Immigrant Eyes (Key Bb Capo 3rd Fret) Guy Clark
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Old Ellis Island was swarming,
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Like a scene from a costume ball,
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Decked out in the colors of Europe,
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On fire with the hope of it all,
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There my father's own father stood huddled
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With the tired and the hungry and scared,
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The turn of the century pilgrims,
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Bound by the dream that they shared 2 3 1 2
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They were standing in line just like cattle,
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They were poked and sorted and shoved;
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Some were one desk away from sweet freedom;
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Some were torn from someone they loved.
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Through this sprawling tower of Babel
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Came a young man confused and a-lone
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De-termined and bound for America;
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Carrying every-thing that he owned 2 3 1 2
Chorus
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Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
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I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
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I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
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'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
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Now he rocks and he stares out the window
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But his eyes are still just as clear
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As the day he sailed into the harbor
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To land on the island of tears
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My grandfather's days they are numbered
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But I won't let his memory die
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For he gave me the gift of this country
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And the look in his immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2
Chorus
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Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
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I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
C G
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
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'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
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Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
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I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
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I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
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'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes
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'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
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