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
TEhe War Was Over And The SBsus4pirit Was Broken,
C#mThe Hills Were Dsus2Smokin' As The F#m/EMen WithdrewBsus4.
EWe Stood On The Cliffs, F#m/EOh, And Watched The G#m/EShips,
Asus2Slowly Sinking To Their RF#m/Eendezvous.

Verse
TEhey Signed A Treaty And Our Bsus4Homes Were Taken,
LC#moved Ones ForsDsus2aken, They Didn't GF#m/Eive A DamnBsus4.
TEryin' To Raise A Family, F#m/EEnd Up The G#m/EEnemy,
Asus2Over What Went Down On The Plains Of AF#m/Ebraham.

Chorus
AcEadian DAsus2riftwood, F#m/EGypsy TBsus4ailwind,
ThC#mey Call My Asus2Home   F#m/EThe Land Of Snow.
CanEadian Asus2Cold Front, F#m/EMovin' Bsus4In,
C#mWhat A BWay To Asus2Ride, Oh A/G#What A F#mWay  Bsus4To     EGo.

Verse
TEhen Some Returned To The MBsus4otherland,
C#mThe High CommDsus2and Had Them F#m/ECast AwayBsus4.
AEnd Some Stayed On To FF#m/Einish What They G#m/EStarted,
Asus2They Never Parted, They're Just F#m/EBuilt That Way.

Verse
We Had KEin Livin' Bsus4South Of The Border,
C#mThey're A Little Dsus2Older And They've F#m/EBeen AroundBsus4.
EThey Wrote A Letter "F#m/ELife Is A G#m/EWhole Lot Better
So Asus2Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And F#m/ECome On Down".

Chorus
AcEadian DAsus2riftwood, F#m/EGypsy TBsus4ailwind,
ThC#mey Call My Asus2Home   F#m/EThe Land Of Snow.
CanEadian Asus2Cold Front, F#m/EMovin' Bsus4In,
C#mWhat A BWay To Asus2Ride, Oh A/G#What A F#mWay  Bsus4To     EGo

Verse
FEifteen Under Zero When The DBsus4ay Became A Threat,
C#mMy Clothes Were Dsus2Wet And I Was DF#m/Erenched To The BoneBsus4.
BEeen Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, F#m/EToo Much RepetG#m/Eition,
MAsus2ake A Man Wanna Leave The Only F#m/EHome He's Known.

Verse
SEailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For SBsus4aint Pierre,
NC#mothin' To DecDsus2lare, All We F#m/EHad Was GoneBsus4.
BEroke Down Along The Coast, OF#m/Eh, But What Hurt TheG#m/E Most
WAsus2hen The People There Said "You'd Better Keep F#m/EMovin' On"

Chorus
AcEadian DAsus2riftwood, F#m/EGypsy TBsus4ailwind,
ThC#mey Call My Asus2Home   F#m/EThe Land Of Snow.
CanEadian Asus2Cold Front, F#m/EMovin' Bsus4In,
C#mWhat A BWay To Asus2Ride, Oh A/G#What A F#mWay  Bsus4To     EGo.

Verse
EEverlasting Summer Filled With Bsus4Ill Content,
C#mThis GovernDsus2ment Had Us WF#m/Ealkin' In ChainsBsus4.
TEhis Isn't My Turf, F#m/EThis Ain't My G#m/ESeason,
CAsus2an't Think Of One Good Reason F#m/ETo Remain.

Verse
EWe Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From Bsus4New Orleans,
C#mIt Was Ever Dsus2Green Up UnF#m/Etil The Floods.Bsus4​
EYou Could Call It An Omen,F#m/E Points Ya Where You're G#m/EGoin',
Asus2Set My Compass North, I Got F#m/EWinter In My Blood.

Chorus
AcEadian DAsus2riftwood, F#m/EGypsy TBsus4ailwind,
ThC#mey Call My Asus2Home   F#m/EThe Land Of Snow.
CanEadian Asus2Cold Front, F#m/EMovin' Bsus4In,
C#mWhat A BWay To Asus2Ride, Oh A/G#What A F#mWay  Bsus4To     EGo.

Outro
(En Francais To Fade)

SEais Tu, Esus4A-Ca-Di-EE  J'ai Le F#m/EMal Du Pays,
TEa Neige, Esus4Acadi-EE,  Fait Des F#m/ELarmes Au Solei.
EJ'arrive Esus4Acadi-EE,  Teedle F#m/EUm, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...