Somewhere On The Island Song Lyrics And Chords
Written and recorded by Gary Fjellgaard regarding the clear cutting of lumber in western Canada
[C] Look at all these Islands all Granite walls and [F] sandstone See the mighty [G] evergreens Standing by the [C] shore [C] How those waves have pounded Down thru the [F] ages Somewhere thru [G] eternity It’s gone for ever [C] more chorus [C] And I can hear a [G] heartbeat. somewhere on the ocean Somewhere on the [F] changing [C] tide I can hear the wind [G] so wild. shouting cross the [C] sand And I can hear an [G] eagle. screaming of an eagle Somewhere in the F] distant [C] sky I hear somebody [G] crying. someone softly crying Somewhere on the [C] Island [C] Look at all the old men All watered eyed and [F] shaking Still dreaming bout the [G] olden days Behind their mystic [C] door [C] When they lived upon the Island And never made a [F] footprint They just barely touched their [G] moccasins Upon the forest [C] floor chorus [C] Someone said that's progress Someone said [F] destruction Someone said that I don't [G] really care I just don't give a [C] damn [C] Look at all the children Trust upon their [F] faces Hoping for a [G] legacy Untouched by foolish [C] hands. chorus. |
Somewhere On The Island Guitar Chords In G Major
[G] Look at all these Islands all Granite walls and [C] sandstone See the mighty [D] evergreens Standing by the [G] shore [G] How those waves have pounded Down thru the [C] ages Somewhere thru [D] eternity It’s gone for ever [G] more chorus [G] And I can hear a [D] heartbeat. somewhere on the ocean Somewhere on the [C] changing [G] tide I can hear the wind [D] so wild. shouting cross the [G] sand And I can hear an [D] eagle. screaming of an eagle Somewhere in the [C] distant [G] sky I hear somebody [D] crying. someone softly crying Somewhere on the [G] Island Chords In The Key Of D [D] Look at all these Islands all Granite walls and [G] sandstone See the mighty [A] evergreens Standing by the [D] shore [D] How those waves have pounded Down thru the [G] ages Somewhere thru [A] eternity It’s gone for ever [D] more chorus [D] And I can hear a [A] heartbeat. somewhere on the ocean Somewhere on the [G] changing [D] tide I can hear the wind [A] so wild. shouting cross the [D] sand And I can hear an [A] eagle. screaming of an eagle Somewhere in the [G] distant [D] sky I hear somebody [A] crying. someone softly crying Somewhere on the [D] Island |