Nightwish - The islander
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Bm (x24432@1) B9An (x2122x@1)old man by a seashore
Mm B*
At 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) B9Tempest-tossed (x2122x@1)island
Mm B*
Seasons all the same
A (x02220@1) GAnchorage (320003@1)unpainted
A (x02220@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)a ship without a name
Bm (x24432@1) B9 (x2122x@1) Mm B*
Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) BmHe (x24432@1)lightens the beacon, light at the end of world
Bm (x24432@1) B9 (x2122x@1) Mm B*
Showing 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
[CHOURS]
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Bm (x24432@1)This is for long-forgotten
Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) BmLight (x24432@1)at the end of the world
Gm (355333@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) BmHorizon (x24432@1)crying
Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) EmThe (022000@1)tears he left behind long ago
Bm (x24432@1) B9The (x2122x@1)albatross is flying
Mm B*
Making 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) B9Princess (x2122x@1)in the tower
Mm B*
Children in the fields
A (x02220@1) GLife (320003@1)gave him it all:
A (x02220@1) BmAn (x24432@1)island of the universe
Bm (x24432@1) B9Now (x2122x@1)his love's a memory
Mm B*
A 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) B9Anchor (x2122x@1)to the water
Mm B*
Seabed far below
A (x02220@1) GGrass (320003@1)still in his feet
A (x02220@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)a smile beneath his brow
[CHOURS - End]
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)BmThis (x24432@1)is for long-forgotten
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) BmLight (x24432@1)at the end of the world
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) BmHorizon (x24432@1)crying
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmThe (022000@1)tears he left behind so long ago