Island

	  		 

Intro: D    A    D   A       D   A   D   A  

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 They say the skies of Lebanon are burning  
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 Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat  
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They're showing pictures on the tele-vision  
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Women and children dying in the street  
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Now we're still at it in our own place  
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Still trying to reach the future through the past,   Still tryin' to  
  G                      G  (TACET)  
Carve tomorrow from a tombstone  
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But hey don't listen to me,    This wasn't meant to be no sad song  
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We've heard too much of that before  
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Right now I only want to be here with you 'til the morning dew comes falling  

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I wanna take you to the island and trace your footprints in the sand  
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And in the evening when the sun goes down   
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We'll make love to the sound of the ocean  
  
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They're raising battles over by the markets  
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Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard wall  
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Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown  
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The way a holy flag is gonna fall  
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Up here we sacrifice our children,To feed the,Worn out dreams of yesterday  
                 G                        G (TACET)  
And teach them "Dying will lead us into Glory"  
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But hey don't listen to me,   This wasn't  meant to be a sad song  
                 A             D   A   D  
We've heard too much of that before  
  D                    A                           G      A           D  
Right now I only wanna be here with you 'til the morning dew comes falling  

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Chorus....I wanna take you to the island etc  

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            D                A             D    A  
I know us plain folks don't see all  the story  
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I know  peace and love's just copping out  
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I guess these young boys dying in the ditches  
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That's just what being free is all about  
           G                       G  
How this twisted wreckage down on Main Street  
               D      A          Drun  
Will bring us all together in the end  
            G                        G         G       G  
As we go marching down the road to freedom...        Freedom