Chords for Island Of Newfoundland (Burt Cuff)
Tempo:
90.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] In the cold Canadian waters, [D] north from the coast of Maine,
[A] There's an island called Nifoundland swept by snow, wind, [E] and rain.
[G] [A] On the island there's [D] a villy, [F#m] good at customs and [D] its ways,
A little town [A] of Carmanville, [E] home of childhood [A] days.
Both childhood days were something, [D] carefree all the time.
[A] There's a girl in every [E] story, and you know there's one in mine.
[Bm] [A] She broke my heart [D] so often, [F#m] it stays a [D] little sore,
That's the [A] reason I left home [E] and go back [A] no more.
[D] People make a living on the land and on the sea,
[A] There are [D] people [A] on the island that mean the world [E] to me.
[F#m] I wish I had [D] the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live again [A] in [E] Nifoundland, home of [A] childhood [Bm] times.
[A] [G#] [A] I'd like to watch the sailboats [D] as they glide across the bay,
To see again [A] the [D] farmer [A] sow the seeds and [E] cut the hay.
[A] The island has no strangers, [D] because everybody is your friend.
[Bm] The island [A] of Nifoundland, [E] I'd like to see [A] again.
[D] The people make a living on the land and on the [A] sea,
There are people on the island that [E] mean the world to me.
[A] I wish I [D] had the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live [Dm] again in [E] Nifoundland, the home of [A] childhood times.
[A] There's an island called Nifoundland swept by snow, wind, [E] and rain.
[G] [A] On the island there's [D] a villy, [F#m] good at customs and [D] its ways,
A little town [A] of Carmanville, [E] home of childhood [A] days.
Both childhood days were something, [D] carefree all the time.
[A] There's a girl in every [E] story, and you know there's one in mine.
[Bm] [A] She broke my heart [D] so often, [F#m] it stays a [D] little sore,
That's the [A] reason I left home [E] and go back [A] no more.
[D] People make a living on the land and on the sea,
[A] There are [D] people [A] on the island that mean the world [E] to me.
[F#m] I wish I had [D] the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live again [A] in [E] Nifoundland, home of [A] childhood [Bm] times.
[A] [G#] [A] I'd like to watch the sailboats [D] as they glide across the bay,
To see again [A] the [D] farmer [A] sow the seeds and [E] cut the hay.
[A] The island has no strangers, [D] because everybody is your friend.
[Bm] The island [A] of Nifoundland, [E] I'd like to see [A] again.
[D] The people make a living on the land and on the [A] sea,
There are people on the island that [E] mean the world to me.
[A] I wish I [D] had the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live [Dm] again in [E] Nifoundland, the home of [A] childhood times.
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ In the cold Canadian waters, [D] north from the coast of Maine,
[A] There's an island called Nifoundland swept by snow, wind, [E] and rain.
[G] _ [A] On the island there's [D] a villy, [F#m] good at customs and [D] its ways,
A little town [A] of Carmanville, [E] home of childhood [A] days.
_ Both childhood days were something, [D] carefree all the time.
[A] There's a girl in every [E] story, and you know there's one in mine.
[Bm] _ [A] She broke my heart [D] so often, [F#m] it stays a [D] little sore,
That's the [A] reason I left home [E] and go back [A] no more.
_ _ [D] People make a living on the land and on the sea,
[A] There are [D] people [A] on the island that mean the world [E] to me.
_ [F#m] I wish I had [D] the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live again [A] in [E] Nifoundland, home of [A] childhood [Bm] times.
[A] _ [G#] [A] I'd like to watch the sailboats [D] as they glide across the bay,
To see again [A] the [D] farmer [A] sow the seeds and [E] cut the hay.
_ _ [A] The island has no strangers, [D] because everybody is your friend.
[Bm] The island [A] of Nifoundland, [E] I'd like to see [A] again.
_ _ [D] The people make a living on the land and on the [A] sea,
There are people on the island that [E] mean the world to me.
_ _ [A] I wish I [D] had the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live [Dm] again in [E] Nifoundland, the home of [A] childhood times. _ _ _ _
[A] There's an island called Nifoundland swept by snow, wind, [E] and rain.
[G] _ [A] On the island there's [D] a villy, [F#m] good at customs and [D] its ways,
A little town [A] of Carmanville, [E] home of childhood [A] days.
_ Both childhood days were something, [D] carefree all the time.
[A] There's a girl in every [E] story, and you know there's one in mine.
[Bm] _ [A] She broke my heart [D] so often, [F#m] it stays a [D] little sore,
That's the [A] reason I left home [E] and go back [A] no more.
_ _ [D] People make a living on the land and on the sea,
[A] There are [D] people [A] on the island that mean the world [E] to me.
_ [F#m] I wish I had [D] the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live again [A] in [E] Nifoundland, home of [A] childhood [Bm] times.
[A] _ [G#] [A] I'd like to watch the sailboats [D] as they glide across the bay,
To see again [A] the [D] farmer [A] sow the seeds and [E] cut the hay.
_ _ [A] The island has no strangers, [D] because everybody is your friend.
[Bm] The island [A] of Nifoundland, [E] I'd like to see [A] again.
_ _ [D] The people make a living on the land and on the [A] sea,
There are people on the island that [E] mean the world to me.
_ _ [A] I wish I [D] had the power [A] to change the [D] course of time,
To live [Dm] again in [E] Nifoundland, the home of [A] childhood times. _ _ _ _