{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1696992,"song":"My Island Home","artist":"Warumpi Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11356480-my-island-home-chords-by-warumpi-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1696992?type=chord","rating":4.77474,"votes":103,"content":"This a song by Neil Murray, performed by the Warumpi Band on the 1987 album \"Go Bush\"\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |   |[ch]C[/ch]  |   |[ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |   |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSix  years I've been in the desert[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd every night I dream of the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say home   is where you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut will this place   ever satisfy me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor I come from the salt water people[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe always lived by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I'm out here west of Alice Springs[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a wife   and a family[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home   is a waiting for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the evening the dry wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom the hills and across the plains[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI close my eyes and I'm standing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a boat on the sea again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m holding that long turtle spear[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I feel I’m close now to where it must be[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home   is a waiting for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |   |[ch]C[/ch]  |   |[ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |   |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor I come from the salt water people[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe always lived by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I'm out here west of Alice Springs[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a wife   and a family[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home   is a waiting for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the evening the dry wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom the hills and across the plains[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI close my eyes and I'm standing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a boat on the sea again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m holding that long turtle spear[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I feel I’m close now to where it must be[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home   is a waiting for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home   is a waitin’ for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Exit Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd my island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Exit Chorus 2] (repeat x3 times)\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Finish on]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy island home[/tab]","plain_text":"This a song by Neil Murray, performed by the Warumpi Band on the 1987 album \"Go Bush\"\n\n[Intro]\n\n|G  |C  |G  |   |C  |   |G  |\n|G  |C  |G  |   |D  |C  |G  |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|G  |C  |G  |   |C  |   |G  |\n|G  |C  |G  |   |D  |C  |G  |\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Exit Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Exit Chorus 2] (repeat x3 times)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Finish on]","chords":["G","C","D","Em","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}