Chords for The Island
Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [E] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] They say the skies of [A] Lebanon are burning,
mighty [E] cedars bleeding [A] in the heat.
the pictures on the television,
and children dying [A] in the streets.
Now we're still at it in our own place,
to [E] reach the future [A] through the past,
[A] [E]
[A] [E] They say the skies of [A] Lebanon are burning,
mighty [E] cedars bleeding [A] in the heat.
the pictures on the television,
and children dying [A] in the streets.
Now we're still at it in our own place,
to [E] reach the future [A] through the past,
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E
A
D
B
Bm
E
A
D
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ They say the skies of [A] Lebanon are burning,
[E] _ [A] Those mighty [E] cedars bleeding [A] in the heat.
[E] _ They show the pictures on the television,
_ Women and children dying [A] in the streets.
_ [D] _
Now we're still at it in our own place,
[A] Still trying to [E] reach the future [A] through the past,
[D] Still trying to carve tomorrow from a _ tombstone.
[A] But hey, don't listen to me,
This wasn't meant [D] to be no sad song,
_ We've had [E] too much of that before.
_ _ [A] _ Right now I [E] only want to be with you,
[D] Till the [E] morning dew [A]
comes falling.
_ [E] I want to take [D] you to the isle,
_ And trace your [A] footprints in the [E] sand.
_ [A] _ And in the evening [E] when there's no one around,
[D] We'll make [E] love to the sound of the ocean. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] They're raising banners over [A] by the [E] markets,
Whitewashing slogans on the [A] shipyard [E] wall.
Witch [A]
doctors [E] praying for a [A] mighty [E] showdown,
No way our falling flag [A] is gonna fall.
_ [D]
Up here we sacrifice our children,
[A] To feed the [Bm] worn out dreams [A] of yesterday.
And [D] peace and dying will lead us into glory. _
But [B] hey, don't listen [A] to me,
This wasn't meant to [D] be no sad song,
I've [B] sung too much of that [E] before.
_ _ [A] Right now I only [E] want to be with you,
[D] Till the [E] morning [A] dew comes _ falling.
_ I want to take you [D] to the isle,
_ And [B] trace your footprints in the sand.
[A] _ _ And in the evening [E] when there's no one around,
[D] We'll make love [E] to the sound of the ocean.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Now I know us plain folks don't see all this story,
I know that peace and love's just popping out.
[E] I [A] guess those young boys just dying in the ditches,
Is just what being free is all about.
_ _ [D]
This [A] twisted wreckage [D] down our main [E] street,
Will [A] bring us [E] all together [A] in the end.
And [D] we'll go marching down the road to [E] freedom.
_ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Freedom, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] freedom.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ They say the skies of [A] Lebanon are burning,
[E] _ [A] Those mighty [E] cedars bleeding [A] in the heat.
[E] _ They show the pictures on the television,
_ Women and children dying [A] in the streets.
_ [D] _
Now we're still at it in our own place,
[A] Still trying to [E] reach the future [A] through the past,
[D] Still trying to carve tomorrow from a _ tombstone.
[A] But hey, don't listen to me,
This wasn't meant [D] to be no sad song,
_ We've had [E] too much of that before.
_ _ [A] _ Right now I [E] only want to be with you,
[D] Till the [E] morning dew [A]
comes falling.
_ [E] I want to take [D] you to the isle,
_ And trace your [A] footprints in the [E] sand.
_ [A] _ And in the evening [E] when there's no one around,
[D] We'll make [E] love to the sound of the ocean. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] They're raising banners over [A] by the [E] markets,
Whitewashing slogans on the [A] shipyard [E] wall.
Witch [A]
doctors [E] praying for a [A] mighty [E] showdown,
No way our falling flag [A] is gonna fall.
_ [D]
Up here we sacrifice our children,
[A] To feed the [Bm] worn out dreams [A] of yesterday.
And [D] peace and dying will lead us into glory. _
But [B] hey, don't listen [A] to me,
This wasn't meant to [D] be no sad song,
I've [B] sung too much of that [E] before.
_ _ [A] Right now I only [E] want to be with you,
[D] Till the [E] morning [A] dew comes _ falling.
_ I want to take you [D] to the isle,
_ And [B] trace your footprints in the sand.
[A] _ _ And in the evening [E] when there's no one around,
[D] We'll make love [E] to the sound of the ocean.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Now I know us plain folks don't see all this story,
I know that peace and love's just popping out.
[E] I [A] guess those young boys just dying in the ditches,
Is just what being free is all about.
_ _ [D]
This [A] twisted wreckage [D] down our main [E] street,
Will [A] bring us [E] all together [A] in the end.
And [D] we'll go marching down the road to [E] freedom.
_ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Freedom, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] freedom.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _