Nightwish – The Islander chords

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   Bm                     B9An old man by a seashore 

Mm             B*At the end of day 

A                GGazes the horizon 

     A              BmWith seawinds in his face 

Bm              B9Tempest-tossed island 

Mm              B*Seasons all the same 

A                 GAnchorage unpainted 

      A               BmAnd a ship without a name 


Bm              B9           Mm               B*Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard 

   A            G             A               BmHe lightens the beacon, light at the end of world 

Bm          B9            Mm            B*Showing the way lighting hope in their hearts 

   A              G            A           BmThe ones on their travels homeward from afar 


[CHOURS]
Bm         G    D   A   Bm This is for long-forgotten 

Gm           D            Em    BmLight at the end of the world 



   Gm  D  A   BmHorizon crying 

    Gm              D           EmThe tears he left behind long ago 


  Bm             B9The albatross is flying 
 
     Mm        B*Making him daydream 

        A          GThe time before he became 

      A              BmOne of the world's unseen 

Bm                B9Princess in the tower 

  Mm             B*Children in the fields 

A                GLife gave him it all: 

    A                  BmAn island of the universe 

Bm              B9Now his love's a memory 

  Mm           B*A ghost in the fog 

    A                  GHe sets the sails one last time 

    A                 BmSaying farewell to the world 

Bm            B9Anchor to the water 

Mm           B*Seabed far below 

   A           GGrass still in his feet 

          A               BmAnd a smile beneath his brow 


[CHOURS - End]
Bm         G    D  A  BmThis is for long-forgotten 



  G           D         Em     BmLight at the end of the world 

G    D    A   BmHorizon crying 

   G                 D             EmThe tears he left behind so long ago