Chords for My Island Home - Christine Anu
Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I come from the saltwater people.
We [D] always live by the sea.
They say home is where you find it.
Will this place ever satisfy me?
And my [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
Six years I lived in the desert.
[G] I dreamt [D] of the sea.
Now I'm down here living in the city with all [G] of my [D] family.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is waiting [D] for me.
And my [Bm] island [A] home, [D] in
[A] [G] [D]
[Bm] the evening [A] the dry wind [D] blows from the hills and [G] across the plain.
[Bm] I close my [A] eyes and [D] I'm standing in a boat on the [G] sea again.
And [Bm] I'm holding [A] that long turtle [D] spear.
And I'm flying close now to where it [G] must be.
And my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
Australia, we are a land bound by sea.
Though I may travel far across the ocean, it will [G] never [D] forget me.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island home [G] is waiting [D] for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my island [D] home, my island [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A] [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
[Bm] [A] [D]
We [D] always live by the sea.
They say home is where you find it.
Will this place ever satisfy me?
And my [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
Six years I lived in the desert.
[G] I dreamt [D] of the sea.
Now I'm down here living in the city with all [G] of my [D] family.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is waiting [D] for me.
And my [Bm] island [A] home, [D] in
[A] [G] [D]
[Bm] the evening [A] the dry wind [D] blows from the hills and [G] across the plain.
[Bm] I close my [A] eyes and [D] I'm standing in a boat on the [G] sea again.
And [Bm] I'm holding [A] that long turtle [D] spear.
And I'm flying close now to where it [G] must be.
And my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
Australia, we are a land bound by sea.
Though I may travel far across the ocean, it will [G] never [D] forget me.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island home [G] is waiting [D] for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my island [D] home, my island [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A] [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:
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A
G
Bm
D
A
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ come from the saltwater people.
We [D] always live by the sea. _
They say home is where you find it. _
Will this place ever satisfy me?
And my [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _
Six years I lived in the desert. _ _
_ [G] _ I dreamt [D] of the sea.
Now I'm down here living in the city _ with all [G] of my [D] family.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is waiting [D] for me.
And my [Bm] island [A] home, [D] in _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] the evening [A] the dry wind [D] blows _ from the hills and [G] across the plain. _
[Bm] I close my [A] eyes and [D] I'm standing in a boat on the [G] sea again.
And [Bm] I'm holding [A] that long turtle [D] spear.
_ And I'm flying close now to where it [G] must be.
And my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Australia, _ we are a land bound by sea.
Though I may travel far across the ocean, it will [G] never _ [D] forget me.
And my [Bm] island home, _ [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island home [G] is waiting [D] for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my island [D] home, _ my island [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ come from the saltwater people.
We [D] always live by the sea. _
They say home is where you find it. _
Will this place ever satisfy me?
And my [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _
Six years I lived in the desert. _ _
_ [G] _ I dreamt [D] of the sea.
Now I'm down here living in the city _ with all [G] of my [D] family.
And my [Bm] island home, [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island [G] home is waiting [D] for me.
And my [Bm] island [A] home, [D] in _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] the evening [A] the dry wind [D] blows _ from the hills and [G] across the plain. _
[Bm] I close my [A] eyes and [D] I'm standing in a boat on the [G] sea again.
And [Bm] I'm holding [A] that long turtle [D] spear.
_ And I'm flying close now to where it [G] must be.
And my [A] island [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Australia, _ we are a land bound by sea.
Though I may travel far across the ocean, it will [G] never _ [D] forget me.
And my [Bm] island home, _ [A] my [D] island home, my [A] island home [G] is waiting [D] for me.
My [Bm] island [A] home, my island [D] home, _ my island [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] home is [D] waiting for me. _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _