Green Island Chords & Lyrics - Christy Moore

[VERSE 1]

The [F]island [C]lies like a [Am]leaf upon the [F]sea
Green [F]island [C]like a leaf new [Am]fallen from the [F]tree
[G]Green turns to [Am]gold
As [Dm]morning breezes [C]gently shake the [G]barley
[Em]Bending the [G]yellow [Am]corn
[G]Green turns to [Am]gold,
There's [Dm]purple shadows [C]on the distant [G]mountains
And the [Em]sun in the [G]yellow [Am]corn

[VERSE 2]

They [F]came in their [C]longships from [Am]lands beyond the [F]sea
They [F]came in their [C]longships, they [Am]saw the land was [F]green
[G]Wind in the [Am]barley,
[Dm]Trout and salmon [C]leaping in the [G]rivers
[Em]Sun in the [G]yellow [Am]corn
[G]Leaping a[Am] shore
They [Dm]slaughtered those who [C]laboured in the [G]barley
[Em]Scything them [G]down like [Am]corn

[VERSE 3]

The [F]longships [C]sailed away and [Am]new invaders [F]came
With [F]long bow and [C]lance bringing [Am]death in England's [F]name
With [G]sword and with [Am]mace
They went [Dm]reaping through the [C]fields of [G]barley
They [Em]plundered the [G]yellow [Am]corn
[G]Crop followed [Am]crop
And [Dm]prospered in the [C]killing fields of [G]barley
In the [Em]harvest of [G]new young [Am]corn

[VERSE 4]

[F]Marching [C]down the years the [Am]men of war they [F]came
With [F]bombs, a[C]ssassin's bullets, [Am]c.s gas and [F]guns
[G]Ghosts from the [Am]past
Are [Dm]chasing shadows [C]through the fields of [G]barley
[Em]Hiding in the [G]yellow [Am]corn
[G]Nine hundred [Am]years
They've [Dm]tried to trap the [C]wind that shakes the [G]barley
And the [Em]sun in the [G]yellow [Am]corn

[VERSE 5]

The [F]island [C]lies like a [Am]leaf upon the [F]sea
Green [F]island [C]like a leaf new [Am]fallen from the [F]tree
[G]Green turns to [Am]gold
As [Dm]morning breezes [C]gently shake the [G]barley
[Em]Bending the [G]yellow [Am]corn
[G]No force on [Am]earth
Can [Dm]ever trap the [C]wind that shakes the [G]barley
Or the [Em]sun in the [G]yellow [Am]corn