Chords for Nic Jones - Isle of France (with video)
Tempo:
84.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
A#
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[B] [D#m] [B] [C#] [B]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] Oh, the sky was dark and the night advanced
[A#] When a [B] convict came to [E] the [B] Isle of [F#] France
And [B] around his leg [E] was [B] a ring and chain
[F#] And [B] his country was of the shamrock green
[A#] [B] I'm from the shamrock, this convict cried
[A#] [B] That has been tossed [E] on the [B] ocean wide
[F#]
[Bm] [A#] For [B] being unruly, I do [E] declare
[B]
[F#] I [B] was doomed to transport these seven long years
[A#] [B] When six of them, they were up and parted
[A#] I was [B] coming home to make up the last
[F#]
When [B] the winds did blow and the seas did roar
[F#]
[A#] They [B] cast me here on this foreign shore
[F#m] [B]
[E] [B] [D#m] [C#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B] So then the coast guard, he played a part
[F#] And with [B] some brandy, he cheered the convict's heart
[F#]
Although [B] the night
[E] is far [B] [F#m] advanced
[A#] You shall [B] find a friend on the Isle of France
[A#] [B] So he sent a letter all to the Queen
[A#]
[B] Concerning the wreck [E]
of the [B] shamrock green
[F#] And his [B] freedom came by [E] a speedy [B] [F#] post
[B] [A#] For [B] the absent convict thought was lost
[F#] [B] [F#] [B] God bless the coast guard, this convict cried
[A#] For he [B] saved my life from the ocean wide
[F#] [G] And [A#] I'll drink [B] his health in [E] a [B] flowing glass
[F#m] [A#] And [B] here's success to the Isle of France
[E] [D#m]
[B] [C#] [B] [E]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [D#m] [B] [C#] [B]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] Oh, the sky was dark and the night advanced
[A#] When a [B] convict came to [E] the [B] Isle of [F#] France
And [B] around his leg [E] was [B] a ring and chain
[F#] And [B] his country was of the shamrock green
[A#] [B] I'm from the shamrock, this convict cried
[A#] [B] That has been tossed [E] on the [B] ocean wide
[F#]
[Bm] [A#] For [B] being unruly, I do [E] declare
[B]
[F#] I [B] was doomed to transport these seven long years
[A#] [B] When six of them, they were up and parted
[A#] I was [B] coming home to make up the last
[F#]
When [B] the winds did blow and the seas did roar
[F#]
[A#] They [B] cast me here on this foreign shore
[F#m] [B]
[E] [B] [D#m] [C#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B] So then the coast guard, he played a part
[F#] And with [B] some brandy, he cheered the convict's heart
[F#]
Although [B] the night
[E] is far [B] [F#m] advanced
[A#] You shall [B] find a friend on the Isle of France
[A#] [B] So he sent a letter all to the Queen
[A#]
[B] Concerning the wreck [E]
of the [B] shamrock green
[F#] And his [B] freedom came by [E] a speedy [B] [F#] post
[B] [A#] For [B] the absent convict thought was lost
[F#] [B] [F#] [B] God bless the coast guard, this convict cried
[A#] For he [B] saved my life from the ocean wide
[F#] [G] And [A#] I'll drink [B] his health in [E] a [B] flowing glass
[F#m] [A#] And [B] here's success to the Isle of France
[E] [D#m]
[B] [C#] [B] [E]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
Key:
B
F#
A#
E
C#
B
F#
A#
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[B] Oh, the sky was _ dark and the night advanced
_ _ _ [A#] When a [B] convict came _ _ to [E] the [B] Isle of _ _ [F#] France
And [B] around his leg _ _ [E] was [B] a ring and chain
[F#] _ And [B] his country was _ _ of the shamrock _ green
_ _ [A#] _ [B] I'm from the shamrock, _ this convict cried _ _
_ _ [A#] [B] That has been tossed _ _ _ [E] on the [B] ocean wide
[F#] _
_ [Bm] [A#] For [B] being _ unruly, _ I do [E] declare
[B] _ _
_ [F#] _ I [B] was doomed to transport _ these seven long years _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] When six of them, they were up and parted _ _
[A#] I was [B] coming home _ to make up the last
_ [F#] _ _
When [B] the winds did blow _ and the seas did roar
_ _ [F#] _
[A#] They [B] cast me _ here _ on this foreign shore
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] [B] So then the coast guard, he played a part _ _ _
[F#] And with [B] some brandy, _ he cheered the convict's heart
_ _ [F#] _ _
Although [B] the night _ _ _
_ [E] is far [B] _ _ _ [F#m] advanced
[A#] You shall [B] find a friend _ _ _ on the Isle of France _ _ _ _
[A#] [B] So he sent a letter _ all to the Queen
_ _ _ _ [A#]
[B] Concerning the wreck _ _ _ [E]
of the [B] shamrock green
[F#] _ _ And his [B] freedom came _ _ by [E] a speedy [B] _ _ [F#] post
[B] [A#] For [B] the absent _ convict _ _ thought was lost
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] God bless the _ coast guard, this convict cried
_ _ _ [A#] For he [B] saved my life _ from the ocean _ wide
[F#] [G] And [A#] I'll drink [B] his health _ _ in [E] a [B] flowing glass
_ [F#m] _ _ [A#] And [B] here's success _ _ to the Isle of France
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[B] Oh, the sky was _ dark and the night advanced
_ _ _ [A#] When a [B] convict came _ _ to [E] the [B] Isle of _ _ [F#] France
And [B] around his leg _ _ [E] was [B] a ring and chain
[F#] _ And [B] his country was _ _ of the shamrock _ green
_ _ [A#] _ [B] I'm from the shamrock, _ this convict cried _ _
_ _ [A#] [B] That has been tossed _ _ _ [E] on the [B] ocean wide
[F#] _
_ [Bm] [A#] For [B] being _ unruly, _ I do [E] declare
[B] _ _
_ [F#] _ I [B] was doomed to transport _ these seven long years _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] When six of them, they were up and parted _ _
[A#] I was [B] coming home _ to make up the last
_ [F#] _ _
When [B] the winds did blow _ and the seas did roar
_ _ [F#] _
[A#] They [B] cast me _ here _ on this foreign shore
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] [B] So then the coast guard, he played a part _ _ _
[F#] And with [B] some brandy, _ he cheered the convict's heart
_ _ [F#] _ _
Although [B] the night _ _ _
_ [E] is far [B] _ _ _ [F#m] advanced
[A#] You shall [B] find a friend _ _ _ on the Isle of France _ _ _ _
[A#] [B] So he sent a letter _ all to the Queen
_ _ _ _ [A#]
[B] Concerning the wreck _ _ _ [E]
of the [B] shamrock green
[F#] _ _ And his [B] freedom came _ _ by [E] a speedy [B] _ _ [F#] post
[B] [A#] For [B] the absent _ convict _ _ thought was lost
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] God bless the _ coast guard, this convict cried
_ _ _ [A#] For he [B] saved my life _ from the ocean _ wide
[F#] [G] And [A#] I'll drink [B] his health _ _ in [E] a [B] flowing glass
_ [F#m] _ _ [A#] And [B] here's success _ _ to the Isle of France
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _