{"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":1982377,"song":"The Island","artist":"Barra Macneils","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11443475-the-island-chords-by-barra-macneils/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1982377?type=chord","rating":4.93298,"votes":12,"content":"The Island - Kenzie MacNeil\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    (4x)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver an ocean, and over a sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBeyond these great waters, what do I see?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI see the great mountains that climb from the coastline,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd we come from the countries, all over the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo hack at the forests, to plough the lands down.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFishermen, farmers, and sailors all come,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo clear for the future, this pioneer ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people, as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze, or in wild winter winds[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts, Cape Bre-ton...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver the rooftops and over the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWithin these new townships, O what do I see?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI see the black pit heads, the coal wheels are turning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe smoke stacks are belching and the blast furnace burning.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAhhh the sweat on the back is no joy to behold[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the foreign owned companies force us to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor our survival, and for out rights.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people, as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze, or in wild winter winds[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts, Cape Bre-ton...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver the highways and over the roads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver the causeway, stories are told.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey tell of the coming and the going away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCities of America draw me away.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh and the companies come, and the companies go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the ways of the world we may never know.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe'll follow the footsteps of those on their way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand still ask for the right to leave or to stay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people, as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze, or in wild winter winds[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts, Cape Bre-ton... (2x)[/tab]","plain_text":"The Island - Kenzie MacNeil\n\n[Intro]\nG  D    (4x)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D","Am7","Em","C","Bm","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}