Chords with lyrics
My Island Home – Christine Anu
Intro:
|G+G |C majorC |G+G | |C majorC | |G+G |
|G+G |C majorC |G+G | |D MajorD |C majorC |G+G |
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
Six years I've been in the city
C majorC G+G
And every night I dream of the sea
G+G C majorC G+G
They say home is where you find it
D MajorD C majorC G+G
But will this place ever satisfy me
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
For I come from the salt water people
C majorC G+G
We always lived by the sea
G+G C majorC G+G
Now I'm down here living in the city
D MajorD C majorC G+G
With my man and our family
Chorus:
E minorEm
And my island home
G+G
My island home
D MajorD C majorC G+G
My island home is a waiting for me
Verse 3:
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
In the evening the dry wind blows
G+G C majorC
From the hills and across the plains
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
I close my eyes and I'm standing
G+G C majorC
In a boat on the sea again
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
And Im holding that long turtle spear
G+G C majorC
And I’m feeling close now to where it must be
D MajorD C majorC G+G
And my island home is a waiting for me
Instrumental:
|G+G |C majorC |G+G | |C majorC | |G+G |
|G+G |C majorC |G+G | |D MajorD |C majorC |G+G |
Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G
For I come from the salt water people
C majorC G+G
We always lived by the sea
G+G C majorC G+G
Now I'm down here living in the city
D MajorD C majorC G+G
With my brother and our family
Chorus:
E minorEm
And my island home
G+G
My island home
D MajorD C majorC G+G
My island home is a waiting for me
Exit Chorus 2: (x4)
G+G
My island home
D MajorD
My island home
A minorAm
My island home
C majorC
My island home
Outro:
E minorEm