• Song:

    The Islander

  • Artist:

    Nightwish

  • Album:

    Dark Passion Play (Coll...

Bm-Bm9-GM7-G6-A-G-A-Bm

Bm is fingered as a barre chord off of the second fret.
Bm9 is fingered the same way as Bm, but you let go of your middle finger.

GM7 is fingered strangely:
Pointer Finger: 2nd fret high E
Middle Finger: 3rd fret B
Ring Finger: 4th fret G
Pink Finger: 5th fret D
(You can bar the entire second fret
with your pointer finger if you like.)

For the G6, finger the GM7 but let
go of your pointer finger on the
high e.

(Begins with 4x melody intro.)

Bm (x24432@1)               Bm9An (x2022x@1)old man by a seashore

GM7 (131141@3)           G6At (320000@1)the end of day

A (x02220@1)          GGazes (320003@1)the horizon

A (x02220@1)                   BmWith (x24432@1)seawinds in his face

Bm (x24432@1)              Bm9Tempest-tossed (x2022x@1)island

GM7 (131141@3)              G6Seasons (320000@1)all the same

A (x02220@1)            GAnchorage (320003@1)unpainted

A (x02220@1)                   BmAnd (x24432@1)a ship without a name


(Bm for 3 bars before singing continues.)


Bm (x24432@1)           Bm9 (x2022x@1)          GM7 (131141@3)          G6Sea (320000@1)without a shore for the banished one unheard

A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)     AHe (x02220@1)lightens the beacon, light

                Bmat (x24432@1)the end of world

Bm (x24432@1)        Bm9 (x2022x@1)         GM7 (131141@3)            G6Showing (320000@1)the way lighting hope in their hearts

      A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)         BmThe (x24432@1)ones on their travels homeward from afar

(Bm for 1 measure before singing continues.)


Bm (x24432@1)      G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) BmThis (x24432@1)is long-for got-ten

G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       Em-Bm
Light at the end of the world

G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)BmHori-zon (x24432@1)cry-un

G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)       EmThe (022000@1)tears he left behind long ago

(2x Melody intro thing intercedes.)

Bm (x24432@1)               Bm9The (x2022x@1)albatross is flying

GM7 (131141@3)           G6Making (320000@1)him daydream

A (x02220@1)                  GThe (320003@1)time before he became

A (x02220@1)                   BmOne (x24432@1)of the world's unseen

Bm (x24432@1)              Bm9Princess (x2022x@1)in the tower

GM7 (131141@3)              G6Children (320000@1)in the fields

A (x02220@1)               GLife (320003@1)gave him it all:

A (x02220@1)                 BmAn (x24432@1)island of the universe

(4 measures of Bm and if you cool
you can say Ohh on the 3rd measure.)

Bm (x24432@1)              Bm9Now (x2022x@1)his love's a memory

GM7 (131141@3)            G6A (320000@1)ghost in the fog

A (x02220@1)                GHe (320003@1)sets the sails one last time

           A (x02220@1)           BmSaying (x24432@1)farewell to the world

Bm (x24432@1)            Bm9Anchor (x2022x@1)to the water

GM7 (131141@3)         G6Seabed (320000@1)far below

A (x02220@1)                  GGrass (320003@1)still in his feet

       A (x02220@1)               BmAnd (x24432@1)a smile beneath his brow

(Bm for 3 measures before singing continues.)


Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) BmThis (x24432@1)is for long-for got-ten

G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       Em-Bm
Light at the end of the world

G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)BmHori-zon (x24432@1)cry-un

G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)          EmThe (022000@1)tears he left behind so long ago

(Intro melody x2, Bagpipe-thing solo, chorus, Introx2, Ending Bagpipe solo. Sing "So long
ago" between the Intro melodies.)

Judging from the videos I've seen of Marco playing it, I don't think he uses the same fingerings
for the chords but it sounds the same to me.

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