Acadian Driftwood Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) intro: Em7 D verse: D A The war was over and the spirit was broken Bm G Em7 The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew D A F#m We stood on the cliffs oh and watched the ships G Em7 Slowly sinking to their rendezvous D A They signed a treaty and our homes were taken Bm C Em7 Loved-ones forsaken they didn't give a damn D A F#m Try to raise a family end up an enemy G Em7 Over what went down on the Plains of Abraham

chorus: D G Em7 A Acadian driftwood gypsy tailwind G D G Em7 They call my home the land of snow D G Em7 A Canadian cold front movin' in G D G D What a way to ride oh what a way to go verse: D A Then some returned to the motherland Bm G Em7 The high command had them cast away D A Some stayed on to finish what they started G Em7 They never parted they're just built that way D A We had kin livin' south of the border Bm C Em7 They're a little older and they been a-round D A F#m They wrote in a letter life's a whole lot better G Em7 So pull up your stakes children and come on down chorus: D G Em7 A Acadian driftwood gypsy tailwind G D G Em7 They call my home the land of snow D G Em7 A Canadian cold front movin' in G D G D What a way to ride oh what a way to go verse: D A Fifty under zero when the day became a threat Bm G Em7 My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone D A Then out ice fishin' mmm too much repetition G Em7 Make a man want to leave the only home he's known D A Sailed out of the Gulf headed for St. Pierre Bm C Em7 Nothing to declare all we had was gone D A F#m Broke down along the coast oh but what hurt the most G Em7 When the people there said "you better keep movin' on" chorus: D G Em7 A Acadian driftwood gypsy tailwind G D G Em7 They call my home the land of snow D G Em7 A Canadian cold front movin' in G D G D What a way to ride oh what a way to go verse: D A Everlastin' summer filled with ill-contempt Bm G Em7 his government had us walkin' in chains D A This isn't my turn this ain't my season G Em7 Can't think of one good reason to remain D A We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans Bm C Em7 It was ever-green up until the flood D A F#m You could call it an omen point ya where ya goin' G Em7 Set my compass North I got winter in my blood chorus: D G Em7 A Acadian driftwood gypsy tailwind G D G Em7 They call my home the land of snow D G Em7 A Canadian cold front movin' in G D G D What a way to ride oh what a way to go outro: D A G Sais tu A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays (do you know Acadia I am homesick for the country) D A G Ta neige A-ca-di-e fait des larmes au soleil (your snow Acadia makes tears for the sun) D A G J'arrive A-ca-di-e teedle um teedle um teedle oo (i am coming Acadia)