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The Islander

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4 years ago
(Intro)
[Bm] [Bsus2] [Esus4] [Em] [A] [G] [A] [Bm]
(Verse)
[Bm]An old man by a sea[Bsus2]shore
 
[Esus4]At the end of da[Em]y
 
[A]Gazes the hor[G]izon
 
[A]With seawinds in his f[Bm]ace
 
[Bm]Tempest-tossed isl[Bsus2]and
 
[Esus4]Seasons all the [Em]same
 
[A]Anchorage unpai[G]nted
 
[A]And a ship without a n[Bm]ame
3x [Bm]
 
[Bm]Sea without a s[Bsus2]hore
for the ba[Esus4]nished one unhe[Em]ard
 
[A]He lightens the be[G]acon, li[A]ght
 
at the end of wo[Bm]rld
 
[Bm]Showing the [Bsus2]way
lighting h[Esus4]ope in their hear[Em]ts
 
The on[A]es on their
trav[G]els home[A]ward from af[Bm]ar
 
(Chorus)
 
[Bm]This is lo[G]ng-f[D]or g[A]ot-t[Bm]en
 
[G]Light at the e[D]nd of the [Em]world[Bm]
 
[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un
 
[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind long a[Em]go
 
2x intro
 
(Verse)
[Bm]The albatross is fl[Bsus2]ying
 
[Esus4]Making him daydr[Em]eam
 
[A]The time before he be[G]came
 
[A]One of the world's uns[Bm]een
 
[Bm]Princess in the to[Bsus2]wer
 
[Esus4]Children in the fie[Em]lds
 
[A]Life gave him it a[G]ll:
 
[A]An island of the uni[Bm]verse
 
 
[Bm]Now his love's a m[Bsus2]emory
 
[Esus4]A ghost in the fo[Em]g
 
[A]He sets the sails o[G]ne last time
 
Saying fare[A]well to the wo[Bm]rld
 
[Bm]Anchor to the wa[Bsus2]ter
 
[Esus4]Seabed far bel[Em]ow
 
[A]Grass still in his fe[G]et
 
And a s[A]mile beneath his b[Bm]row
 
[Bm]x3
 
(Chorus)
[Bm]This is for lo[G]ng-f[D]or g[A]ot-t[Bm]en
 
[G]Light at the e[D]nd of the [Em]world[Bm]
 
[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un
 
[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind so long a[Em]go

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