[INTRO]
G C G D
G Em D G
[VERSE 1]
G Em
An island in the sunlight, laughter in the rain.
D C
A whisky in the darkness, it all feels just the same.
G Em
Watch the sunset over Hynish see the twilight merge to dawn
D C
Hear the waves caress the shoreline as the island carries on.
[CHORUS]
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
[BREAK]
G C G D
G Em D G
[VERSE 2]
G Em
There's two lovers on the machair and they walk down to the sand
D C
Their silhouettes are on the water as they paddle hand in hand.
G Em
And it's a game of sweet surrender when there's nothing left to say
D C
And there are moments to remember once these days are long away.
[CHORUS]
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
[BREAK]
G C G D
G Em D G
[VERSE 3]
*slow*
G Em
So you look out on the ocean see the headlands and the strands
D C
And you wonder what horizons will shape tomorrow's plans
G Em
And through the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the days
D C
Every drink's another reason to let tomorrow sail away.
[CHORUS]
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
[BREAK]
G C G D
G Em D G
[BRIDGE]
*slow*
C G C G
The surging of the ocean, the breakers on the shore
Am C D
The echoes of our bodies, To the lovers’ dream we soar.
[FINAL CHORUS]
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
G C G D
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
G Em D G
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
