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Come From Away - Welcome To The Rock

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[Intro]
E5On the north-east tip of North America
E5/DOn an island called Newfoundland
There's an airportE5/C  
It used to be one of the biggest airports in the world
And D5next to it is a town called Gander
[Verse 1]
EmWelcome to the Rock if you come from away (Huh!)
You Dprobably understand about a half of what we say (Huh!)
They Csay no man's an island, but an island makes a man
F#m'Specially when one comes from A7one like NewfoundCland
Welcome to the EmRock!Csus2  D  
EmSpoCsus2ken (rDepeated)
CAnd they were quite pleased
DUntil I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon!
EmWelcome to the wildest weather that you ever heard of!
Where Deveryone is nice, but it's never nice above
CWelcome to the farthest place you'll get from Disneyland
F#mFish 'n chips and shipwrecks
A7This is NewfoundlandC  
[Chorus]
N.C.
Welcome to the Rock!
EI'm islander, I am an islander
DI'm an islander, I am an islander
CI'm an islander, I am an islander
DI'm an islander, I am an islander
[Verse 2]
EmSpoCsus2ken (rDepeated)
Am"Slow the Bmfuck down!"C  D  
EmWelcome to the land where the winters tried to kill us
And we Dsaid:
N.C.
We will not be killed!
CWelcome to the land where the waters tried to drown us
And we Dsaid:
N.C.
We will not be drowned!
EmWelcome to the land where we lost our loved ones
And we Dsaid:
N.C.
We will still go on!
CWelcome to the land where the wind tried to blow!
And Dwe said no!
EmSpoCsusken(rDepeated)
CI'm in the library
CI'm in the staff room
AmAnd I turn Bmon the radioC  D  
[Bridge]
You are Em7here
At the Dsus4start of a moment
On the Cmaj9edge of the world
Where the Dsus4river meets the seaEm7  
Em7Here
On the Dsus4edge of the Atlantic
On an Cmaj9island in betweenDsus4  
There and hereCsus2  D  
[Verse 3]
EI'm running my radar when Bonnie comes by
DShe pulls up
DAnd she is waving at me like mad
CSo I roll down my window
CAnd she says
COz, turn on the radio
CSlow it down, Bonnie
DI'm an islander
            DN.C.
Jesus H, Oz! Turn on your radio!
F#mWhere our story starts
EmWhere we'll end the night
DWhere we know by heart
EEvery single flight
[Chorus]
F#mWelcome to the fog
F#mWelcome to the trees
To the Eocean and the sky
And whatEever's in between
DTo the ones who've left
You're Dnever truly gone
A Ecandle's in the window
And the Ekettle's always on
When the F#msun is coming up
And the F#mworld has come ashore
If you're Ehoping for a harbour
Then you'll Efind an open door
In the Dwinter, from the water
Through whatDever's in the way
To the Eones who have come from away
Welcome to the ARock!F#m  

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Come From Away - Welcome To The Rock

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E5/D

E5/C

F#m

Csus2

Csus

Em7

Dsus4

Cmaj9

[Intro]

On the north-east tip of North America

E5/D

On an island called Newfoundland

E5/C

There's an airport

It used to be one of the biggest airports in the world

And next to it is a town called Gander

[Verse 1]

Welcome to the Rock if you come from away (Huh!)

You probably understand about a half of what we say (Huh!)

They say no man's an island, but an island makes a man

F#m A7 C

'Specially when one comes from one like Newfoundland

Em Csus2 D

Welcome to the Rock!

Em Csus2 D

Spoken (repeated)

And they were quite pleased

Until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon!

Welcome to the wildest weather that you ever heard of!

Where everyone is nice, but it's never nice above

Welcome to the farthest place you'll get from Disneyland

F#m

Fish 'n chips and shipwrecks

A7 C

This is Newfoundland

[Chorus]

N.C.

Welcome to the Rock!

I'm islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

[Verse 2]

Em Csus2 D

Spoken (repeated)

Am Bm C D

"Slow the fuck down!"

Welcome to the land where the winters tried to kill us

And we said:

N.C.

We will not be killed!

Welcome to the land where the waters tried to drown us

And we said:

N.C.

We will not be drowned!

Welcome to the land where we lost our loved ones

And we said:

N.C.

We will still go on!

Welcome to the land where the wind tried to blow!

And we said no!

Em Csus D

Spoken(repeated)

I'm in the library

I'm in the staff room

Am Bm C D

And I turn on the radio

[Bridge]

Em7

You are here

Dsus4

At the start of a moment

Cmaj9

On the edge of the world

Dsus4 Em7

Where the river meets the sea

Em7

Here

Dsus4

On the edge of the Atlantic

Cmaj9 Dsus4

On an island in between

Csus2 D

There and here

[Verse 3]

I'm running my radar when Bonnie comes by

She pulls up

And she is waving at me like mad

So I roll down my window

And she says

Oz, turn on the radio

Slow it down, Bonnie

I'm an islander

N.C.

Jesus H, Oz! Turn on your radio!

F#m

Where our story starts

Where we'll end the night

Where we know by heart

Every single flight

[Chorus]

F#m

Welcome to the fog

F#m

Welcome to the trees

To the ocean and the sky

And whatever's in between

To the ones who've left

You're never truly gone

A candle's in the window

And the kettle's always on

F#m

When the sun is coming up

F#m

And the world has come ashore

If you're hoping for a harbour

Then you'll find an open door

In the winter, from the water

Through whatever's in the way

To the ones who have come from away

A F#m

Welcome to the Rock!

About Come From Away - Welcome To The Rock Chords by Misc Musicals

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