Chords for Bahamen - Back To The Island

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I'm going to go back to the island, boy. _ _ _ _
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[Eb] Let's go.
I got up early one morning, kiss my [Bb] mama goodbye.
Going back to the island, I sit over here with my [F] mother fry.
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_ [Eb] And [Gb] I'm leaving on the isle that's hay-bowed.
I shuffle, she's still hay-bowed.
So the scene's around five o'clock.
I'll stand up [E] and see the dark.
I'll bend the tree from dawn till dusk.
Sitting in the blue holes of my mind.
That isle where [D] I was born, first thing I'll do is grow some corn.
I got up early one morning, [Bb] kiss my mama goodbye.
Going back to the island, I sit over here with my mother fry. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ I'm looking [Ebm] outside in the iron pot.
So young when I [D] learned, I haven't forgotten how to cast them.
Crab as they're [Eb] walking, old folks [Gb] smoking pipe and talking.
Sunday night, we're going to dance and [Eb] sway.
Shake my belly and booty, go say, people, [E] don't you understand?
Live like a king and be a happy [Eb] man.
I got up early one morning, kiss my [Bb] mama goodbye.
Going back to the [Eb] island, I sit over here [Fm] with my mother fry.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ How you gonna get back?
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_ _ [Db] You got to go down [G] to Nassau.
Go to East Coast.
Go to Cat Island, Rocky Edge.
[D] [E] Go to Freeport.
Go to Manana.
Go to [C] Long Island and Rossi.
[Eb] I got up early one morning, kiss my [Bb] mama goodbye.
Going back to the island, I sit over here with my mother fry. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] _ [Ebm] I got to go.
I got to go.
[Eb] I got to go back to the [Ebm] island.
I got to go.
I got to go, man.
I got to go [Bb] back to the island.
[Ebm] I got to go.
[Eb] I got to go back to the island.
I got to go, man.
I got to go.
I got to go back to the island.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Hey, _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ hey.
Hey.
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[Bb] _ _ Hey.
_ [Ebm] _ Hey.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] Hey.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Hey.
Hey.
_ _ _ Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.
Hey.
[Bm] Hey. Hey. _ _ _ _ _ _