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
TDhe War Was Over And The SAsus4pirit Was Broken,
BmThe Hills WereCsus2 Smokin' As TheEm/D Men WithdrAsus4ew.
DWe Stood On The Cliffs, Em/DOh, And Watched TheF#m/D Ships,
Gsus2Slowly Sinking To Their REm/Dendezvous.

Verse
TDhey Signed A Treaty And Our Asus4Homes Were Taken,
LBmoved Ones ForCsus2saken, They Didn't Em/DGive A DaAsus4mn.
TDryin' To Raise A Family, Em/DEnd Up TheF#m/D Enemy,
Gsus2Over What Went Down On The Plains Of AEm/Dbraham.

Chorus
AcDadian DGsus2riftwood, Em/DGypsy Asus4Tailwind,
ThBmey Call MyGsus2 Home  Em/D The Land Of Snow.
CanDadian Gsus2Cold Front, Em/DMovin'Asus4 In,
BmWhat AA Way ToGsus2 Ride, OhG/F# What AEm WayAsus4  To   D  Go.

Verse
TDhen Some Returned To The MAsus4otherland,
BmThe High ComCsus2mand Had ThemEm/D Cast AwAsus4ay.
ADnd Some Stayed On To FEm/Dinish What TheyF#m/D Started,
Gsus2They Never Parted, They're Just Em/DBuilt That Way.

Verse
We Had KDin Livin' Asus4South Of The Border,
BmThey're A LittleCsus2 Older And They'veEm/D Been ArouAsus4nd.
DThey Wrote A Letter "Em/DLife Is AF#m/D Whole Lot Better
So Gsus2Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And Em/DCome On Down".

Chorus
AcDadian DGsus2riftwood, Em/DGypsy Asus4Tailwind,
ThBmey Call MyGsus2 Home  Em/D The Land Of Snow.
CanDadian Gsus2Cold Front, Em/DMovin'Asus4 In,
BmWhat AA Way ToGsus2 Ride, OhG/F# What AEm WayAsus4  To   D  Go

Verse
FDifteen Under Zero When The DAsus4ay Became A Threat,
BmMy Clothes WereCsus2 Wet And I Was Em/DDrenched To The BoAsus4ne.
BDeen Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, Em/DToo Much RepeF#m/Dtition,
MGsus2ake A Man Wanna Leave The Only Em/DHome He's Known.

Verse
SDailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For SAsus4aint Pierre,
NBmothin' To DeCsus2clare, All WeEm/D Had Was GoAsus4ne.
BDroke Down Along The Coast, OEm/Dh, But What Hurt ThF#m/De Most
WGsus2hen The People There Said "You'd Better Keep Em/DMovin' On"

Chorus
AcDadian DGsus2riftwood, Em/DGypsy Asus4Tailwind,
ThBmey Call MyGsus2 Home  Em/D The Land Of Snow.
CanDadian Gsus2Cold Front, Em/DMovin'Asus4 In,
BmWhat AA Way ToGsus2 Ride, OhG/F# What AEm WayAsus4  To   D  Go.

Verse
EDverlasting Summer Filled With Asus4Ill Content,
BmThis GoverCsus2nment Had Us Em/DWalkin' In ChaiAsus4ns.
TDhis Isn't My Turf, Em/DThis Ain't MyF#m/D Season,
CGsus2an't Think Of One Good Reason Em/DTo Remain.

Verse
DWe Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From Asus4New Orleans,
BmIt Was EverCsus2 Green Up UEm/Dntil The FloodAsus4s.
DYou Could Call It An Omen,Em/D Points Ya Where You'reF#m/D Goin',
Gsus2Set My Compass North, I Got Em/DWinter In My Blood.

Chorus
AcDadian DGsus2riftwood, Em/DGypsy Asus4Tailwind,
ThBmey Call MyGsus2 Home  Em/D The Land Of Snow.
CanDadian Gsus2Cold Front, Em/DMovin'Asus4 In,
BmWhat AA Way ToGsus2 Ride, OhG/F# What AEm WayAsus4  To   D  Go.

Outro
(En Francais To Fade)

SDais Tu, Dsus4A-Ca-Di-DE  J'ai Le Em/DMal Du Pays,
TDa Neige, Dsus4Acadi-DE,  Fait Des Em/DLarmes Au Solei.
DJ'arrive Dsus4Acadi-DE,  Teedle Em/DUm, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...