Ronan Keating – The Island Chords

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IntroE. . B. . E. . B. .
E. . B. . E. . B. .Verse 1E..They say the skies of leBbanon are bEurningB..
Those mEighty cedars blBeeding in the hEeat
They're showingE pictures oBn the teleEvision.B.
Women and children Bdying in the streets
A And we're still at it in our own place
Still trying tBo reach the future through the pEast
Still trying toA carve tomorrow from a tombstone

ChorusBut heEy don't listen to meB.
This wasn't mEeant to be no sAad song
I've sang to much of that beBfore
E Right now I only want toB be here with you
Till the mBorning dew comes fEalling
I want to take you to th? iAsland
And trace your footprints in the saEnd
And in the ?vening when there's nBo one around
We'll make love to the sound of the ocEeanInterludeE. . B. . E. . B. . Verse 2They're raisinEg banneBrs over by the markEets.B.
White-washinEg slogaBns on the shipyard waElls
Witch doctors pBraying for a mighty showdEown.B.
No wayE way our holy flBag is gonna falEl..
A Up here we sacrifice our children
To feed Bthe worn out dreams of yesterdEay
And teach themA dying will lead us into gloryChorusBut heEy don't listen to meB.
This wasn't mEeant to be no sAad song
I've sang to much of that beBfore
E Right now I only want toB be here with you
Till the mBorning dew comes fEalling
I want to take you to th? iAsland
And trace your footprints in the saEnd
And in the ?vening when there's nBo one around
We'll make love to the sound of the ocEeanInterludeE. .B . E. .B .
E. .B . E. .B . E. .A . B.Verse 3Now I knowE us plain foBlks don't see all the stEory
And all thiEs peace and lBove's just copping oEut
And I guess thEese young boys Bdying in the diEtches
Is just whaEt beBing free is all abEout
And how this tAwisted wreckage down on main street
Will bring Bus all together in the eEnd
And we’ll gAo marching down the road to freedom, freedom