Misc Traditional – Dark Island (Guitar)

C                        F          C
Away to the Westward I'm longing to be

C                     Em       C           G
Where the beauties of heaven unfold by the sea

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Where the sweet purple heather runs fragrant and free

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On a hill top high above the Dark Island.

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Oh Isle of my childhood I'm dreaming of thee

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As the steamer leaves Oban and passes Tiree

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Soon I'll capture the magic that lingers for me

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When I'm back once more upon the Dark Island

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So gentle the sea breeze that ripples the bay

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Where the stream joins the ocean, and young children play

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On the strand of pure silver, I'll welcome each day

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And I'll roam forever more the Dark Island

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True gem of the Hebrides bathed in the light

C                Em           C           G
Of the midsummer dawning that follows the night

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How I yearn for the cries of the seagulls in flight

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As they circle high above the Dark Island