The Island Chords by Paul Brady

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_ _ [C] _ They say [F] the [C] skies of Lebanon [F] are burning _ [Gm] Those _ [F]
mighty [C] cedars bleeding in [F] the heat
And [C] they're [F] showing [C] pictures on the [F] television _ _ [Gm] Women _ [F]
and [C] children dying [Em] in the street
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[Bb] And we're still at it in our own place [C] Still [Am] trying to reach [C] the future through the [F] past
_ _ [Am] Still trying [Bb] to carve tomorrow from a _ _ tombstone _ But hey, don't listen to [C] me
Cause [F] this wasn't meant to be [Bb] no sad song _ And we've heard too much of that [F] before
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_ [Bb] _ now [G] I only [C] wanna be here with you [Dm] Till the [E] morning dew [F] comes falling _ _ _
_ I wanna take you [Bb] to the _ island _ _ And [Gm] trace your footprints [Am] in the sand _
[F] And _ in [C] the evening when the sun goes down [Bb] We'll make love [C] to the sound [F] of the ocean
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raising [C] banners over [F] by the markets _ _ _ Whitewashing [C] slogans on the [F] shipyard wall
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Witch [F] doctors [C] praying for a mighty [F] showdown _ _ [Gm] The [F] way our [C] holy flag is gonna [Em] fall
_ [F] Up _
[Bb] _ _ here we sacrifice our children To [F] feed them, mourn [C] our dreams of _
[F] yesterday
[C] _ _ [Am] And [Bb] teach them dying can lead them into _ glory _ _ But [F] hey, don't listen to me
Cause this wasn't [Am] meant to be [Bb] no sad song _ I've _ [D] sung too much of that [F] before
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_ _ [F] now [Gm] I only [C] wanna be here with you [Bb] Till the _ [E] morning dew [F] comes _ falling _ _
I wanna take you [Bb] to the island _ And _ [Gm] trace your footprints in [F] the sand
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[Bb] _ [F] And in the evening [C] when there's no one around _ [Dm] We'll make love to [C] the sound of the ocean _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Now I know [F] us [C] plain folks don't see [F] all the story And I know this [C] peace and love is [F] just copping out
[G] And I guess [F] these [C] young boys dying [F] in the ditches _ Is just what [C] being free is [F] all about
[Am] And _ [Bb] how this twisted wreckage down on Main Street _ [C] Will bring us [F] all [C] together in [F] the end
And _ [Bb] we go marching down the road to freedom _ _ Freedom _ _ _ _ _
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