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The Dark Island

	Am	Em	C	G
A	way to the	west ward I'm	longing to	be,

	Em	G	D
Where the beauties of	heaven un	fold by the	sea

	Am	Em	C	G
Where the	sweet purple	heather blooms	fragrant and	free

	D	C	G
On a hilltop high a	bove - The Dark	Is	land

Chorus

	G	C	G
Oh,	isle of my childhood, I'm	dreaming of	thee,

	Em	G	D
As the steamer leaves	Oban and	passes Ti	ree

	Am	Em	C	G
Soon I'll	capture the	magic that	lingers for	me

	D	C	G
When I'm back once more u	pon - The Dark	Is	land

	Am	Em	C	G
So	gentle the	sea breeze that	ripples the	bay

	Em	G	D
Where the stream joins the	ocean and	young children	play

	Am	Em	C	G
On the	strand of pure	silver I'll	welcome each	day

	D
And I'll roam forever	more -

	C	G
The Dark	Is	land

	Am	Em	C	G
True	gems of the	Hebrides	bathed in the	light

	Em	G	D
Of the mid-summer	dawning that	follows the	night

	Am	Em	C	G
How I	yearn for the	cries of the	seagull in	flight

	D	C	G
As they circle high a	bove - The Dark	Is	land

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