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Dark Island

Iain Mclachlan
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 Away  to the Westward  I'm longing  to  be
Where  the beauties of heaven  unfold  by the sea
Where  the sweet  purple heather  runs fragrant  and free
On  a hill top high above  the Dark Island.
Oh  Isle of my childhood I'm  dreaming of thee
 As the steamer leaves Oban  and passes  Tiree
Soon  I'll capture  the magic  that lingers  for me
 When I'm back once more upon  the Dark  Island
 So gentle the sea breeze that ripples the bay
 Where the stream joins the ocean, and young children play
 On the strand of pure silver, I'll welcome each day
 And I'll roam forever more the Dark Island
 True gem of the Hebrides bathed in the light
 Of the midsummer dawning that follows the night
 How I yearn for the cries of the seagulls in flight
 As they circle high above the dark island
 When I'm back  once more upon  the Dark  Island.

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Readable chord sheet for Dark Island by Iain Mclachlan

A[Dm]way to the W[Am]estward I'm l[F]onging to[C] be
[C]Where the beauties of [Am]heaven un[C]fold by the [G]sea
[G]Where the [Dm]sweet purple [Am]heather runs [F]fragrant and [C]free
[C]On a hill top high [G7]above the Dark [C]Island.

[C]Oh Isle of my childhood I'm[F] dreaming of [C]thee
As the steamer leaves [Am]Oban and [C]passes Ti[G]ree
[G]Soon I'll [Dm]capture the [Am]magic that [F]lingers for [C]me
When I'm back once more u[G7]pon the Dark[C] I[Fmaj7]sland [C]

So gentle the sea breeze that ripples the bay
Where the stream joins the ocean, and young children play
On the strand of pure silver, I'll welcome each day
And I'll roam forever more the Dark Island

True gem of the Hebrides bathed in the light
Of the midsummer dawning that follows the night
How I yearn for the cries of the seagulls in flight
As they circle high above the dark island

When I'm [C]back once more u[G7]pon the Dark[C] I[Fmaj7]sland.[C]