Chords for P.J. Murrihy - Emigrant Eyes

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Oh, Ellis Island was swarming _ _ [E] like a scene [G#m] from a [C#m] costume _ ball, _ _
[F#] Decked out in the colours of _ _ _ Europe [E] and on fire [F#] with the hope of [B] it all. _
There my father's own father stood huddled _ with [E] the tired [G#m] and hungry and [C#m] _ scared, _ _
_ [F#] Turned out the century _ _ _ pilgrims _ [E] bound by [F#] the dream [B] that they _ _ shared.
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They were standing in lines just like cattle, _ _
_ [E] _ poked [G#m] and sarted [C#m] and shoved. _ _
[F#] Some were one dick away from sweet freedom, _ _ [E] some were torn [F#] from someone [B] they _ loved. _
Through this _ sprawling tower of Babel _ _ [E] came a young man [G#m] confused [C#m] and alone, _ _
_ [F#] _ Determined and bound for America _ _ [E] and carrying [F#] everything [B] that he owned. _
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_ [E] Sometimes when I look in my _ _ grandfather's [B] immigrant _ eyes,
I [F#] see that day reflected, I can't hold my feelings [B] inside. _ _
I [E] see starting with nothing and working hard all of [B] his life, _
So [F#] don't take it for granted, say _ [B] grandfather's immigrant eyes. _ _ _
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Now he rocks and he stares out [G#m] the window, [B] _ _
[E] but his eyes [G#m] are still [C#m] just as clear,
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[F#] As the day he sailed through the harbour _ _ [E] and came ashore [F#] on the island [B] of tears. _ _
Now my grandfather's days they are numbered, _ _ [E] but I won't let [G#m] his _ [C#m] memory die, _ _
[F#] As he gave me the gift of this country _ _ [E] and the look [F#] in his [B] immigrant _ eyes. _
[E] Sometimes _ when I look in my _ grandfather's [B] immigrant _ _ _ eyes,
I [F#] see that day reflected, I can't hold my [B] feelings inside. _ _
I see [E] starting with nothing and working hard all [B] of his life, _
[F#] So don't take it for granted, say _ _ grandfather's [B] immigrant eyes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So [F#] don't take it for granted, say _ _ [G#] grandfather's immigrant [B] _ eyes. _ _ _
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