Two Island Swans chords by Christy Moore

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

Dm C Dm C Dm


Verse:

Dm             C
Two island swans, mated for life
Dm                 C        Dm
  his faithful heart would not consider any other wife
Dm                          C
For three years peaceful joy midst the rushes of the pond
Dm                   C        Dm
Proud and gentle was the loving of the last two island swans

Verse:
Dm                        C
Their love was like a circle, no beginning and no end
Dm             C         Dm
With his lady by his side a treasure and best friend
Dm                        C
The pond was all so peaceful in the rising of the sun
Dm                    C        Dm
Young and free at the island breeze their life had just begun


Verse:
Dm                           C
'Til a dread day in November when the searing cold did start
Dm                     C         G
Stalked the hunter with his bow and put an arrow through her heart
Dm                        C
Husband come to my side let your feathers warm my pain
Dm               C       Dm
I feel I will not spend another day with you again


Chorus:
    F  C   Dm
And the cold winds blow
    F     C     Am
He was brave but he's laid low
    Dm     C    Dm
By her body in the isle of mist
              C  Dm
I saw him give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss


Solo Part:
Dm C Dm C Dm


Verse:
Dm                        C
Of swans the people talk of only one in this days tide
       Dm                 C       Dm
Though they brought him twenty ladies he would take no other bride
Dm                           C
They say he will not move from the place where she did fall
Dm                  C         Dm
Once so proud he's beaten now and he will not speak at all


Chorus:
    F  C   Dm
And the cold winds blow
    F     C     Am
He was brave but he's laid low
Dm         C    Dm
By her body in the isle of mist
              C  Dm
I saw him give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss