From An Island To An Island Chords by Kevin Collins
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A]
My father [E] left [A] old Ireland [D] so many years [A] ago.
[E] He left his home [Bm] in Goneway [E] where the green
green [A] shamrocks grow.
He met my [E] [A] darling mother on [D] a boat to [A] Newfoundland.
[E] And it didn't take
[Bm] him long before [E] he'd won her heart [A] in hand.
They both came to this island [D] as happy as
[A] could be [E] to settle down [Bm] together [E] and raise a [A] family.
They built a [E] [A] little cottage [D] and
started to [A] combine [E] the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] with the green of [A] the pine.
From an island
to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place
they'd never [A] seen.
They exchanged the [E] hills [A] of Newfoundland [D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A]
As their family [E] grew [A] around them,
[D] their eyes sun bright [A] with pride.
[E] They'd go to church [Bm] each Sunday morning, [E] strolling side [A] by side.
Each [E] evening round [A] the turf fire [D] to heaven [A] would ascend [E] the decades of [Bm] the rosary [E] for all in [A] Ireland.
Now the years pass [E] by [A] so quickly [D] and death we all [A] must face.
[E] We laid our [Bm] loving parents in [E] their
final resting [A]
place.
Yet they taught me [E] to [A] be thankful [D] for this heritage [A] that's mine.
[E] The green of
[Bm] the shamrock [E] and the green of [A] the pine.
From an island to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place they'd [A] never seen.
They exchanged [E] the [A] hills of Newfoundland
[D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] The green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green [A] of the pine.
[E] [A]
My father [E] left [A] old Ireland [D] so many years [A] ago.
[E] He left his home [Bm] in Goneway [E] where the green
green [A] shamrocks grow.
He met my [E] [A] darling mother on [D] a boat to [A] Newfoundland.
[E] And it didn't take
[Bm] him long before [E] he'd won her heart [A] in hand.
They both came to this island [D] as happy as
[A] could be [E] to settle down [Bm] together [E] and raise a [A] family.
They built a [E] [A] little cottage [D] and
started to [A] combine [E] the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] with the green of [A] the pine.
From an island
to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place
they'd never [A] seen.
They exchanged the [E] hills [A] of Newfoundland [D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A]
As their family [E] grew [A] around them,
[D] their eyes sun bright [A] with pride.
[E] They'd go to church [Bm] each Sunday morning, [E] strolling side [A] by side.
Each [E] evening round [A] the turf fire [D] to heaven [A] would ascend [E] the decades of [Bm] the rosary [E] for all in [A] Ireland.
Now the years pass [E] by [A] so quickly [D] and death we all [A] must face.
[E] We laid our [Bm] loving parents in [E] their
final resting [A]
place.
Yet they taught me [E] to [A] be thankful [D] for this heritage [A] that's mine.
[E] The green of
[Bm] the shamrock [E] and the green of [A] the pine.
From an island to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place they'd [A] never seen.
They exchanged [E] the [A] hills of Newfoundland
[D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] The green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green [A] of the pine.
Key:
E
A
Bm
D
E
A
Bm
D
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
My father [E] left [A] old Ireland [D] so many years [A] ago.
[E] He left his home [Bm] in Goneway [E] where the green
green [A] shamrocks grow. _
He met my [E] [A] darling mother on [D] a boat to _ [A] Newfoundland.
[E] And it didn't take
[Bm] him long before [E] he'd won her heart [A] in hand.
They both came to this island [D] as happy as
[A] could be [E] to settle down [Bm] together [E] and raise a [A] family. _
They built a [E] [A] little cottage [D] and
started to [A] combine [E] the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] with the green of [A] the pine.
From an island
to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green. _
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place
they'd never [A] seen.
They exchanged the [E] hills [A] of Newfoundland [D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
As their family [E] grew [A] around them,
[D] their eyes sun bright [A] with pride.
[E] They'd go to church [Bm] each Sunday morning, [E] strolling side [A] by side.
Each [E] evening round [A] the turf fire [D] to heaven [A] would ascend [E] the decades of [Bm] the rosary [E] for all in [A] Ireland. _
Now the years pass [E] by [A] so quickly [D] and death we all [A] must face.
[E] We laid our [Bm] loving parents in [E] their
final resting [A] _
place.
Yet they taught me [E] to [A] be thankful [D] for this heritage [A] that's mine.
[E] The green of
[Bm] the shamrock [E] and the green of [A] the pine.
From an island to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place they'd [A] never seen.
They exchanged [E] the [A] hills of Newfoundland
[D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] The green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green [A] of the pine.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
My father [E] left [A] old Ireland [D] so many years [A] ago.
[E] He left his home [Bm] in Goneway [E] where the green
green [A] shamrocks grow. _
He met my [E] [A] darling mother on [D] a boat to _ [A] Newfoundland.
[E] And it didn't take
[Bm] him long before [E] he'd won her heart [A] in hand.
They both came to this island [D] as happy as
[A] could be [E] to settle down [Bm] together [E] and raise a [A] family. _
They built a [E] [A] little cottage [D] and
started to [A] combine [E] the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] with the green of [A] the pine.
From an island
to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green. _
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place
they'd never [A] seen.
They exchanged the [E] hills [A] of Newfoundland [D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
As their family [E] grew [A] around them,
[D] their eyes sun bright [A] with pride.
[E] They'd go to church [Bm] each Sunday morning, [E] strolling side [A] by side.
Each [E] evening round [A] the turf fire [D] to heaven [A] would ascend [E] the decades of [Bm] the rosary [E] for all in [A] Ireland. _
Now the years pass [E] by [A] so quickly [D] and death we all [A] must face.
[E] We laid our [Bm] loving parents in [E] their
final resting [A] _
place.
Yet they taught me [E] to [A] be thankful [D] for this heritage [A] that's mine.
[E] The green of
[Bm] the shamrock [E] and the green of [A] the pine.
From an island to an island, from [D] the green to [A] the green.
[E] They left their homes [Bm] to settle in [E] a place they'd [A] never seen.
They exchanged [E] the [A] hills of Newfoundland
[D] for the ones they'd left [A] behind.
[E] And the green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green of [A] the pine.
[E] The green of [Bm] the shamrock [E] for the green [A] of the pine.
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