Acadian Driftwood

	 
[Intro]
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[Strophe]
    D                    Asus4 
The war was over and the spirit was broken 
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The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew 
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We stood on the cliffs, Oh, and watched the ships 
G                       Em7 
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous 
D                            Asus4 
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken 
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Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damn 
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Tryin' to raise a family, end up the enemy 
G                                    Em7 
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham
[Refrain]
D       G          Em7   Asus4  A 
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind, 
G/B          D/A  G            Em7 
They call my home, the land of snow 
D        G           Em7    Asus4 A 
Canadian cold front, movin' in 
G/B       D/A      G  Bm      Em7 A7 D 
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go
[Strophe]
     D                    Asus4 
Then some returned to the motherland 
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The high command had them cast away 
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And some stayed on to finish what they started 
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They never parted, they're just built that way 
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We had kin livin' south of the border 
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They're a little older and they've been around 
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They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better 
G                                    Em7 
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down
[Refrain]
D       G          Em7   Asus4  A 
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind, 
G/B          D/A  G            Em7 
They call my home, the land of snow 
D        G           Em7    Asus4 A 
Canadian cold front, movin' in 
G/B       D/A      G  Bm      Em7 A7 D 
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go
[Strophe]
     D                    Asus4 
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat 
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My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone 
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Been out ice fishing, mhmm, too much repetition 
G                       Em7 
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known 
D                            Asus4 
Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre 
Bm           Cadd9               Em7 
Nothin' to declare; All we had was gone 
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Broke down along the coast, oh, but what hurt the most 
G                                    Em7 
When the people there said "You'd better keep movin' on"
[Refrain]
D       G          Em7   Asus4  A 
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind, 
G/B          D/A  G            Em7 
They call my home, the land of snow 
D        G           Em7    Asus4 A 
Canadian cold front, movin' in 
G/B       D/A      G  Bm      Em7 A7 D 
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go
[Strophe]
     D                    Asus4 
Everlasting summer filled with ill content 
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This government had us walkin' in chains 
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This isn't my turf, this ain't my season 
G                       Em7 
Can't think of one good reason to remain 
D                            Asus4 
we worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans 
Bm           Cadd9               Em7 
It was ever green up until the floods 
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You could call it an omen, points ya where you're goin' 
G                                    Em7 
Set my compass north, I got winter in my blood
[Refrain]
D       G          Em7   Asus4  A 
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind, 
G/B          D/A  G            Em7 
They call my home, the land of snow 
D        G           Em7    Asus4 A 
Canadian cold front, movin' in 
G/B       D/A      G  Bm      Em7 A7 D 
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go
[Outro]
D       Asus4  A     G/B        Em7 
Sais tu, A-ca-di-e   j'ai le mal du pays 
D              Asus4 A  G/B      Em7 
Ta neige, Acadie,    fait des larmes au solei 
 D       Asus4 A   G/B        Em7            D 
J'arrive Acadie,   teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh