Chords for The Navigators - The Islander

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I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred and I'll be one till I die
I'm [Em] proud to be an Islander and here's the reasons why
I'm free [Dm] as the wind [E] and the waves wash the sand
There's no place I would [G] rather be than here [C] in Newfoundland
I spent some time in New York State and [D] nearly lost my mind
[A] The city life's too fast for [C] me, nobody had the [Em] time
Cement, the scene of fashion, nice was all that I could see
It may be good for New [E] York State but it's not good for me
[E] I'm a Newfoundlander [Em] born and bred and I'll [D] be one till I die
I'm proud to be [Em] an Islander and here's the reasons [E] why
I'm free as the wind and the waves wash the sand
There's no place [C] I would rather [F] be than here in [E] Newfoundland
Now in Montreal the Frenchmen say that they own Labrador
_ Including Indian Harbor where my father fished before
And if they want to fight for her, well I'll surely make a [D] stand
And they'll regret the day they tried to take our Newfoundland
[E] I'm a [Em] Newfoundlander born and bred and I'll be one till I die
[F] I'm proud to be an [Dm] Islander [Em] and here's the reasons why
I'm free [E] as the wind and the waves wash the sand
There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland [Dm] Yuck! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [A] that the oil is on our shore we'd better take the time
[D] To develop it more carefully or else you're gonna die
[G] What could have been [D] the answer to our poor economy?
Has changed our way of living and destroyed our _ fishery
I'm a [E] Newfoundlander born and bred and I'll be one till I die
I'm proud to be an Islander and here's the reasons why
I'm [Dm] free as the wind [D] and the waves wash the sand
There's no place I would rather [F] be than here in Newfoundland
I'm a [A] Newfoundlander born and bred and I'll be one till I die
I'm [Dm] proud to be an Islander and here's the reasons why
[G] I'm free [Dm] as the wind and [D] the waves wash the sand
There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland
There's no place I would [G] rather _ _ be _ _ _
[F] than here in [Dm] _ Newfoundland _
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