Acadian Driftwood

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

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Intro
Verse
TGhe War Was Over And The SDsus4pirit Was Broken,
EmThe Hills WereFsus2 Smokin' As TheAm/G Men WithdrDsus4ew.
GWe Stood On The Cliffs, Am/GOh, And Watched TheBm/G Ships,
Csus2Slowly Sinking To Their RAm/Gendezvous.

Verse
TGhey Signed A Treaty And Our Dsus4Homes Were Taken,
LEmoved Ones ForFsus2saken, They Didn't Am/GGive A DaDsus4mn.
TGryin' To Raise A Family, Am/GEnd Up TheBm/G Enemy,
Csus2Over What Went Down On The Plains Of AAm/Gbraham.

Chorus
AcGadian DCsus2riftwood, Am/GGypsy Dsus4Tailwind,
ThEmey Call MyCsus2 Home  Am/G The Land Of Snow.
CanGadian Csus2Cold Front, Am/GMovin'Dsus4 In,
EmWhat AD Way ToCsus2 Ride, OhC/B What AmA WaDsus4y  To  G   Go.

Verse
TGhen Some Returned To The MDsus4otherland,
EmThe High ComFsus2mand Had ThemAm/G Cast AwDsus4ay.
AGnd Some Stayed On To FAm/Ginish What TheyBm/G Started,
Csus2They Never Parted, They're Just Am/GBuilt That Way.

Verse
We Had KGin Livin' Dsus4South Of The Border,
EmThey're A LittleFsus2 Older And They'veAm/G Been ArouDsus4nd.
GThey Wrote A Letter "Am/GLife Is ABm/G Whole Lot Better
So Csus2Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And Am/GCome On Down".

Chorus
AcGadian DCsus2riftwood, Am/GGypsy Dsus4Tailwind,
ThEmey Call MyCsus2 Home  Am/G The Land Of Snow.
CanGadian Csus2Cold Front, Am/GMovin'Dsus4 In,
EmWhat AD Way ToCsus2 Ride, OhC/B What AmA WaDsus4y  To  G   Go

Verse
FGifteen Under Zero When The DDsus4ay Became A Threat,
EmMy Clothes WereFsus2 Wet And I Was Am/GDrenched To The BoDsus4ne.
BGeen Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, Am/GToo Much RepeBm/Gtition,
MCsus2ake A Man Wanna Leave The Only Am/GHome He's Known.

Verse
SGailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For SDsus4aint Pierre,
NEmothin' To DeFsus2clare, All WeAm/G Had Was GoDsus4ne.
BGroke Down Along The Coast, OAm/Gh, But What Hurt ThBm/Ge Most
WCsus2hen The People There Said "You'd Better Keep Am/GMovin' On"

Chorus
AcGadian DCsus2riftwood, Am/GGypsy Dsus4Tailwind,
ThEmey Call MyCsus2 Home  Am/G The Land Of Snow.
CanGadian Csus2Cold Front, Am/GMovin'Dsus4 In,
EmWhat AD Way ToCsus2 Ride, OhC/B What AmA WaDsus4y  To  G   Go.

Verse
EGverlasting Summer Filled With Dsus4Ill Content,
EmThis GoverFsus2nment Had Us Am/GWalkin' In ChaiDsus4ns.
TGhis Isn't My Turf, Am/GThis Ain't MyBm/G Season,
CCsus2an't Think Of One Good Reason Am/GTo Remain.

Verse
GWe Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From Dsus4New Orleans,
EmIt Was EverFsus2 Green Up UAm/Gntil The FloodDsus4s.
GYou Could Call It An Omen,Am/G Points Ya Where You'reBm/G Goin',
Csus2Set My Compass North, I Got Am/GWinter In My Blood.

Chorus
AcGadian DCsus2riftwood, Am/GGypsy Dsus4Tailwind,
ThEmey Call MyCsus2 Home  Am/G The Land Of Snow.
CanGadian Csus2Cold Front, Am/GMovin'Dsus4 In,
EmWhat AD Way ToCsus2 Ride, OhC/B What AmA WaDsus4y  To  G   Go.

Outro
(En Francais To Fade)

SGais Tu, Gsus4A-Ca-Di-GE  J'ai Le Am/GMal Du Pays,
TGa Neige, Gsus4Acadi-GE,  Fait Des Am/GLarmes Au Solei.
GJ'arrive Gsus4Acadi-GE,  Teedle Am/GUm, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...