Chords for Paul Brady's "The Island"

Tempo:
169.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Brady's "The Island" chords
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[F] [C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] They say [F] the skies of [C] Lebanon [F] are burning,
[C] [Gm] those [F] mighty cedars [C] bleeding in the [F] heat.
[C] They're [F] showing [Cm] pictures on the [F] television, [C]
[Gm] [F] women and [Cm] children dying in the [F] street.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] How we're still out here in our own [C] place, still trying [F] to reach the [C] future through the [F] past.
[Bb]
[F] Still trying [Bb] to carve tomorrow from a tombstone.
[F] But hey, don't listen to [C] me, [F] there's this one man to be no [Bb] sideshow.
We've [C] had too much of that [F] before.
[C]
[F] [Bb] Right [F] now [C] I only [F] [C] want to be here with you, [Dm] till the morning [C] dew comes [F]
falling.
I want to take you to [Bb] the island, and trace your footprints in [F] the sand.
[C] Out [Bb] [F] in the [Eb] evening, [F] when [C] the sun goes down, [F] we'll make love [C] to the sound [F] of the ocean.
They're raising banners [Cm] over by the [F] markets,
[C] [Gm] [F] whitewashing slogans [C] on shipyard [F] walls.
[C] Witch [F] doctors praying [Cm] for a mighty [F] showdown.
[C] [Gm] No [F] way our holy [Cm] flag is going to [F] fall.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] Because up here we sacrifice our children [C] to feed [F] the war and our [C] dreams of [F] yesterday.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] Teach them, dying will lead us into glory.
[F] But hey, don't listen to [C] me, because [F] this one man to be no [Bb] sideshow.
I've sung [C] too much of that [F] before.
[C] [F] [Bb] Right [F] now [Gm] I only [F] want [C] to be here with you, [Dm] till the morning [C] dew comes [F]
falling.
I want to take you to [Bb] the island, and trace your footprints [F] in the sand.
[Am]
[Bb] [F] Out in the evening, [C] when there's no one around, [F] we'll make love [C] to the sound [F] of the ocean.
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[Am] [E] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[G] Now I guess [F] us clean folks [C] don't see all the [F] story.
[C] [Gm] And I [F]
suppose peace [Cm] and love is just [F] copping out.
[C] And I know [F] these young [C] boys dying in the [F]
ditches, [C] [Gm] it's [F] just being [C] free is [F] all about.
And how [Bb] this twisted wreckage dying on Main Street [C] will [F] bring us [C] all together [F] in the end.
[Gm] [F] As we [Bb] go marching down the road to freedom, [C] freedom.
[Fm] [Bb] [G]
[Bb]
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F
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C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ They say [F] the skies of [C] Lebanon [F] are burning, _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ those [F] mighty _ cedars [C] bleeding in the [F] heat. _ _ _ _
[C] _ They're [F] showing _ [Cm] pictures on the [F] television, _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ [F] women and _ [Cm] children dying in the [F] street.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ How we're still out here in our own [C] place, still trying [F] to reach the [C] future through the [F] past.
_ [Bb] _
_ [F] Still trying [Bb] to carve tomorrow from a _ _ tombstone.
_ _ _ _ [F] But hey, don't listen to [C] me, [F] there's this one man to be no [Bb] sideshow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We've [C] had too much of that [F] before.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Right [F] now [C] I only [F] _ [C] want to be here with you, _ _ [Dm] till the morning [C] dew comes _ [F] _ _ _
falling.
_ _ _ I want to take you to [Bb] the _ island, _ _ _ _ and trace your footprints in [F] the sand.
[C] Out _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] in the [Eb] evening, [F] when [C] the sun goes _ down, _ [F] we'll make love [C] to the sound _ _ [F] of the ocean.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They're raising _ banners [Cm] over by the [F] markets, _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] whitewashing slogans [C] on _ shipyard [F] walls. _ _
_ [C] _ Witch [F] doctors praying [Cm] for a mighty [F] showdown. _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ No [F] way our holy [Cm] flag is going to [F] fall.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Because up here we sacrifice our children [C] _ to feed [F] the war and our [C] dreams of [F] yesterday. _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Teach them, dying will lead us into _ _ glory.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] But hey, don't listen to [C] me, because [F] this one man to be no [Bb] sideshow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I've sung [C] too much of that [F] before. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Right [F] now [Gm] I only [F] want [C] to be here with you, _ [Dm] till the morning [C] dew _ comes [F] _ _
falling.
_ _ _ _ I want to take you to [Bb] the _ _ island, _ _ _ and trace your footprints [F] in the _ sand.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Out in the evening, _ [C] when there's no one _ around, _ _ [F] we'll make love [C] to the sound _ [F] of the ocean. _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Now I guess [F] us clean folks [C] don't see all the [F] story.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] And I [F]
suppose peace [Cm] and love is just [F] copping out.
_ _ _ [C] And I know [F] these young [C] boys dying in the [F]
ditches, _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] it's [F] just _ being [C] free is [F] all about.
_ _ _ _ And how [Bb] this _ twisted wreckage dying on Main Street [C] _ _ will [F] bring us _ [C] all together [F] in the end.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ As we [Bb] go _ marching _ down the road to _ freedom, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] freedom.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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