{"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":1978413,"song":"The Dark Island","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11442786-the-dark-island-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1978413?type=chord","rating":4.7543,"votes":18,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAway to the west ward I'm longing to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere the beauties of heaven unfold by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere the sweet purple heather blooms fragrant and free[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a hilltop high above The Dark Island[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, isle of my childhood, I'm dreaming of thee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs the steamer leaves Oban and passes Tiree[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I'll capture the magic that lingers for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm back once more upon The Dark Island[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo gentle the sea breeze that ripples the bay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere the stream joins the ocean and young children play[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the strand of pure silver I'll welcome each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll roam forever more The Dark Island[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, isle of my childhood, I'm dreaming of thee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs the steamer leaves Oban and passes Tiree[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I'll capture the magic that lingers for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm back once more upon The Dark Island[/tab]\r\n\r\n [Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTrue gems of the Hebrides bathed in the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf the mid-summer dawning that follows the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow I yearn for the cries of the seagull in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs they circle high above The Dark Island[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, isle of my childhood, I'm dreaming of thee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs the steamer leaves Oban and passes Tiree[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I'll capture the magic that lingers for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm back once more upon The Dark Island[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n [Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Am","Em","C","G","D"],"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]}}}