The Rugged Shores of
Jim Carroll
Am
G
The
rugged shores of
Am Em G Am
A
people strong brave
and free.
Am
G
The
changing tide has seen the past. Our soil we’ve plowed. Our nets we’ve cast
Am Em G Am
And
year by year we’ve braved the raging sea.
Chorus
C
G F Am
Those waves have lashed the shore a
hundred thousand times before.
C G F
The wind calls to my heart and to my
soul.
C G F Am
We’ve found our destiny on this island
in the sea
C G F Am
As our fathers did five
hundred years ago, years ago.
Am
G
We’ve
riches great, proud heritage from
Am Em
G Am
To
our children we will pass it all.
Am G
Our
blood has come from distant lands. The future now is in our hands.
Am Em G Am
Like our fathers, stand up straight and tall.
Chorus
Am G
Hardship
and adversity we’ve known before, you will agree.
Am Em G
Am
We’ve
made an occupation of hard times.
Am
G
These
storms that cloud our lives today; The codfish gone,
the seals astray
Am Em G Am
We’ll
overcome with strength of heart and mind.
Chorus
Am
G
The
rugged shores of
Am Em G Am
A
people strong brave
and free.
Am
G
The
changing tide has seen the past. Our soil we’ve plowed. Our nets we’ve cast
Am Em G Am
And
year by year we’ve braved the raging sea.
C
G F Am
Those waves have lashed the shore a
hundred thousand times before
C
G F
The wind calls to my heart and to my
soul.
C G F Am
We’ve found our destiny on this island
in the sea
C G F Am G
As our fathers did five hundred years
ago, years ago
G Am
G Am G Am
Years ago........years
ago.........years ago.....fade