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F The war was over and the C9spirit was broken Dm9 The hills were sEbmaj9mokin' as the meGm7n withdrew F We stood on the cliffs OC/Gh, and watched tA9he ships Bb Slowly sinking to their Gm7rendezvous F They signed a treaty and our C9 homes were taken Dm9 Loved ones Ebmaj9forsaken They didn't Gm7give a damn F Try'n' to raise a family C/G End up A9the enemy Bb Over what went down on the plains of Gm7Abraham
F AcadianBb driftwood Gm7 Gypsy tC7ail wind Bb/D They call myF/C home Bb the land of Gm7snow F Canadian cBbold front Gm7 movin' C7in Bb/D What a waF/Cy to ride Bb Dm7/A Gm7 C7 F Oh, what a way to go
Then some returned to the motherland The high command had them cast away And some stayed on to finish what they started They never parted They're just built that way We had kin livin' south of the border They're a little older and they've been around They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better So pull up your stakes, children and come on down Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone Been out ice fishing, too much repetition Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre Nothin' to declare All we had was gone Broke down along the coast But what hurt the most When the people there said "You better keep movin' on" Everlasting summer filled with ill-content This government had us walkin' in chains This isn't my turf This ain't my season Can't think of one good reason to remain I've worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans It was ever green up until the floods You could call it an omen Points ya where you're goin' Set my compass north I got winter in my blood Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Ah, what a way to go
F Sais tu,C7sus4 A-ca-diC7-e Bb/D j'ai le mGm7al du pays [You know, Acadia, I long for the country (I am homesick)] F Ta neige,C7sus4 AcadieC7, Bb/D fait des Gm7larmes au soleil [Your snow, Acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)] F J'arrC7sus4ive AcadC7ie, Bb/D teedle um, Gm7teedle um, teedle ooh [I am arriving Acadia (or I am coming Acadia)]