The Islander

[Bm] [Bsus2] [Esus4] [Em] [A] [G] [A] [Bm]

 

[Bm]An old man by a sea[Bsus2]shore

 

[Esus4]At the end of da[Em]y

 

[A]Gazes the hor[G]izon

 

[A]With seawinds in his f[Bm]ace

 

[Bm]Tempest-tossed isl[Bsus2]and

 

[Esus4]Seasons all the [Em]same

 

[A]Anchorage unpai[G]nted

 

[A]And a ship without a n[Bm]ame

3x [Bm]

 

[Bm]Sea without a s[Bsus2]hore

for the ba[Esus4]nished one unhe[Em]ard

 

[A]He lightens the be[G]acon, li[A]ght

 

at the end of wo[Bm]rld

 

[Bm]Showing the [Bsus2]way

lighting h[Esus4]ope in their hear[Em]ts

 

The on[A]es on their

trav[G]els home[A]ward from af[Bm]ar

 

[Bm]This is lo[G]ng-f[D]or g[A]ot-t[Bm]en

 

[G]Light at the e[D]nd of the [Em]world[Bm]

 

[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un

 

[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind long a[Em]go

 

[Bm]The albatross is fl[Bsus2]ying

 

[Esus4]Making him daydr[Em]eam

 

[A]The time before he be[G]came

 

[A]One of the world's uns[Bm]een

 

[Bm]Princess in the to[Bsus2]wer

 

[Esus4]Children in the fie[Em]lds

 

[A]Life gave him it a[G]ll:

 

[A]An island of the uni[Bm]verse

 

[Bm]Now his love's a m[Bsus2]emory

 

[Esus4]A ghost in the fo[Em]g

 

[A]He sets the sails o[G]ne last time

 

Saying fare[A]well to the wo[Bm]rld

 

[Bm]Anchor to the wa[Bsus2]ter

 

[Esus4]Seabed far bel[Em]ow

 

[A]Grass still in his fe[G]et

 

And a s[A]mile beneath his b[Bm]row

 

[Bm]x3

 

[Bm]This is for lo[G]ng-f[D]or g[A]ot-t[Bm]en

 

[G]Light at the e[D]nd of the [Em]world[Bm]

 

[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un

 

[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind so long a[Em]go