Acadian Driftwood
The Band
Version
published by
rafah
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[Verse]D Asus4The war was over and the spirit was brokenBm G Em7The hills were smokin' as the men withdrewD A/E F#mWe stood on the cliffs, Oh, and watched the shipsG Em7Slowly sinking to their rendezvousD Asus4They signed a treaty and our homes were takenBm Cadd9 Em7Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damnD A/E F#mTryin' to raise a family, end up the enemyG Em7Over what went down on the plains of Abraham[Chorus]D G Em7 Asus4 AAcadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,G/B D/A G Em7They call my home, the land of snowD G Em7 Asus4 ACanadian cold front, movin' inG/B D/A G Bm Em7 A7 DWhat a way to ride, oh what a way to go[Verse]D Asus4Then some returned to the motherlandBm G Em7The high command had them cast awayD A/E F#mAnd some stayed on to finish what they startedG Em7They never parted, they're just built that wayD Asus4We had kin livin' south of the borderBm Cadd9 Em7They're a little older and they've been aroundD A/E F#mThey wrote a letter life is a whole lot betterG Em7So pull up your stakes, children and come on down[Chorus]D G Em7 Asus4 AAcadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,G/B D/A G Em7They call my home, the land of snowD G Em7 Asus4 ACanadian cold front, movin' inG/B D/A G Bm Em7 A7 DWhat a way to ride, oh what a way to go[Verse]D Asus4Fifteen under zero when the day became a threatBm G Em7My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the boneD A/E F#mBeen out ice fishing, mhmm, too much repetitionG Em7Make a man wanna leave the only home he's knownD Asus4Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint PierreBm Cadd9 Em7Nothin' to declare; All we had was goneD A/E F#mBroke down along the coast, oh, but what hurt the mostG Em7When the people there said "You'd better keep movin' on"[Chorus]D G Em7 Asus4 AAcadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,G/B D/A G Em7They call my home, the land of snowD G Em7 Asus4 ACanadian cold front, movin' inG/B D/A G Bm Em7 A7 DWhat a way to ride, oh what a way to go[Verse]D Asus4Everlasting summer filled with ill contentBm G Em7This government had us walkin' in chainsD A/E F#mThis isn't my turf, this ain't my seasonG Em7Can't think of one good reason to remainD Asus4we worked in the sugar fields up from New OrleansBm Cadd9 Em7It was ever green up until the floodsD A/E F#mYou could call it an omen, points ya where you're goin'G Em7Set my compass north, I got winter in my blood[Chorus]D G Em7 Asus4 AAcadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,G/B D/A G Em7They call my home, the land of snowD G Em7 Asus4 ACanadian cold front, movin' inG/B D/A G Bm Em7 A7 DWhat a way to ride, oh what a way to go[Outro]D Asus4 A G/B Em7Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du paysD Asus4 A G/B Em7Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleiD Asus4 A G/B Em7 DJ'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh