Chorus:
She's a rocky isle in the ocean
And she's pounded by wind from the sea
You might think that she's rugged and cold
But she's home sweet home to me.
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) GShe's (320003@1)bordered by inlets, tickles and sounds
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DReaches (xx0232@1)by coves and by bays
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GShe (320003@1)soothes your vision and you sail round her shores
D (xx0232@1) GWith (320003@1)a mixture of greens, browns and grays.
D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the houses lie scattered among the rocks in the cove
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) CTrimmed (x32010@1)with orange, green, yellow and blue
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)In twillingate, Fogo and Little Hearts' Ease
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GFortune, (320003@1)Trout River, Fermeuse.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GShe's (320003@1)a rocky isle in the ocean
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
And she's pounded by wind from the sea
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)might think that she's rugged and cold
D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)she's home sweet home to me.
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) GBeen (320003@1)tortured for centuries her stories untold
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DShe (xx0232@1)struggled with fortunes unknown
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GLaid (320003@1)bare by the glaciers as they scraped her to the bone
D (xx0232@1) GTaking (320003@1)soil to make Grand Bank shoals.
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GShe's (320003@1)been battered for eons by the cold biting winds
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) CChewing (x32010@1)rocks to soft beaches of sand
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)carving her face and giving us a place
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)That we now call Newfoundland.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GShe's (320003@1)a rocky isle in the ocean
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
And she's pounded by wind from the sea
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)might think that she's rugged and cold
D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)she's home sweet home to me.
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)ocean surrounds her, it gives and it takes
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DLike (xx0232@1)shepherd, lion and lamb
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)pounding and grinding is a constant reminding
D (xx0232@1) GOf (320003@1)the forces that follow the town
D (xx0232@1) CFrom (x32010@1)the fury of a blizzard on a cold winter's night
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) CTo (x32010@1)the quiet of a warm summer's day
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)
All hardships forgotten, old debts are repaid
D (xx0232@1) GWith (320003@1)a day on a quiet peaceful bay.
Chorus:
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GShe's (320003@1)a rocky isle in the ocean
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
And she's pounded by wind from the sea
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)might think that she's rugged and cold
D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)she's home sweet home to me.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GShe's (320003@1)a rocky isle in the ocean
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
And she's pounded by wind from the sea
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)might think that she's rugged and cold
D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)she's home sweet home to me.
D (xx0232@1) GBoy's (320003@1)she's home sweet home to me.
