Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears. Sean Keane. Chords
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
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[D] On the first [A] day of January, [Bm] [D] 1892,
[G] They opened an [Em] asylum, [G] and they let the people [A] through.
[D] And the first to cross the [A] threshold of [Bm] that isle of hope [A] and [D] tears
[G] Was Annie Moore from [Em] Ireland, [G] who was only fifteen [A] years.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
[Bm] But it's [G] not the isle [Em] you left [A] behind.
[D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
[D] In her little bag [A] she carried [Bm] all her past and [D] history,
[G] And her dreams for the [Em] future in [G] the land of [A] liberty.
[D] And courage is the [A] passport when [Bm] your old world [D] disappears,
[G] There's no future [Em] in the past [G] when you're fifteen [A] years.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle of [Bm] fears,
But [G] it's not the isle [Em] you left
[A] behind.
[D] That isle [G] of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[D]
When they closed down that [A] isle in [Bm] [D] 1943,
[G] Seventeen million [Em] people had [G] come there for [A] sanctuary.
And [D] in springtime when I [A] came here, [Bm] and I stepped onto its [D] piers,
[G] I thought of how it [Em] must have been [G] when you were fifteen [A] years.
[D] [G] Isle of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle [D] of freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
[G] But it's not the isle [Em] you left [A] behind.
[D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never see [Bm] again,
[G] But the isle of [A] home is always [G] on your mind.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle [A] of tears, isle [D] of freedom, [Bm] isle of fears,
[G] But it's not the [Em] isle you left [A] behind.
That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never [A]
see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on your mind.
[D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] On the first [A] day of January, [Bm] [D] 1892,
[G] They opened an [Em] asylum, [G] and they let the people [A] through.
[D] And the first to cross the [A] threshold of [Bm] that isle of hope [A] and [D] tears
[G] Was Annie Moore from [Em] Ireland, [G] who was only fifteen [A] years.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
[Bm] But it's [G] not the isle [Em] you left [A] behind.
[D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
[D] In her little bag [A] she carried [Bm] all her past and [D] history,
[G] And her dreams for the [Em] future in [G] the land of [A] liberty.
[D] And courage is the [A] passport when [Bm] your old world [D] disappears,
[G] There's no future [Em] in the past [G] when you're fifteen [A] years.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle of [Bm] fears,
But [G] it's not the isle [Em] you left
[A] behind.
[D] That isle [G] of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[D]
When they closed down that [A] isle in [Bm] [D] 1943,
[G] Seventeen million [Em] people had [G] come there for [A] sanctuary.
And [D] in springtime when I [A] came here, [Bm] and I stepped onto its [D] piers,
[G] I thought of how it [Em] must have been [G] when you were fifteen [A] years.
[D] [G] Isle of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle [D] of freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
[G] But it's not the isle [Em] you left [A] behind.
[D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never see [Bm] again,
[G] But the isle of [A] home is always [G] on your mind.
[D] Isle [G] of hope, isle [A] of tears, isle [D] of freedom, [Bm] isle of fears,
[G] But it's not the [Em] isle you left [A] behind.
That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never [A]
see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on your mind.
[D]
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] On the first [A] day of _ January, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] 1892, _
[G] They opened an [Em] asylum, _ [G] and they let the people [A] through. _
[D] And the first to cross the [A] _ threshold of [Bm] that isle of hope [A] and [D] tears
[G] Was Annie Moore from [Em] _ Ireland, [G] who was only fifteen [A] _ _ years.
_ _ [D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
_ [Bm] But it's [G] not the isle [Em] you left _ [A] behind. _ _
_ [D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind. _
[D] _ _ _ In her little bag [A] she carried _ [Bm] all her past and [D] history,
_ _ [G] And her dreams for the [Em] future in [G] the land of [A] liberty.
_ _ [D] And courage is the [A] passport when [Bm] your old world [D] disappears,
_ _ _ [G] There's no future [Em] in the past [G] when you're fifteen [A] _ years.
_ _ _ [D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle of [Bm] fears,
But [G] it's not the isle [Em] you left _
[A] behind.
_ _ _ [D] That isle [G] of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When they closed down that [A] isle _ in [Bm] _ _ _ [D] 1943, _ _ _
[G] Seventeen million [Em] people had [G] come there for [A] sanctuary.
_ And [D] in springtime when I [A] came here, [Bm] and I stepped onto its [D] piers, _
[G] I thought of how it [Em] must have been [G] when you were fifteen [A] _ years. _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Isle of hope, isle of [A] _ tears, isle [D] of freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
_ [G] But it's not the isle [Em] you left _ _ [A] behind. _ _
_ [D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never see [Bm] again,
_ [G] But the isle of [A] home is always [G] on your mind. _
[D] _ _ Isle [G] of hope, isle [A] of tears, isle [D] of freedom, _ [Bm] isle of fears,
[G] But it's not the [Em] isle you left _ [A] _ behind. _
_ _ That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never _ [A]
see [Bm] again,
_ But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on your mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] On the first [A] day of _ January, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] 1892, _
[G] They opened an [Em] asylum, _ [G] and they let the people [A] through. _
[D] And the first to cross the [A] _ threshold of [Bm] that isle of hope [A] and [D] tears
[G] Was Annie Moore from [Em] _ Ireland, [G] who was only fifteen [A] _ _ years.
_ _ [D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
_ [Bm] But it's [G] not the isle [Em] you left _ [A] behind. _ _
_ [D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind. _
[D] _ _ _ In her little bag [A] she carried _ [Bm] all her past and [D] history,
_ _ [G] And her dreams for the [Em] future in [G] the land of [A] liberty.
_ _ [D] And courage is the [A] passport when [Bm] your old world [D] disappears,
_ _ _ [G] There's no future [Em] in the past [G] when you're fifteen [A] _ years.
_ _ _ [D] Isle [G] of hope, isle of [A] tears, isle of [D] freedom, [A] isle of [Bm] fears,
But [G] it's not the isle [Em] you left _
[A] behind.
_ _ _ [D] That isle [G] of hunger, isle of [A] pain, isle [D] you'll never [A] see [Bm] again,
But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on [G] your mind.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When they closed down that [A] isle _ in [Bm] _ _ _ [D] 1943, _ _ _
[G] Seventeen million [Em] people had [G] come there for [A] sanctuary.
_ And [D] in springtime when I [A] came here, [Bm] and I stepped onto its [D] piers, _
[G] I thought of how it [Em] must have been [G] when you were fifteen [A] _ years. _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Isle of hope, isle of [A] _ tears, isle [D] of freedom, [A] isle [Bm] of fears,
_ [G] But it's not the isle [Em] you left _ _ [A] behind. _ _
_ [D] That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never see [Bm] again,
_ [G] But the isle of [A] home is always [G] on your mind. _
[D] _ _ Isle [G] of hope, isle [A] of tears, isle [D] of freedom, _ [Bm] isle of fears,
[G] But it's not the [Em] isle you left _ [A] _ behind. _
_ _ That [G] isle of hunger, isle [A] of pain, isle [D] you'll never _ [A]
see [Bm] again,
_ But [G] the isle of [A] home is always on your mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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