Island In The Sun Chords by Harry Belafonte

[D] This is my island [G] in the sun.
[E] Where my [D] people have toiled since time begun I.
May sail [G] on many [Em] a sea.
[D] The shores will always be home to me .
Oh.
[G] Island in the [A] sun.
Will to [D] me by my father's hand .
All my days I [G] will sing in praise.
[A] Of your forest waters [D] your shining sun.
[A] .
[D] As morning [G] breaks the heaven on [Em] high I lift my heavy [G] load.
[D] to the sky .
Sun comes down.
[G] [D] Was my sweat.
[Db] [D] .
[G] [A] .
[D] .
[G] [A] .
[D] .
[G] I [D] .
see woman [G] I'm bending [A] me.
Cutting cane [G] for [D] her family I.
See man [G] at the water side.
[D] .
Casting nets [G] at the surging [C] tide.
[D] .
[G] [A] .
[D] .
My days I [G] will sing in praise of [A] your forest waters [D] your shining sun.
[Eb] .
I hope the [Ab] day will never come.
[Bb] But I can't await [Eb] to the sound of drum .
With [Ab] [Eb] Calypso [Bb] songs [Eb] philosophical.
For [Ab] I'll end it in the Sun.
[Bb] Will to [Eb] me by my father's hand.
All my [Ab] days I will sing in praise of [Bb] your forest waters [Eb] your shining sun .
[Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[Ab] Oh.
[Bb] [Ebm] [F] .
[Eb] .