Acadian Driftwood

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

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Intro
Verse
TChe War Was Over And The SGsus4pirit Was Broken,
AmThe Hills WereA#sus2 Smokin' As The Dm/CMen WithdreGsus4w.
CWe Stood On The Cliffs, Dm/COh, And Watched TheEm/C Ships,
Fsus2Slowly Sinking To Their RDm/Cendezvous.

Verse
TChey Signed A Treaty And Our Gsus4Homes Were Taken,
LAmoved Ones ForA#sus2saken, They Didn't GDm/Cive A DamGsus4n.
TCryin' To Raise A Family, Dm/CEnd Up TheEm/C Enemy,
Fsus2Over What Went Down On The Plains Of ADm/Cbraham.

Chorus
AcCadian DFsus2riftwood, Dm/CGypsy Gsus4Tailwind,
ThAmey Call MyFsus2 Home  Dm/C The Land Of Snow.
CanCadian Fsus2Cold Front, Dm/CMovin'Gsus4 In,
AmWhat AG Way ToFsus2 Ride, OhF/E What DmA WaGsus4y  To  C   Go.

Verse
TChen Some Returned To The MGsus4otherland,
AmThe High ComA#sus2mand Had Them Dm/CCast AwaGsus4y.
ACnd Some Stayed On To FDm/Cinish What TheyEm/C Started,
Fsus2They Never Parted, They're Just Dm/CBuilt That Way.

Verse
We Had KCin Livin' Gsus4South Of The Border,
AmThey're A LittleA#sus2 Older And They've Dm/CBeen ArounGsus4d.
CThey Wrote A Letter "Dm/CLife Is AEm/C Whole Lot Better
So Fsus2Pull Up Your Stakes, Children And Dm/CCome On Down".

Chorus
AcCadian DFsus2riftwood, Dm/CGypsy Gsus4Tailwind,
ThAmey Call MyFsus2 Home  Dm/C The Land Of Snow.
CanCadian Fsus2Cold Front, Dm/CMovin'Gsus4 In,
AmWhat AG Way ToFsus2 Ride, OhF/E What DmA WaGsus4y  To  C   Go

Verse
FCifteen Under Zero When The DGsus4ay Became A Threat,
AmMy Clothes WereA#sus2 Wet And I Was DDm/Crenched To The BonGsus4e.
BCeen Out Ice Fishing, Mhmm, Dm/CToo Much RepeEm/Ctition,
MFsus2ake A Man Wanna Leave The Only Dm/CHome He's Known.

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SCailing Out Of The Gulf Headin' For SGsus4aint Pierre,
NAmothin' To DeA#sus2clare, All We Dm/CHad Was GonGsus4e.
BCroke Down Along The Coast, ODm/Ch, But What Hurt ThEm/Ce Most
WFsus2hen The People There Said "You'd Better Keep Dm/CMovin' On"

Chorus
AcCadian DFsus2riftwood, Dm/CGypsy Gsus4Tailwind,
ThAmey Call MyFsus2 Home  Dm/C The Land Of Snow.
CanCadian Fsus2Cold Front, Dm/CMovin'Gsus4 In,
AmWhat AG Way ToFsus2 Ride, OhF/E What DmA WaGsus4y  To  C   Go.

Verse
ECverlasting Summer Filled With Gsus4Ill Content,
AmThis GoverA#sus2nment Had Us WDm/Calkin' In ChainGsus4s.
TChis Isn't My Turf, Dm/CThis Ain't MyEm/C Season,
CFsus2an't Think Of One Good Reason Dm/CTo Remain.

Verse
CWe Worked In The Sugar Fields Up From Gsus4New Orleans,
AmIt Was EverA#sus2 Green Up UnDm/Ctil The FloodsGsus4.
CYou Could Call It An Omen,Dm/C Points Ya Where You'reEm/C Goin',
Fsus2Set My Compass North, I Got Dm/CWinter In My Blood.

Chorus
AcCadian DFsus2riftwood, Dm/CGypsy Gsus4Tailwind,
ThAmey Call MyFsus2 Home  Dm/C The Land Of Snow.
CanCadian Fsus2Cold Front, Dm/CMovin'Gsus4 In,
AmWhat AG Way ToFsus2 Ride, OhF/E What DmA WaGsus4y  To  C   Go.

Outro
(En Francais To Fade)

SCais Tu, Csus4A-Ca-Di-CE  J'ai Le Dm/CMal Du Pays,
TCa Neige, Csus4Acadi-CE,  Fait Des Dm/CLarmes Au Solei.
CJ'arrive Csus4Acadi-CE,  Teedle Dm/CUm, Teedle Um, Teedle Ooh...