My Island Home - Warumpi Band                                                                                                                                           

Intro:|G  |C  |G  |  |C  |  |G  |  |  |  |C  |G  |  |D  |C  |G  |  |
Vs 1
G              C           G                  C                      G
Six years I've been in the desert,  and every night,  I dream of the sea    
              C              G                       D     C              G
They say home   is where you find it,  but will this place   ever satisfy me
Vs 2
                    C          G                  C            G
For I come from the salt water people,  we always lived by the sea
                 C             G                D    C           G
Now I'm out here west of Alice Springs,  with a wife   and a family
Chorus
              Em               G                D    C                G
And my island home,  my island home   my island home   is waiting for me  

Vs 3
       Em          D/A      G                                       C
In the evening the dry wind blows,  from the hills,  and across the plains
  Em       D/A          G                                   C
I close my eyes and I'm standing   in a boat   on the sea a-gain
        Em           D/A         G
And I'm holding that long turtle spear   and I feel I'm close now
                 C                  D    C                G
To where it must be,  and my island home   is waiting for me

Break:|G  |C  |G  |  |C  |  |G  |  |  |  |C  |G  |  |D  |C  |G  |  |

Vs 4
                    C          G                  C            G
For I come from the salt water people,  we always lived by the sea
                 C             G                D    C           G
Now I'm out here west of Alice Springs,  with a wife   and a family
Chorus
              Em               G                D    C                G
And my island home,  my island home   my island home   is waiting for me  

Vs 5 
       Em          D/A      G                                       C
In the evening the dry wind blows   from the hills   and across the plains
  Em      D/A           G                                   C
I close my eyes and I'm standing   in a boat   on the sea a-gain
        Em           D/A         G
And I'm holding that long turtle spear   and I feel I'm close now
                 C                  D    C                G
To where it must be   and my island home   is waiting for me
Chorus
              Em               G                D    C                G
And my island home   my island home   my island home   is waiting for me  

Outro
          Em               G                D                Am   C
My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home      
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My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home 
My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home 
My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home 
My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home 
My island home   my island home   my island home   my island home 
My island home.