The Islander Nightwish
Bm-Bm9-GM7-G6-A-G-A-Bm
Bm is fingered as a barre chord off of the second fret.
Bm9 is fingered the same way as Bm, but you let go of your middle finger.
GM7 is fingered strangely:
Pointer Finger: 2nd fret high E
Middle Finger: 3rd fret B
Ring Finger: 4th fret G
Pink Finger: 5th fret D
(You can bar the entire second fret
with your pointer finger if you like.)
For the G6, finger the GM7 but let
go of your pointer finger on the
high E.
(Begins with 4x melody intro.)
[Bm]An old man by a sea[Bm9]shore
[GM7]At the end of da[G6]y
[A]Gazes the hor[G]izon
[A]With seawinds in his f[Bm]ace
[Bm]Tempest-tossed isl[Bm9]and
[GM7]Seasons all the sam[G6]e
[A]Anchorage unpai[G]nted
[A]And a ship without a n[Bm]ame
(Bm for 3 bars before singing continues.)
[Bm]Sea without a s[Bm9]hore for the ba[GM7]nished one unhe[G6]ard
[A]He lightens the be[G]acon, li[A]ght
at the end of wo[Bm]rld
[Bm]Showing the [Bm9]way lighting h[GM7]ope in their hear[G6]ts
The on[A]es on their trav[G]els home[A]ward from af[Bm]ar
(Bm for 1 measure before singing continues.)
[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-Bm]world
[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un
[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind long a[Em]go
(2x Melody intro thing intercedes.)
[Bm]The albatross is fl[Bm9]ying
[GM7]Making him daydr[G6]eam
[A]The time before he be[G]came
[A]One of the world's uns[Bm]een
[Bm]Princess in the to[Bm9]wer
[GM7]Children in the fie[G6]lds
[A]Life gave him it a[G]ll:
[A]An island of the uni[Bm]verse
(4 measures of Bm and if you cool
you can say Ohh on the 3rd measure.)
[Bm]Now his love's a m[Bm9]emory
[GM7]A ghost in the fo[G6]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[Bm9]ter
[GM7]Seabed far bel[G6]ow
[A]Grass still in his fe[G]et
And a s[A]mile beneath his b[Bm]row
(Bm for 3 measures before singing continues.)
[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-Bm]world
[G]Hori-z[D]on c[A]ry-[Bm]un
[G]The tears he left beh[D]ind so long a[Em]go
(Intro melody x2, Bagpipe-thing solo, chorus, Introx2, Ending Bagpipe solo. Sing "So long
ago" between the Intro melodies.)
Judging from the videos I've seen of Marco playing it, I don't think he uses the same fingerings
for the chords but it sounds the same to me.
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