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Thread #47586   Message #1131903
Posted By: HuwG
08-Mar-04 - 09:28 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Immigrant (Emigrant) Eyes
Subject: Chords Add: IMMIGRANT EYES / EMIGRANT EYES
Apologies for lateness in replying. Here are the Chords, as I heard them earlier tonight:

Verse:

Old [G] Ellis [G/B] Island was [Em] swarming,
Like a [C] scene from a costume [Am] ball
Decked [D] out in the colours of [D7] Europe,
On [C] fire with the hope of it [G] all
There my [G] father's own [G/B] father stood [Em] huddled,
With the [C] hungry and [Am] scared
[D] Turn of the century [D7] pilgrims
[C] Bound by the dreams they [G] shared


Chorus:

Some[C] times when I look
In my grandfathers emigrant [G] eyes,
I see [D] that day reflected
I can't hold my feelings [G] inside
I see [C] starting with nothing
And working hard all of his [G] life.
So don't [D] take it for granted
See [C] grandfather's emigrant [G] yes.


After final chorus:

So don't [C] take it for granted
See grandfather's emigrant [G] eyes.