They signed a treaty [C#] and our homes were taken _
[D#m] Loved [E] ones forsaken, they [G#m] didn't give a damn
[C#] _ _
[F#] Tryin' to raise a family, [C#] end [A#] up the enemy
[B] Over what went down on the [G#m] plains of Abraham
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood, [C#] gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make all [B] my [G#m] world, land [C#] of snow
[F#] _
[B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' in
[B] What a [F#] way to ride, [B] what a way [F#] to go
[B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] Sailing out of the Gulf, [C#] heading for Saint Pierre
[D#m] Nothing [E] to declare, [G#m] everything we had was [C#] gone
_ [F#] Broke down on the coast, [C#] but what [A#] hurt the most
[B] Was when the people said we [G#m] had better move [C#] on _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood, [C#] gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make [B] all my [G#m] world, [C#] land of snow
[F#] _ [B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' in
[B] What a [F#] way to ride, what a way to go _
[B] I [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ walked in the fields [C#] down in New Orleans
[D#m] _ [E] It was ever green [G#m] up until the [C#] flood
[F#] You could call it a moment, [C#] once to [A#] where you're going
[B] _ [D#m] Said my compass [G#] know I got wind through my [C#] blue
_ _ _ [F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood
[C#] Gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make [B] all my [G#m] world, [C#] land of [F#] snow
[B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' [B] in
What a [F#] way to ride, [B] what a way [F#] to go
Let's go _
_ _ Jolly _ rocketeer
Jolly _ [F#] rocketeer
Jolly _ [B] rocketeer _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [B] Oh _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] The war was over [C#] and the spirit broke on [D#m] The [E] hills were smoking as the [G#m] men [C#] withdrew _
[F#] We stood on the cliffs, [C#] oh, and watched [A#] the ships
[B] _ Slowly sinking to [G#m] their [C#] rendezvous _
[F#] They signed a treaty [C#] and our homes were taken _
[D#m] Loved [E] ones forsaken, they [G#m] didn't give a damn
[C#] _ _
[F#] Tryin' to raise a family, [C#] end [A#] up the enemy
[B] Over what went down on the [G#m] plains of Abraham
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood, [C#] gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make all [B] my [G#m] world, land [C#] of snow
[F#] _
[B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' in
[B] What a [F#] way to ride, [B] what a way [F#] to go
[B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] Sailing out of the Gulf, [C#] heading for Saint Pierre
[D#m] Nothing [E] to declare, [G#m] everything we had was [C#] gone
_ [F#] Broke down on the coast, [C#] but what [A#] hurt the most
[B] Was when the people said we [G#m] had better move [C#] on _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood, [C#] gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make [B] all my [G#m] world, [C#] land of snow
[F#] _ [B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' in
[B] What a [F#] way to ride, what a way to go _
[B] I [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ walked in the fields [C#] down in New Orleans
[D#m] _ [E] It was ever green [G#m] up until the [C#] flood
[F#] You could call it a moment, [C#] once to [A#] where you're going
[B] _ [D#m] Said my compass [G#] know I got wind through my [C#] blue
_ _ _ [F#] The [B] Gideon [G#m] driftwood
[C#] Gypsy [F#] tailwind
Make [B] all my [G#m] world, [C#] land of [F#] snow
[B] Canadian cold [G#m] front, [C#] movin' [B] in
What a [F#] way to ride, [B] what a way [F#] to go
Let's go _
_ _ Jolly _ rocketeer
Jolly _ [F#] rocketeer
Jolly _ [B] rocketeer _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [B] Oh _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _