Nightwish – The Islander (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em | (x4) | Bm | Bm [Verse 1]
   Bm           Bsus2
An old man by a seashore

Esus4         Em
At the end of day

A            G
Gazes the horizon

      A              Bm
With seawinds in his face

Bm             Bsus2
Tempest-tossed island

Esus4           Em
Seasons all the same

A           G
Anchorage unpainted

      A              Bm  |  Bm
And a ship without a name
[Verse 2]
Bm            Bsus2
Sea without a shore

        Esus4          Em
For the banished one unheard

   A            G
He lightens the beacon

      A             Bm
Light at the end of world

Bm          Bsus2
Showing the way

         Esus4         Em
Lighting hope in their hearts

    A             G
The ones on their travels

    A          Bm  |  Bm
Homeward from afar
[Chorus]
        G    D   A   Bm
This is long for-got-ten

G            D          Em     Bm
Light at the end of the world

   G  D   A  Bm
Ho-ri-zon cry-ing

    G               D          Em
The tears he left behind long ago
[Instrumental] | Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em | (x4) [Verse 3]
    Bm           Bsus2
The albatross is flying

Esus4         Em
Making him daydream

    A           G
The time before he became

    A                Bm
One of the world's unseen

Bm              Bsus2
Princess in the tower

Esus4           Em
Children in the fields

A                G
Life gave him it all

          A         Bm  |  Bm
An island of the universe
[Verse 4]
    Bm               Bsus2
Oh, now his love's a memory

  Esus4        Em
A ghost in the fog

   A                  G
He sets the sails one last time

       A               Bm
Saying farewell to the world

Bm            Bsus2
Anchor to the water

Esus4      Em
Seabed far below

A              G
Grass still in his feet

      A                 Bm  |  Bm
And a smile beneath his brow
[Chorus]
        G    D   A   Bm
This is long for-got-ten

G            D          Em     Bm
Light at the end of the world

   G  D   A  Bm
Ho-ri-zon cry-ing

    G               D          Em
The tears he left behind long ago
[Instrumental]
| Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em
                     So long ago

| Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em
                     So long ago
[Interlude] | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | | G D | Bm | | Bm | Bm | G D | Bm | | Bm | Bm [Chorus]
        G    D   A   Bm
This is long for-got-ten

G            D          Em     Bm
Light at the end of the world

   G  D   A  Bm
Ho-ri-zon cry-ing

    G               D             Em
The tears he left behind so long ago
[Outro]
| Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em
                     So long ago
| Bm | Bm | Em D | G Em | | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | (x2)