Acadian Driftwood Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][Dsus4][G][Em][D][Asus4]
[G][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
The war was over And [A]the spirit
was broken
[Bm]The hills were[C] smokin'
As [Em]the men withdrew
[D]We stood on the cliffs,
[Em]Oh and w[E]atched t[F#sus4]he ships,[F#m][G]
Slowly sinking to their [Em]rendezvous[Asus4]

[Verse 2]
[D]They signed a treaty
And [Asus4]our homes were [A]taken
[Bm]Loved-ones forsaken,
for[C]saken,
They didn't [Em]give a damn.
[D]Try to raise a family
[A]End up [E]an enemy[F#sus4]
[G]Over what went down on
the Plains of [Em]Abraham.[Asus4]

[Verse 3]
[D][Chorus]
Acadian [G]driftwood,
[Em]Gyps[A]y tail[Bm]wind
They [Asus4]call my home[G],
The [Em]land [Asus4]of snow
[D]Canadian col[G]d front,
[Em]Movin' in[A]
[G]What a way[A] to [G]ride,
Oh what a [Em]way to g[D]o

[Interlude 1]
[D][Asus4][G]
[Em][D][G][Asus4][G][Em]

[Verse 4]
[D]Then some returned,
[A]To the motherland
[Bm]The high comma[C]nd,
Had them [Em]cast [D]away
Some stayed on,
To fin[Em]ish what t[F#m]hey starte[F#sus4]d[F#m]
[G]They never parted,
They're just [Em]built that [D]way

[Verse 5]
We had kin [A]livin',
South of [Asus4]the border
[Bm]They're a little older[C],
And they [Em]been around
[D]They wrote in a letter
Life is a [Em]whole [E]lot [F#sus4]better[F#m]
[G]So pull up your stakes, children,
And [Em]come on [G]down[D]
Acadian [G]driftwood,

[Verse 6]
[Em]
Gypsy tailwind
[A]They [G]cal[Asus4]l my home,[G]
The land of [Em]snow
[D]Canadian col[G]d front,
[Em]Movin' i[Asus4]n[A]
[Bm]What a way t[A]o ri[G]de,
Oh what a [Em]way [D]to[Asus4][G]
[Em]go[D][Asus4][G][Em]

[Verse 7]
[D]Fifty under zero when the
[A]day became a threat
[Bm]My clothes were wet
[C]And I was dre[Em]nched to the bone
[D]Then out ice fishin', mmm,
[A]Too much re[E]peti[F#sus4]tion
[G]Make a man want to leave
The only [Em]home he's known

[Verse 8]
[D]Sailed out of the Gulf,
Headed [A]for St. [Asus4]Pierre
[Bm]Nothing to d[C]eclare,
All [Em]we had was gone
[D]Broke down along the[A] coast oh
What [F#m]hurt the most
[G]When the people there said
"You better keep [Em]movin' [Asus4]on"

[Verse 9]
[D]Acadian dri[G]ftwood,
[Em]Gyps[A]y tail[Bm]wind
They [G]call my [Asus4]home,
[G]The land of sno[Em]w
[D]Canadian col[G]d front,
[Em]Movin' in[Asus4]
[Bm]What a way t[Asus4]o ride,[G]
Oh what a [Em]way to g[D]o[Asus4]
[G][Em][D][Asus4][G][Em]

[Verse 10]
[D]Everlastin' summer
Filled [A]with ill-contempt
[Asus4]This This[Bm] government[C]
Had us [Em]walkin' in chains
[D]This isn't my turn
[A]This isn[E]'t my season[F#sus4]
[G]Can't think of one good reason
[Em]To remain oh

[Verse 11]
[D]We worked in the sugar fields
Up from New [A]Orleans
[Bm]It was ever-[C]green
Up Up un[Em]til the flood
[D]You could call it an omen
[A]Point ya where [F#m]ya goin'
[G]Set my compass North
I got [Em]winter in my [D]blood
Acadian [G]driftwood,

[Verse 12]
[Em]
[A]Gypsy [Asus4]tailwind[G]
They call my [Asus4]home,
[G]The lan[Em]d of sno[Asus4]w
[D]Canadian col[G]d front,
[Em]Movin' in[A]
[Bm]What a way to ri[G]de,
Oh what a [Em]way to g[D]o[Asus4]
[G][Em][D][Asus4][G][Em]

[Verse 13]
[D]Sais tu, Aca[Asus4]die j'ai [D]le mal d[Em]o pays
[D]Ta nei[Asus4]ge, Acadie,
[D]fait des[Em] larmes au s[D]oleil
J'arrive Acadie,
[G]teedle [Em]um, teedle um, teedle oo
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um,
[D]teedle oo
J'arrive Acadie,
[Em]teedle um, teedle um, teedle oo
[D]J'arrive Acadie,
[Bm]teedle um, teedle um, [Em]teedle oo
[D]J'arrive Acadie,
teedle [Em]um, teedle um, [D]teedle oo