Chords for We Are An Island - The Barra MacNeils - Cape Breton Photography

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