nightwish – the islander
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Bm B9
an old man by a seashore

mm B *
at the end of day

A G
gazes the horizon

A Bm
with seawinds in his face

Bm B9
tempest – tossed island

mm B *
seasons all the same

A G
anchorage unpainted

A Bm
and a ship without a name

Bm B9 mm B *
sea without a shore for the banished one unheard

A G A Bm
he lightens the beacon , light at the end of world

Bm B9 mm B *
showing the way lighting hope in their hearts

A G A Bm
the ones on their travels homeward from afar

[ chours ]
Bm G D A Bm
this is for long – forgotten

Gm D Em Bm
light at the end of the world

Gm D A Bm
horizon crying

Gm D Em
the tears he left behind long ago

Bm B9
the albatross is flying

mm B *
making him daydream

A G
the time before he became

A Bm
one of the world’s unseen

Bm B9
princess in the tower

mm B *
children in the fields

A G
life gave him it all :

A Bm
an island of the universe

Bm B9
now his love’s a memory

mm B *
a ghost in the fog

A G
he sets the sails one last time

A Bm
saying farewell to the world

Bm B9
anchor to the water

mm B *
seabed far below

A G
grass still in his feet

A Bm
and a smile beneath his brow

[ chours – end ]
Bm G D A Bm
this is for long – forgotten

G D Em Bm
light at the end of the world

G D A Bm
horizon crying

G D Em
the tears he left behind so long ago