Marc Cohn - Ellis island

^AmI was ^Gdriving down ^FNinth Aven^Cue ^AmAs the ^Gsky was ^Fgetting ^Cdark ^AmDidn't ^Ghave nothin' ^Felse to ^Cdo ^AmSo I kept on ^Griding to ^FBattery ^CPark ^AmI stepped out ^Gin the damp and ^Fmisty ^Cnight ^AmAs the ^Gfog was ^Frollin' ^Cin ^AmMan said, "^GLast boat ^Fleaving ton^Cight ^AmIs the boat for ^GEllis ^FIslan^Cd

^AmAs my ^Gfeet touched ^Fsolid ^Cground, ^AmI felt a ^Gchill run ^Fdown my ^Cspine ^AmI could ^Galmost ^Fhear the ^Csound ^AmOf thousands ^Gpushing ^Fthrough the ^Clines ^AmMothers ^Gand bewil^Fdered ^Cwives ^AmThat sailed ^Gacross the ^Fraging ^Csea ^AmOthers ^Grunnin' ^Ffor their ^Clives ^AmTo the land ^Gof ^Fopportu^Cnity ^AmOh down on ^GEllis ^FIslan^Cd ^BbWhat is this strange ^Fparadise ^AmThey must've wondered through the ^Fcries and moans ^BbAfter all they ^Fsacrificed, Their ^Gmfaith, their families, ^Bbfriends and ^Amhomes ^{F C Am}Then on the ^Gseparati^Fon ^Cstairs ^AmThey were^G counted out, or ^Fcounted ^Cin ^AmFrozen ^Gwhile the ^Finspector ^Cstared ^AmDown on ^GEllis ^FIsla^Cnd ^AmOh down on ^GEllis ^FIsla^Cnd ^BbWho-o-o^Fh ^Am yea-a-a^Fh Bb F Am F C ^AmNow me I ^Gonly ^Fstumbled ^Cin ^AmJust to ^Gwander around that ^Fempty ^Chall ^AmWhere someone e^Glse's ^Ffate had ^Cbeen ^AmDecided ^Gin no t^Fime at a^Cll ^AmCases ^Gfilled with ^Fhats and ^Cclothes ^AmAnd the ^Gbelongings of those who ^Fjourneyed ^Cfar ^AmThey're strange ^Greminders ^FI suppo^Cse ^AmOf where we're ^Gfrom and ^Fwho we ^Care ^AmBut as the ^Gboat pulled ^Foff the ^Cshore ^AmI could ^Gsee the fog was ^Flift^Cing ^AmAnd lights ^GI'd never ^Fseen ^Cbefore ^AmWere shining down on ^GEllis ^FIslan^Cd ^AmShining down on ^GEllis ^FIslan^Cd