Ears Of Tin

D/F# D C/E C
F C Gm Bb
Dm F G

[Verse 1]
       G    D     Am       
In the last hours of a sunset 
   C
rendezvous
Em            D             
Chill breeze against tide that 
   G          D
carries me from you
      Em       D              Am 
Got a job in a southern city, got
                      C
 some lead-free in my tank
           Em          G      
Now I must whisper goodbye, I'm 
                A5
bound for the mainland

[Chorus 1]
E5            G5   E5 G5       
Island in the city,   cut by a 
A5   E5
cold sea
E5                  G5  
People moving on an ocean, 
   E5             G5    A5 Fmaj7 D5
groundswell of humanity

[Verse 2]
        A          E            
Now the sun breaks through rain 
Bm              D
as I climb Glen Shiel
       F#m                E       
On the trail of those old 
                  A              E
cattlemen who drove their bargain 
south again
           F#m     E           Bm
And in the eyes of those five, 
              D
five sisters of Kintail
          F#m       A             
There's a wink of seduction from 
   B5       A5
the mainland

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[Chorus 2]
E5            G5   E5 G5       
Island in the city,   cut by a 
A5   E5
cold sea
E5                  G5  
People moving on an ocean, 
   E5             G5    A5 Ebsus2
groundswell of humanity
Cm                  Ebsus2     
Storm-lashed on the high-rise, 
Cm              Ebsus2       F    G5
their words are spray to the wind
E5                G5       E5 
Blown like silent laughter,   
G5         A5      Fmaj7 C D5 
falling on ears of tin
Am/D D5 Am/D


[Bridge]
D5                        Am/D
Take my heart and take my brawn
D5
Take by stealth or take by storm
       Gm
Set my brain to cruise
Gm                        Bb
I can see the glow of the suburb 
lights
    F                        
I'm fresh from the out-world, 
 C/G                  D5
singing the mainland blues
    Am/D     D5    Am/D
The mainland blues
D5                            Am/D
There was a girl where I came from
D5                                
Seems like a long time, long time 
Gm
gone by
Gm                  Bb
Wears the west wind in her hair
    F                              
She calls from the hill, yeah, she 
C/G                  D5
calls in my mainland blues
        Am/D     D5    Gm Cm 
Got the mainland blues
Ebsus2 Bb

F                 G     G/B Am 
It's the mainland blues
Am/E G D Am C


[Verse 3]
          A     E    Bm           
There's a coast road that winds to 
 D
heaven's door
        F#m       E         A    
Where a fat ferry floats on muted
        E
 diesel roar
              F#m   E             
And there's a light on the 
  Bm                         D
hillside and there's a flame in her 
eyes
        F#m             A         
But how cold the lights burn on 
  B5       A5
the mainland

[Chorus 2]
E5            G5   E5 G5       
Island in the city,   cut by a 
A5   E5
cold sea
E5                  G5  
People moving on an ocean, 
   E5             G5    A5 Ebsus2
groundswell of humanity
Cm                  Ebsus2     
Storm-lashed on the high-rise, 
Cm              Ebsus2       F    G5
their words are spray to the wind
E5                G5       E5 
Blown like silent laughter,   
G5         A5      Fmaj7
falling on ears of tin
          Em
In my mainland blues