The Iolaire chords by Skipinnish

Chords with lyrics

The Iolaire (The Eagle) - Skipinnish

Intro:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G

Verse:
     E minorEm    D MajorD     E minorEm
Eilean Froaich, I yearn to see you,
  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
   D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD     E minorEm
Through the cries of war I hear you
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
Far to the west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futile fields of war.

    E minorEm  D MajorD     E minorEm
Island men i hear them calling
  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
  D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD     E minorEm
Killed in vain, I see them falling
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
Oh take me west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futile fields of war.

    E minorEm   D MajorD      E minorEm
Four brutal years were unforgiving
 D MajorD    G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
 D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD     E minorEm
By grace of god I was yet living
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
And sailing west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futile fields of war.

Instrumental:
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm E MajorE G+G C majorC G+G

       C majorC      D MajorD    E minorEm
The harbour lights, I see them gleaming
 D MajorD   G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
 D MajorD   E minorEm    D MajorD    E minorEm
Nearly home and i am dreaming
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
I'm in the west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futile fields of war.

   D MajorD    E minorEm    D MajorD     E minorEm
The Beasts of Holm were dark and savage
  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
 D MajorD   E minorEm    D MajorD    E minorEm
Their scythe of fate would blindly ravage
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
Far to the west and world away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futile fields of war.

   D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD     E minorEm
New Year of peace would dawn tomorrow
  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
 D MajorD      E minorEm    D MajorD    E minorEm
From hope and joy to wrenching sorrow
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
Far to the west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD  G+G
From the futlie fields of war.

  D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD     E minorEm
My lovers kiss, Her arms around me
  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC   G+G
Sing to me the Island Ocean
 D MajorD   E minorEm    D MajorD    E minorEm
So near, but on the shore she found me
  D MajorD    G+G     C majorC   E MajorE
Far to the west and worlds away
    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G HOLD: