Chords for Emigrant Eyes
Tempo:
134.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[F]
Old Ellis Island was swarming, [Bb] like a scene from a costume [Gm] ball,
[C] Decked out in the corners of Europe, and [Gm] unfied [Bb] with the hope [F] of a dog.
my [G] father's own father [F] stood huddled, [Bb] with the tired and the hungry [Gm] and scared,
[C] Town of the century pilgrims,
[Gm] bound [C] by the dream that [F] they shared.
[G] They [F] were standing in lines just like cattle,
[Bb] poked and [Gm] slaughtered and shouted,
Old Ellis Island was swarming, [Bb] like a scene from a costume [Gm] ball,
[C] Decked out in the corners of Europe, and [Gm] unfied [Bb] with the hope [F] of a dog.
my [G] father's own father [F] stood huddled, [Bb] with the tired and the hungry [Gm] and scared,
[C] Town of the century pilgrims,
[Gm] bound [C] by the dream that [F] they shared.
[G] They [F] were standing in lines just like cattle,
[Bb] poked and [Gm] slaughtered and shouted,
100% ➙ 134BPM
F
Bb
C
Gm
G
F
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Old Ellis Island was swarming, _ _ [Bb] like a scene from a costume [Gm] _ _ ball, _
[C] Decked out in the corners of Europe, _ and [Gm] _ unfied [Bb] with the hope [F] of a _ dog.
There my _ [G] father's own father [F] stood huddled, _ _ [Bb] with the tired and the hungry [Gm] and _ scared, _ _
[C] Town of the _ century _ pilgrims, _ _
[Gm] _ bound [C] by the dream that [F] they _ shared. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ They [F] were standing in lines just like cattle, _ _
[Bb] _ poked and _ [Gm] slaughtered and _ shouted, _
[C] Somewhere one desk away from sweet freedom, _ _ [Gm] some toll [C] from someone [F] they _ loved.
Through this _ [Bb] sprawling tower [F] of _ Babel, [G] _
[Bb] came a young man confused [Gm] and alone, _ _ _
[C] _ Determined and bound for America, _ _ _
[Gm] carrying _ [C] everything [F] that he owned. _ _
[Bb] Sometimes _ when I look in my _ _ grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes,
_ I [C] see that day reflected, I can't [Gm] hold my feelings [F] _ inside.
_ [G] I [Bb] see starting with nothing, and working hard all of [F] his life.
So [C] don't take it for granted, [Bb] say _ _ [C] grandfather's [F] emigrant _ _ [Bb] eyes.
[F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] Now he walks and stares out the window, _ _ _ [Bb] but his eyes [Dm] are still just [Gm] as clear, _ _
[C] As the day he sailed through the harbor, _ _ [Gm] came ashore [Bb] on the [C] island [F] of _ tears. _
My _ _ [Bb] grandfather's days [F] are numbered, _ _ [G] _
[Bb] but I won't let his memory [Gm] die. _ _ _
[C] He gave me the gift of this country, _ _ [Gm] and the look [C] in his _ [F] emigrant eyes. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes when I look in my _ _ grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes,
_ I [C] see that day reflected, I can't [Gm] hold my _ [F] feelings inside.
_ I [Bb] see starting with nothing, and working hard all of [F] his _ life.
So [C] don't take it for granted, [Bb] say _ _ [C] grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Old Ellis Island was swarming, _ _ [Bb] like a scene from a costume [Gm] _ _ ball, _
[C] Decked out in the corners of Europe, _ and [Gm] _ unfied [Bb] with the hope [F] of a _ dog.
There my _ [G] father's own father [F] stood huddled, _ _ [Bb] with the tired and the hungry [Gm] and _ scared, _ _
[C] Town of the _ century _ pilgrims, _ _
[Gm] _ bound [C] by the dream that [F] they _ shared. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ They [F] were standing in lines just like cattle, _ _
[Bb] _ poked and _ [Gm] slaughtered and _ shouted, _
[C] Somewhere one desk away from sweet freedom, _ _ [Gm] some toll [C] from someone [F] they _ loved.
Through this _ [Bb] sprawling tower [F] of _ Babel, [G] _
[Bb] came a young man confused [Gm] and alone, _ _ _
[C] _ Determined and bound for America, _ _ _
[Gm] carrying _ [C] everything [F] that he owned. _ _
[Bb] Sometimes _ when I look in my _ _ grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes,
_ I [C] see that day reflected, I can't [Gm] hold my feelings [F] _ inside.
_ [G] I [Bb] see starting with nothing, and working hard all of [F] his life.
So [C] don't take it for granted, [Bb] say _ _ [C] grandfather's [F] emigrant _ _ [Bb] eyes.
[F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] Now he walks and stares out the window, _ _ _ [Bb] but his eyes [Dm] are still just [Gm] as clear, _ _
[C] As the day he sailed through the harbor, _ _ [Gm] came ashore [Bb] on the [C] island [F] of _ tears. _
My _ _ [Bb] grandfather's days [F] are numbered, _ _ [G] _
[Bb] but I won't let his memory [Gm] die. _ _ _
[C] He gave me the gift of this country, _ _ [Gm] and the look [C] in his _ [F] emigrant eyes. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes when I look in my _ _ grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes,
_ I [C] see that day reflected, I can't [Gm] hold my _ [F] feelings inside.
_ I [Bb] see starting with nothing, and working hard all of [F] his _ life.
So [C] don't take it for granted, [Bb] say _ _ [C] grandfather's [F] emigrant eyes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _