Acadian Driftwood

"Acadian Driftwood" (J.r. Robertson)
From "Northern Lights - Southern Cross" (1975)

Shapes :
Eadgbe
Bsus4: X24400
C#M: 064400
F#M/E: 044200
G#M/E: 066400

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Intro
Verse
TAhe War Was Over And The SEsus4pirit Was Broken,
F#mThe Hills Were Gsus2Smokin' As The Bm/AMen WithdreEsus4w.
AWe Stood On The Cliffs, Bm/AOh, And Watched TheC#m/A Ships,
Dsus2Slowly Sinking To Their RBm/Aendezvous.

Verse
TAhey Signed A Treaty And Our Esus4Homes Were Taken,
LF#moved Ones ForsGsus2aken, They Didn't GBm/Aive A DamEsus4n.
TAryin' To Raise A Family, Bm/AEnd Up TheC#m/A Enemy,
Dsus2Over What Went Down On The Plains Of ABm/Abraham.

Chorus
AcAadian DDsus2riftwood, Bm/AGypsy Esus4Tailwind,
ThF#mey Call My Dsus2Home   Bm/AThe Land Of Snow.
CanAadian Dsus2Cold Front, Bm/AMovin'Esus4 In,
F#mWhat A EWay To Dsus2Ride, Oh D/C#What A BmWay Esus4 To    A Go.

Verse
TAhen Some Returned To The MEsus4otherland,
F#mThe High CommGsus2and Had Them Bm/ACast AwaEsus4y.
AAnd Some Stayed On To FBm/Ainish What TheyC#m/A Started,
Dsus2They Never Parted, They're Just Bm/ABuilt That Way.

Verse
We Had KAin Livin' Esus4South Of The Border,
F#mThey're A Little Gsus2Older And They've Bm/ABeen ArounEsus4d.
AThey Wrote A Letter "Bm/ALife Is AC#m/A Whole Lot Better
So Dsus2Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And Bm/ACome On Down".

Chorus
AcAadian DDsus2riftwood, Bm/AGypsy Esus4Tailwind,
ThF#mey Call My Dsus2Home   Bm/AThe Land Of Snow.
CanAadian Dsus2Cold Front, Bm/AMovin'Esus4 In,
F#mWhat A EWay To Dsus2Ride, Oh D/C#What A BmWay Esus4 To    A Go

Verse
FAifteen Under Zero When The DEsus4ay Became A Threat,
F#mMy Clothes Were Gsus2Wet And I Was DBm/Arenched To The BonEsus4e.
BAeen Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, Bm/AToo Much RepeC#m/Atition,
MDsus2ake A Man Wanna Leave The Only Bm/AHome He's Known.

Verse
SAailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For SEsus4aint Pierre,
NF#mothin' To DecGsus2lare, All We Bm/AHad Was GonEsus4e.
BAroke Down Along The Coast, OBm/Ah, But What Hurt ThC#m/Ae Most
WDsus2hen The People There Said "You'd Better Keep Bm/AMovin' On"

Chorus
AcAadian DDsus2riftwood, Bm/AGypsy Esus4Tailwind,
ThF#mey Call My Dsus2Home   Bm/AThe Land Of Snow.
CanAadian Dsus2Cold Front, Bm/AMovin'Esus4 In,
F#mWhat A EWay To Dsus2Ride, Oh D/C#What A BmWay Esus4 To    A Go.

Verse
EAverlasting Summer Filled With Esus4Ill Content,
F#mThis GovernGsus2ment Had Us WBm/Aalkin' In ChainEsus4s.
TAhis Isn't My Turf, Bm/AThis Ain't MyC#m/A Season,
CDsus2an't Think Of One Good Reason Bm/ATo Remain.

Verse
AWe Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From Esus4New Orleans,
F#mIt Was Ever Gsus2Green Up UnBm/Atil The FloodsEsus4.
AYou Could Call It An Omen,Bm/A Points Ya Where You'reC#m/A Goin',
Dsus2Set My Compass North, I Got Bm/AWinter In My Blood.

Chorus
AcAadian DDsus2riftwood, Bm/AGypsy Esus4Tailwind,
ThF#mey Call My Dsus2Home   Bm/AThe Land Of Snow.
CanAadian Dsus2Cold Front, Bm/AMovin'Esus4 In,
F#mWhat A EWay To Dsus2Ride, Oh D/C#What A BmWay Esus4 To    A Go.

Outro
(En Francais To Fade)

SAais Tu, Asus4A-Ca-Di-AE  J'ai Le Bm/AMal Du Pays,
TAa Neige, Asus4Acadi-AE,  Fait Des Bm/ALarmes Au Solei.
AJ'arrive Asus4Acadi-AE,  Teedle Bm/AUm, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...