The Islander
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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.