TAB by Song : 197004
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
The Island by Michael Mitchell The Island Tuning: E A D G B E Key: G [Intro] C D C G [Verse] G D G D Over a ocean and over a sea G D C D Beyond these great waters what do I see G D G D I see the great mountains rise up from the coastline G D C D The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine G D G G7 Oh and we come from the countries all over the world C G Am D to hack at the forests and plow the land down Em D G G7 Fishermen, farmers, and sailors all come C G D G to clear for the future this pioneer ground [Chorus] G C G D We are an island, a rock in the stream G C G D We are a people as proud as there's been Em C G D In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind C D C G The home of our hearts Cape Breton [Verse] G D G D Over the rooftops and over the trees G D C D Within these new townships what do I see G D G D I see the black pit head, the coal wheels a-turning G D C D The smoke stacks a-belching and the blast fires burning G D G G7 And the sweat on the back is no joy to behold C G Am D In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal Em D G G7 And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight C G D G For our survival and for our rights [Chorus] G C G D We are an island, a rock in the stream G C G D We are a people as proud as there's been Em C G D In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind C D C G The home of our hearts Cape Breton [Verse] G D G D Over the highway and over the road G D C D Over the causeway stories are told G D G D They tell of the coming and the going away G D C D The cities of America draw me away G D G G7 And though companies come and companies go C G Am D And the ways of the world we may never know Em D G G7 We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way C G D G And we'll fight for the right to leave or to stay [Chorus] G C G D We are an island, a rock in the stream G C G D We are a people as proud as there's been Em C G D In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind C D C G The home of our hearts Cape Breton --------------