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The Islander

Nightwish
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 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
 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 .
 (Begins with 4x melody intro.)
An  old man by a seashore
At  the end of day
Gazes  the horizon
With  seawinds in his face
Tempest-tossed  island
Seasons  all the same
Anchorage  unpainted
And  a ship without a name
 (Bm for 3 bars before singing continues.)
Sea  without a shore  for the banished  one unheard
He  lightens the beacon,  light
 at the end of world
Showing  the way  lighting hope  in their hearts
 The ones  on their travels  homeward  from afar
 (Bm for 1 measure before singing continues.)
This  is long-for  got-ten
Light  at the end  of the world
Hori-zon  cry-un
The  tears he left behind  long ago
 (2x Melody intro thing intercedes.)
The  albatross is flying
Making  him daydream
The  time before he became
One  of the world's unseen
Princess  in the tower
Children  in the fields
Life  gave him it all:
An  island of the universe
 (4 measures of Bm and if you cool
 you can say Ohh on the 3rd measure.)
Now  his love's a memory
A  ghost in the fog
He  sets the sails one  last time
 Saying farewell  to the world
Anchor  to the water
Seabed  far below
Grass  still in his feet
 And a smile  beneath his brow
 (Bm for 3 measures before singing continues.)
This  is for long-for  got-ten
Light  at the end  of the world
Hori-zon  cry-un
The  tears he left behind  so long ago
 (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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Readable chord sheet for The Islander by 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

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]wor[Bm]ld

[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]wor[Bm]ld

[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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