The Immigrant Lad Chords by Eric Burdon & The Animals
Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Em
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[G]
[Am]
And here I [G] sit with a tear [Am] in my eye, the waters of time [Dm] in between you [Am] and I.
And here I sit [Gm] with a [Am] tear in my eye, [C] the waters of [Gm] time in between [Am] you and I.
As a [Em] child I dreamed [Am] of her, [G] on the far banks [Am] of the river.
[Em] I knew she could not [Am] be reached, [Em] for my mind [Am] was forever wandering.
[G] Far above [Am] his head, [G] as he tried his best [Am] to teach me,
the river [Em] was muddy [Am] and black, [G] black as the coal she [Am]
carried.
[Em] Impossible to [Am] cross, [Em] many men [Am] had tried,
[G] the old sailor [Am] told me, [Em] another [Am] life is lost.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
Black was [Em] the color [Am] of my childish dreams, [Em] impressions that [A] would last.
[Am] Black coal, [Em]
coal [G] black, pit [Am]-yack as face,
[Em] coal [Am] does blast.
Blind ponies [G] stumble into the light [D] of [Am] day, to [Em] retire in the green fields [Am] forever.
[Em] And I'll build me a [Am] bridge of steel, [G] to beat the black [Am] river forever.
[G] I'll beat that black river [Am] forever, [G] I'll beat that muddy river [A] forever.
And here I sit [G] with a tear [Am] in my eye, [C] the waters of time [D] in [Am] between you and I.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in my [Am] eye, [C] the waters of time in [D] between you [Am] and I.
[G]
[Am]
And here I [G] sit with a tear [Am] in my eye, the waters of time [Dm] in between you [Am] and I.
And here I sit [Gm] with a [Am] tear in my eye, [C] the waters of [Gm] time in between [Am] you and I.
As a [Em] child I dreamed [Am] of her, [G] on the far banks [Am] of the river.
[Em] I knew she could not [Am] be reached, [Em] for my mind [Am] was forever wandering.
[G] Far above [Am] his head, [G] as he tried his best [Am] to teach me,
the river [Em] was muddy [Am] and black, [G] black as the coal she [Am]
carried.
[Em] Impossible to [Am] cross, [Em] many men [Am] had tried,
[G] the old sailor [Am] told me, [Em] another [Am] life is lost.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
Black was [Em] the color [Am] of my childish dreams, [Em] impressions that [A] would last.
[Am] Black coal, [Em]
coal [G] black, pit [Am]-yack as face,
[Em] coal [Am] does blast.
Blind ponies [G] stumble into the light [D] of [Am] day, to [Em] retire in the green fields [Am] forever.
[Em] And I'll build me a [Am] bridge of steel, [G] to beat the black [Am] river forever.
[G] I'll beat that black river [Am] forever, [G] I'll beat that muddy river [A] forever.
And here I sit [G] with a tear [Am] in my eye, [C] the waters of time [D] in [Am] between you and I.
And here I [G] sit with a tear in my [Am] eye, [C] the waters of time in [D] between you [Am] and I.
Key:
Am
G
Em
C
Dm
Am
G
Em
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear [Am] in my eye, _ _ _ the waters of time [Dm] in between you [Am] and I. _ _
_ And here I sit [Gm] with a [Am] tear in my eye, _ _ _ _ [C] the waters of [Gm] time in between [Am] you and I. _ _ _ _ _
_ As a [Em] child I dreamed [Am] of her, _ _ _ [G] on the far banks [Am] of the river.
_ _ _ [Em] I knew she could not [Am] be reached, _ _ [Em] for my mind [Am] was forever wandering.
_ _ _ [G] _ Far above [Am] his head, _ _ _ [G] as he tried his best [Am] to teach me, _ _ _
_ the river [Em] was muddy [Am] and black, _ _ _ [G] black as the coal she [Am]
carried.
_ _ _ [Em] _ Impossible to [Am] cross, _ _ _ _ [Em] many men [Am] had tried,
_ _ _ [G] the old sailor [Am] told me, _ _ _ [Em] another [Am] life is lost. _ _ _
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I. _ _
_ _ Black was [Em] the color [Am] of my childish dreams, _ _ [Em] impressions that [A] would last.
_ [Am] _ _ Black coal, [Em] _ _
_ coal [G] black, _ _ pit [Am]-yack as face, _ _ _ _
[Em] _ coal [Am] does blast. _ _ _
Blind ponies [G] stumble into the light [D] of [Am] day, _ _ to [Em] retire in the green fields [Am] forever. _
_ _ [Em] And I'll build me a [Am] bridge of steel, _ _ _ [G] to beat the black [Am] river forever.
_ _ _ [G] I'll beat that black river [Am] forever, _ _ _ [G] I'll beat that muddy river [A] forever.
_ _ _ _ And here I sit [G] with a tear [Am] in my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time [D] in [Am] between you and I.
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear in my [Am] eye, _ _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [D] between you [Am] and I.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear [Am] in my eye, _ _ _ the waters of time [Dm] in between you [Am] and I. _ _
_ And here I sit [Gm] with a [Am] tear in my eye, _ _ _ _ [C] the waters of [Gm] time in between [Am] you and I. _ _ _ _ _
_ As a [Em] child I dreamed [Am] of her, _ _ _ [G] on the far banks [Am] of the river.
_ _ _ [Em] I knew she could not [Am] be reached, _ _ [Em] for my mind [Am] was forever wandering.
_ _ _ [G] _ Far above [Am] his head, _ _ _ [G] as he tried his best [Am] to teach me, _ _ _
_ the river [Em] was muddy [Am] and black, _ _ _ [G] black as the coal she [Am]
carried.
_ _ _ [Em] _ Impossible to [Am] cross, _ _ _ _ [Em] many men [Am] had tried,
_ _ _ [G] the old sailor [Am] told me, _ _ _ [Em] another [Am] life is lost. _ _ _
And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I.
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear in [Am] my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [Dm] between [Am] you and I. _ _
_ _ Black was [Em] the color [Am] of my childish dreams, _ _ [Em] impressions that [A] would last.
_ [Am] _ _ Black coal, [Em] _ _
_ coal [G] black, _ _ pit [Am]-yack as face, _ _ _ _
[Em] _ coal [Am] does blast. _ _ _
Blind ponies [G] stumble into the light [D] of [Am] day, _ _ to [Em] retire in the green fields [Am] forever. _
_ _ [Em] And I'll build me a [Am] bridge of steel, _ _ _ [G] to beat the black [Am] river forever.
_ _ _ [G] I'll beat that black river [Am] forever, _ _ _ [G] I'll beat that muddy river [A] forever.
_ _ _ _ And here I sit [G] with a tear [Am] in my eye, _ _ _ [C] the waters of time [D] in [Am] between you and I.
_ _ _ And here I [G] sit with a tear in my [Am] eye, _ _ _ _ [C] the waters of time in [D] between you [Am] and I.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _