{"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":2271055,"song":"The Island","artist":"Michael Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11477449-the-island-chords-by-michael-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2271055?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver a ocean and over a sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/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 rise up from the coastline[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOh and we come from the countries all over the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto hack at the forests and plow the land down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n Fishermen, farmers, and sailors all come[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto clear for the future this pioneer ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts Cape Breton[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\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]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWithin these new townships 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 head, the coal wheels a-turning[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe smoke stacks a-belching and the blast fires burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd the sweat on the back is no joy to behold[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/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]G7[/ch]\r\n And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor our survival and for our rights[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts Cape Breton[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver the highway and over the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/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]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe cities of America draw me away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd though companies come and companies go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/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]G7[/ch]\r\n We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll fight for the right to leave or to stay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are an island, a rock in the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are a people as proud as there's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe home of our hearts Cape Breton[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC D C G\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","D","G","G7","Am","Em"],"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]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}