Chords for The Barra MacNeils - The Island Lyric Video

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[G] _ [D] Over an [G] ocean and over a sea, beyond these great [Am] waters, oh what do I [C]
see?
[G] I see [D] the great [G] mountains climb [D] from the [G] coastline, the hills of Cape Breton, [Am] this new [Bm] home of mine.
_ [G] And we come [D] from the [G] countries all over the world, [C] to hack [G] at the [Am] forests, to plough [D] the land down.
[Em] _ [D] Fishermen, [G] farmers and sailors all come, [C] to clear [G] for the future this _ pioneering road.
We [C] are an island, [G] a rock and a stream, we are a people [C#m] as proud as [D] there's been.
[G] In [C] soft summer [G] breeze or in wild [D] winter wind, [Em] the [D] home of our hearts, Cape _ [G] Breton.
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Over [D] the [G] rooftops and over [D] the [G] trees, within [D] these new [Am] townships, oh what do I see?
_ [G] I see [D] the black-lit head, [G] the coal [D] wheels are turning, the smokestacks are belching [Am] and the blast furnace [C] burning. _
[G] Ah, the sweat on [D] the back [G] is no joy to behold, [C] in the heat [G] of the steel [Am] plant or mine [D] in the cold.
[Em] And the former [D] known [G] companies force us to fight, [C] for [G] our survival and for our rights.
We [C] are an [G] island, a rock [D] and a stream, [G] we [C] are a people [A] as proud as [D] there's been.
[G] In soft [C] summer breeze [G] or in wild [D] winter wind, [Em] the home [D] of our hearts, Cape _ [G] Breton.
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_ _ [G] Over [D] the highways [G] and over [D] the [G] roads, over the [Am] causeways, stories are [C] told.
[G] They tell [D] of the coming [G] and the going [D] away, of [G] the cities [D] of America, [Am] draw me [C] away.
_ Ah, [G] the companies [D] come [G] and the companies go, [C] and the ways of [G] the world [C] we may never [D] know.
And [Em] we'll follow [D] the footsteps [G] of those on their way, and [C] we'll ask for [G] the right to leave or stay.
We are [C] an island, [G] a rock and [D] a stream, [G] we are [C] a people [C#] as proud as [D] there's been.
[G] In soft [C] summer breeze or [G] in wild winter [D] wind, [Em] the home of [D] our hearts, [A] Cape [G] Breton.
_ We are [C] an island, [G] a rock and [D] a stream, [Bm] we are [C] a people [A] as proud as [D] there's been.
[G] In soft [C] summer breeze or [G] in wild winter [D] wind, [Em] the home [D] of our hearts, [C] Cape [D] _ [G] Breton. _ _
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