The Islander

nightwish - the islander Bm B9 mm B * A G D | - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 2 - - - - | | - - - 3 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 3 ( 0 ) - - 3 - - - - | | - - - 4 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 2 - - - - | | - - - 4 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - x - - - - | Bm B9 an old man by a seashore mm B * at the end of day A G gazes the horizon A Bm with seawinds in his face Bm B9 tempest - tossed island mm B * seasons all the same A G anchorage unpainted A Bm and a ship without a name Bm B9 mm B * sea without a shore for the banished one unheard A G A Bm he lightens the beacon , light at the end of world Bm B9 mm B * showing the way lighting hope in their hearts A G A Bm the ones on their travels homeward from afar [ chours ] Bm G D A Bm this is for long - forgotten Gm D Em Bm light at the end of the world Gm D A Bm horizon crying Gm D Em the tears he left behind long ago Bm B9 the albatross is flying mm B * making him daydream A G the time before he became A Bm one of the world’s unseen Bm B9 princess in the tower mm B * children in the fields A G life gave him it all : A Bm an island of the universe Bm B9 now his love’s a memory mm B * a ghost in the fog A G he sets the sails one last time A Bm saying farewell to the world Bm B9 anchor to the water mm B * seabed far below A G grass still in his feet A Bm and a smile beneath his brow [ chours - end ] Bm G D A Bm this is for long - forgotten G D Em Bm light at the end of the world G D A Bm horizon crying G D Em the tears he left behind so long ago