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"Tobacco Island" by Flogging Molly from the album Within a Mile of Home tabbed by Eric Bonkowski chorus riff: E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------3----3-5-5-3---5-5-3-----| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5---------5-----------| E|--1-3-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------3---3---| A|--5-3-5--3-1---1-------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5---5-----| E|-------------3-----1-3--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--5-5-3----5-5-3~------------------| A|--------5-----------5-3-1-3-5-3-1--| E|-----------------------------------|
And to hBbell we must sail For the Shores of sweet Barbados Where the sGmugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the bBbutcher and his crown Raped the land we used to sleep in Now tGmomorrow chimes of ghostly crFimes That hGmaunt

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Tobacco Island
'TGmwas 1659 forgotten now for sure They dBbragged us from our homeland
With the musket and their gun
CrGmomwell and his roundheads Battered all we know ShBbackled hopes of freedom
We're now but stolen goods
DFarken the horizon Blackened from the sun This rAmotten cage of Bridgetown Is Cwhere I now belong
And to hBbell we must sail For the Shores of sweet Barbados Where the sGmugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the bBbutcher and his crown Raped the land we used to sleep in Now tGmomorrow chimes of ghostly crFimes That hGmaunt

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Tobacco Island
GmRed leg down a peg Blistered burns the soul The fBbloggings they're a plenty
But reasons there are none
Our bGmacks belong to landlords Where branded is there name PBbaid for with ten shillings
Cheap labor never breaks
The sFilver moon is shinin' Cools the copper blood Where the lAmivin' meet the dead And Ctogether dance as one
And to hBbell we must sail For the Shores of sweet Barbados Where the sGmugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the bBbutcher and his crown Raped the land we used to sleep in Now tGmomorrow chimes of ghostly crFimes That hGmaunt

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Tobacco Island
BbAg-Gmony, will you clBbeanse this miGmsery' For it's neBbver again I'll brGmeathe The air of hFome From this sBbandy eGmdge The rolling Bbsea breaks my rGmevenge With each whBbisper a thousand wGmaves I hear rFoar
I'm coming home - Instrumental break - x8 each time break is played, it's over one chord played in this order: Gm, F, Gm, F, Gm, F, Gm, Bb (one chord for each time) E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3------------------5-5p3---3-------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1----------5---5-3-1-0-----| E|--3--------------------3------3-------------------3---| on the 4th and 8th time, this is played as an ending: E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1-----3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|--3--------------------3------------------------------1h3--|
DFark is the horizon Blackened by the sun This roAmtten cage of Bridgetown Is whCere I now belong
And to hBbell we must sail For the Shores of sweet Barbados Where the sGmugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the bBbutcher and his crown Raped the land we used to sleep in Now tGmomorrow chimes of ghostly crFimes That hGmaunt

N.C.

Tobacco Island
And to hBbell we must sail For the Shores of sweet Barbados Where the sGmugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the bBbutcher and his crown Raped the land we used to sleep in Now tGmomorrow chimes of ghostly crFimes That hGmaunt

N.C.

Tobacco Island
- final instrumental break, through end – no idea how many times it's played, but it's basically alternating these two sections. PART 1, played twice: E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|--1-------1-------3-1-0-------0-------0-1-------1--------| E|----3-3-3---3-3-3-------1-1-1---1-1-1-----3-3-3---3-3-3--| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|-----------------------1h3--| after that entire section twice straight through, then comes PART 2 played three times E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3------------------5-5p3---3-------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1----------5---5-3-1-0-----| E|--3--------------------3------3-------------------3---| and after the third time through that, play this ENDING E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1-----3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|--3--------------------3------------------------------1h3--| then go back to part 1 played twice, followed by part 2 played three times, then the ending. repeat as needed! And for any mandolin or violin players, those few riffs look like this: intro: e|-----------------------------1----1--3-3-1---3-3-1------------------| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5----------5--------5-3-5-3-1---1---| D|--3-5---------------------------------------------------------5-----| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------1----1--3-3-1---3-3-1------------------| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5----------5---------5-3-1-3-5-3-1--| D|--3-5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| first interlude: e|------3—3p1---1--------------------3-3p1---1------------------------| A|------------5---5-3-1-0---0-1------------5---5-3-1-0----------------| D|---5--------------------5-------5--------------------5--------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------3—3p1---1-----------------------------------------------------| A|------------5---5-3-1-0---0-1---3-3-3-3h5-3/1-0-1-0-----------------| D|---5--------------------5---------------------------3-5-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| second interlude: e|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-1-------1-------5-3-0-------0-------1-------1---------| D|---5-5-5---5-5-5-------3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5---| G|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3h5-3/1-0-1-0-------| D|----------------------3-5---| G|----------------------------| *** Remember lots and lots of double picking, this isn't note for note, some are double picked, some are slid past or hammered on or whatever. this is meant as a guide. also, because the instrumental stuff as well as the intro is all played on the violin/mandolin/accordion, the guitar stuff is at least 1 octave flat to what you hear on the actual recording, so make adjustments as needed, but the notes themselves are pretty close to correct. great song Have fun, email questions or corrections to Fixxxer411@yahoo.com