Ears of Tin Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][C][F][C][Gm][Bb][Dm][F]
[Gm]
[G]In the

[Verse 1]
last
[D]hours [Am]of a sunset rendezvo[C]us
[Em]Chill breeze again[D]st tide,
That car[G]ries me [D]from you.
Got a [Em]job in a s[D]outhern [Am]city
Got some lead-free in in [C]my tank.
Now I must [Em]whisper good[G]bye
I'm bound for the mainland.
[A][E][Em]

[Verse 2]
Island in [G]the city,
[Em]cut [G]by a cold sea.[Em]
People moving on an [G]ocean[Em].
Groundswell [G]of human[Am]ity.[F][Dm]
Now the [A]sum breaks [E]through [Bm]rain
As I climb Glen [D]Shiel
On [F#m]the trail of those old [E]cattlemen
[A]Who drove their bargain [E]south again.
And in [F#m]the eyes of th[E]ose fi[Bm]ve,
Five sisters of Kin[D]tail
There's a [F#m]wink of sed[A]uction
from [Bsus4]the mainland[Bm].
[A][E]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Island in [G]the city,
[Em]cut [G]by a cold [Asus4]sea.[G][Em][E]
People [Em]moving on an [G]ocean.[Em]
[G]Groundswell of human
[A]ity[Eb].[Cm]
Storm-lashed on on the [Eb]high-rise,
[Cm]Their Their words are spray
[Eb]to the wind.[F][Em]
Blown like silent [G]laughter[Em].
[G]Falling on [Am]ears [F]of [D]tin.[Dm][D][Dm]
Take [D]my heart and take my [Dm]brawn.
Take by stealth or take by storm
Set my [G]brain [Gm]to cruise.
I can see the glow of [Bb]the suburb lights.
I'm [F]fresh from the out-world
[C]Singing Singing the mainland
[Dm]blues.[D]
[Dm][D][Dm]

[Verse 4]
There was a girl where I came from.
[D]Seems a long [Dsus4]time, lon[D]g tim[Dm]e,
long time [G]gone [Gm]by.
Wears the west [Bb]wind in her hair.
[F]She calls from the hill, yeah,
[C]She calls in my mainland [D]blues.[Dm]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][D][Dm][Gm]
[Cm][Eb]
[Bb][F][Bb][G][Am][F][G][D][Am][C]
[A]There's a

[Verse 5]
coast [E]road [Bm]that winds
To [D]heaven's door
Where a [F#m]fat ferry fl[E]oats
On [A]muted diesel [E]roar.
And there's a [F#m]light [E]on the hillside
[Bm]And there's a flame in her e[D]yes,
But how [F#m]cold the lights[A] burn

[Interlude 2]
on the mainland.
[Bm][A][Em]

[Verse 6]
[Em]Island in [G]the city,
[Em]cut [G]by a cold [A]sea.[E]
[Em]People moving on an [G]ocean.[Em]
Groundswell [G]of human[Am]ity.
[F][C][Cm]
Storm-lashed on on the [Eb]high-rise
[Cm]Their Their words are
[Eb]spray to the [F]wind.[Em]
Blown like silent [G]laughter[Em] .
Falling [G]on [Am]ears of [F]tin
[Em]In my mainland blues.