Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1:G+G
C majorC All to hell, we must sail for the shores of sweet Barbados
E minorEm
D MajorD Where the sugar cane grows taller than the god we once believed in
G+G
C majorC The butcher and his crown raped the land we used to sleep in
E minorEm
D MajorD Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes that haunt Tobacco Island
E minorEm 'Twas 1659 forgotten now for sure
G+G They dragged us from our homeland with the musket and their gun
E minorEm Cromwell and his roundheads battered all we knew
G+G Shackled hopes of freedom, we're naught but stolen goods
D MajorD Dark is the horizon Blackened from the sun
A minorAm This rotten cage of Bridgetown
DmDm Is where I now belong Chorus:
G+G
C majorC All to hell, we must sail for the shores of sweet Barbados
E minorEm
D MajorD Where the sugar cane grows taller than the god we once believed in
G+G
C majorC The butcher and his crown raped the land we used to sleep in
E minorEm
D MajorD Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes that haunt Tobacco Island
Verse 2:E minorEm Red leg, down a peg, blistered burns the soul
G+G The floggings they're a plenty but reasons there are none
E minorEm Our backs belong to landlords, where branded is there name
G+G Paid for with ten shillings, cheap labor never breaks
D MajorD The silver moon is shining Cools the copper blood
A minorAm Where the living meet the dead
DmDm And together dance as one Chorus:
G+G
C majorC All to hell, we must sail for the shores of sweet Barbados
E minorEm
D MajorD Where the sugar cane grows taller than the god we once believed in
G+G
C majorC The butcher and his crown raped the land we used to sleep in
E minorEm
D MajorD Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes that haunt Tobacco Island Bridge:
E minorEm
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm Agony, will you cleanse this misery?
E minorEm
A minorAm
DmDm For it's never again I'll breathe the air of home
E minorEm
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm From this sandy edge, the rolling sea breaks my revenge
E minorEm
A minorAm
D MajorD With each whisper a thousand waves, I hear roar
E minorEm I'm coming home Instrumental:
E minorEm
E minorEm
G+G
G+G
E minorEm
E minorEm
G+G
G+G Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD Dark is the horizon Blackened by the sun
A minorAm This rotten cage of Bridgetown
DmDm Is where I now belong Chorus:
G+G
C majorC All to hell, we must sail for the shores of sweet Barbados
E minorEm
D MajorD Where the sugar cane grows taller than the god we once believed in
G+G
C majorC The butcher and his crown raped the land we used to sleep in
E minorEm
D MajorD Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes that haunt Tobacco Island
G+G
C majorC All to hell, we must sail for the shores of sweet Barbados
E minorEm
D MajorD Where the sugar cane grows taller than the god we once believed in
G+G
C majorC The butcher and his crown raped the land we used to sleep in
E minorEm
D MajorD Now tomorrow chimes of ghostly crimes that haunt Tobacco Island
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Tobacco Island' by Flogging Molly, a punk rock band formed in 1996 from Los Angeles, California, USA. Flogging Molly is known for their energetic folk music.