Isle Of Islay Chords by Donovan
Tempo:
81.8 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
D
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
How [F#m] high the gulls fly, o [D]'er I lay, [F#m] How sad the farmland, [E] deep in play,
[D] [E] Felt like a grain on [F#m] your sand, How well [F#] the sheep's bell [D] music made.
[F#m] Rove [F#] and the cliff when [E] fancy takes, [D]
Felt [E] like a tide [F#m] left me here.
How blessed the forest with [D] birdsong, [F#m] How neat the cart-peat laid [E] so long,
[D] [E] Felt like a seed [F#m] on your land.
[D]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
How high the gulls fly, [D] o'er I lay, [F#m] How sad the farmland, deep [E] in play,
[D] [E] Felt like a tide [F#m] left me here.
[D] Felt [E] like a grain [F#m] on your sand, [E] Felt like a [F#m] grain on your sand.
[F#]
[D] [E] Felt like a grain on [F#m] your sand, How well [F#] the sheep's bell [D] music made.
[F#m] Rove [F#] and the cliff when [E] fancy takes, [D]
Felt [E] like a tide [F#m] left me here.
How blessed the forest with [D] birdsong, [F#m] How neat the cart-peat laid [E] so long,
[D] [E] Felt like a seed [F#m] on your land.
[D]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
How high the gulls fly, [D] o'er I lay, [F#m] How sad the farmland, deep [E] in play,
[D] [E] Felt like a tide [F#m] left me here.
[D] Felt [E] like a grain [F#m] on your sand, [E] Felt like a [F#m] grain on your sand.
[F#]
Key:
F#m
D
E
F#
F#m
D
E
F#
How [F#m] high the gulls fly, o [D]'er I lay, _ [F#m] _ How sad the farmland, [E] deep in play,
_ _ _ [D] [E] Felt like a grain on [F#m] your sand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How well [F#] the sheep's bell [D] music made.
_ _ [F#m] _ Rove [F#] and the cliff when [E] fancy _ takes, _ [D]
Felt [E] like a tide [F#m] left me _ here. _
_ _ _ _ How blessed the forest with [D] birdsong, _ _ [F#m] How neat the cart-peat laid [E] so long, _
[D] _ [E] Felt like a seed [F#m] on your land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
How high the gulls fly, [D] o'er I lay, _ _ [F#m] _ How sad the farmland, deep [E] in play,
_ [D] _ [E] Felt like a tide [F#m] left me _ here.
[D] Felt [E] like a grain [F#m] on your sand, _ _ _ [E] Felt like a [F#m] grain on your sand.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] [E] Felt like a grain on [F#m] your sand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How well [F#] the sheep's bell [D] music made.
_ _ [F#m] _ Rove [F#] and the cliff when [E] fancy _ takes, _ [D]
Felt [E] like a tide [F#m] left me _ here. _
_ _ _ _ How blessed the forest with [D] birdsong, _ _ [F#m] How neat the cart-peat laid [E] so long, _
[D] _ [E] Felt like a seed [F#m] on your land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
How high the gulls fly, [D] o'er I lay, _ _ [F#m] _ How sad the farmland, deep [E] in play,
_ [D] _ [E] Felt like a tide [F#m] left me _ here.
[D] Felt [E] like a grain [F#m] on your sand, _ _ _ [E] Felt like a [F#m] grain on your sand.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _