Chords for John Rowles - Island In The Sun (live 1981)
Tempo:
97.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] This is my island [G] in the sun
since time begun
[G] on many a sea
[A] always be home [D] to me
[A] [D] Oh, [G] island in the sun
[D] my father's hand
[D] [A] [G]
[D] This is my island [G] in the sun
since time begun
[G] on many a sea
[A] always be home [D] to me
[A] [D] Oh, [G] island in the sun
[D] my father's hand
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D
G
E
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ This is my island [G] in the sun
[A] _ Where my people have [D] lived since time begun
[Bm] I may sail [G] on many a sea
[D] The shores will [A] always be home [D] to me _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ Oh, [G] island in the sun
[A] _ Willed to me by [D] my father's hand
_ [Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining sand
As _ _ _ _ morning _ [G] breaks, the heaven on [A] high
I lift my [D] heavy load to the [Bm] sky
Sun comes [G] down with a burning [D] glow
Mingles my sweat with [A] the [D] earth below
_ Oh, _ _ [G] island in the sun
[A] _ Willed to me [D] by my father's hand
_ [Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining sand _ _
_ _ _ I see a woman [G] on bended [A] knees
Cutting [D] cane for her family
[Bm] _ I see men [G] by the water's side
[D] _ Casting nets [A] at the surging [D] tide
_ Oh, [G] island in the sun
[A] Willed to me [D] by my father's hand
[Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining [Bm] sand
[E] _ I hope the [A] day will never [B] come
_ To [E] wake with the morning sun
[C#m] _ Until my [A] heart will beat no [E] more
My footprints washed from [B] your golden [E] shore _ _ _ _
Oh, island [A] in the sun
[B] Willed to me by [E] my father's hand
[C#m] All my days I [A] will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _
Oh, [A] island in the [B] sun _
Willed to [E] me by my father's [C#m] hand
All my days [A] I will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ All my days I will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ All my days [A] I will sing in [B] praise
Of your forest waters, [F#m] your [A] _ [E] shining _ sand
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ This is my island [G] in the sun
[A] _ Where my people have [D] lived since time begun
[Bm] I may sail [G] on many a sea
[D] The shores will [A] always be home [D] to me _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ Oh, [G] island in the sun
[A] _ Willed to me by [D] my father's hand
_ [Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining sand
As _ _ _ _ morning _ [G] breaks, the heaven on [A] high
I lift my [D] heavy load to the [Bm] sky
Sun comes [G] down with a burning [D] glow
Mingles my sweat with [A] the [D] earth below
_ Oh, _ _ [G] island in the sun
[A] _ Willed to me [D] by my father's hand
_ [Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining sand _ _
_ _ _ I see a woman [G] on bended [A] knees
Cutting [D] cane for her family
[Bm] _ I see men [G] by the water's side
[D] _ Casting nets [A] at the surging [D] tide
_ Oh, [G] island in the sun
[A] Willed to me [D] by my father's hand
[Bm] All my days I [G] will sing in praise
[A] Of your forest waters, [D] your shining [Bm] sand
[E] _ I hope the [A] day will never [B] come
_ To [E] wake with the morning sun
[C#m] _ Until my [A] heart will beat no [E] more
My footprints washed from [B] your golden [E] shore _ _ _ _
Oh, island [A] in the sun
[B] Willed to me by [E] my father's hand
[C#m] All my days I [A] will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _
Oh, [A] island in the [B] sun _
Willed to [E] me by my father's [C#m] hand
All my days [A] I will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ All my days I will sing in praise
[B] Of your forest waters, [E] your shining sand _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ All my days [A] I will sing in [B] praise
Of your forest waters, [F#m] your [A] _ [E] shining _ sand
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _