The Band – Acadian Driftwood (v4)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: 3th fret Tuning: D A D F# A D (Open D)
Transpose
D/A
xxx1x2
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D
xxx1x2
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Asus4
xxx2x1
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Aadd4
xxx231
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G/B
x2x13x
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Em7
23x14x
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A6
xx1x42
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A
xx23
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Bm
x1xx2x
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Csus2
x3x14x
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A/E
324
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F#
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D/F#
2xx1xx
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shapes for DADF#AD
D: 000000
Asus4: 002350
Aadd4: 002340
G/B: 020120
Em7: 220120
A6: X02304
A: X02302
Bm: X20020
Csus2: X30130
A/E: 202302
F#: 444444
D/A: X00020
D/A*: X00000
D/F#: 400000
Note: The G/B in the verse and chorus is really just a regular root inversion G,
it's just easier to play this way. The outro and post chorus G/B is really a G/B
[Intro]
e|------------------0-|
B|------------------0-|
G|------------------0-|
D|----1-------------0-|
A|-0h20-0h20--------0-|
E|-0-----------2b30-0-|
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
The war was over and the spirit was broken,
Bm Csus2 Em7
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew.
D A/E F#
We stood on the cliffs, Oh, and watched the ships,
G/B Em7
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous.
[Verse]
D A6 A
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken,
Bm Csus2 Em7
Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damn.
D A/E F#
Tryin' to raise a family, end up the enemy,
G/B Em7
Over what went down on the Plains of Abraham.
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Then some returned to the Motherland,
Bm Csus2 Em7
The High Command had them cast away.
D A/E F#
And some stayed on to finish what they started,
G/B Em7
They never parted, they're just built that way.
[Verse]
D A6 A
We had kin livin' south of the border,
Bm Csus2 Em7
They're a little older and they've been around.
D A/E F#
They wrote a letter "life is a whole lot better
G/B Em7
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down".
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat,
Bm Csus2 Em7
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone.
D A/E F#
Been out ice fishing, mhmm, too much repetition,
G/B Em7
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known.
[Verse]
D A6 A
Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre,
Bm Csus2 Em7
Nothin' to declare, all we had was gone.
D A/E F#
Broke down along the coast, oh, but what hurt the most
G/B Em7
When the people there said "You'd better keep movin' on"
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Everlasting summer filled with ill content,
Bm Csus2 Em7
This government had us walkin' in chains.
D A/E F#
This isn't my turf, this ain't my season,
G/B Em7
Can't think of one good reason to remain.
[Verse]
D A6 A
We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans,
Bm Csus2 Em7
It was ever green up until the floods.
D A/E F#
You could call it an omen, points ya where you're goin',
G/B Em7
Set my compass North, I got winter in my blood.
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Outro]
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays,
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
Ta neige, Acadi-e, fait des larmes au solei.
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
J'arrive Acadi-e, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh...
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
************************************
D: 000000
Asus4: 002350
Aadd4: 002340
G/B: 020120
Em7: 220120
A6: X02304
A: X02302
Bm: X20020
Csus2: X30130
A/E: 202302
F#: 444444
D/A: X00020
D/A*: X00000
D/F#: 400000
Note: The G/B in the verse and chorus is really just a regular root inversion G,
it's just easier to play this way. The outro and post chorus G/B is really a G/B
[Intro]
e|------------------0-|
B|------------------0-|
G|------------------0-|
D|----1-------------0-|
A|-0h20-0h20--------0-|
E|-0-----------2b30-0-|
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
The war was over and the spirit was broken,
Bm Csus2 Em7
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew.
D A/E F#
We stood on the cliffs, Oh, and watched the ships,
G/B Em7
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous.
[Verse]
D A6 A
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken,
Bm Csus2 Em7
Loved ones forsaken, they didn't give a damn.
D A/E F#
Tryin' to raise a family, end up the enemy,
G/B Em7
Over what went down on the Plains of Abraham.
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Then some returned to the Motherland,
Bm Csus2 Em7
The High Command had them cast away.
D A/E F#
And some stayed on to finish what they started,
G/B Em7
They never parted, they're just built that way.
[Verse]
D A6 A
We had kin livin' south of the border,
Bm Csus2 Em7
They're a little older and they've been around.
D A/E F#
They wrote a letter "life is a whole lot better
G/B Em7
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down".
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat,
Bm Csus2 Em7
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone.
D A/E F#
Been out ice fishing, mhmm, too much repetition,
G/B Em7
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known.
[Verse]
D A6 A
Sailing out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre,
Bm Csus2 Em7
Nothin' to declare, all we had was gone.
D A/E F#
Broke down along the coast, oh, but what hurt the most
G/B Em7
When the people there said "You'd better keep movin' on"
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Post-Chorus]
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
|D Asus4 Aadd4|G/B Em7 |
[Verse]
D A6 A
Everlasting summer filled with ill content,
Bm Csus2 Em7
This government had us walkin' in chains.
D A/E F#
This isn't my turf, this ain't my season,
G/B Em7
Can't think of one good reason to remain.
[Verse]
D A6 A
We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans,
Bm Csus2 Em7
It was ever green up until the floods.
D A/E F#
You could call it an omen, points ya where you're goin',
G/B Em7
Set my compass North, I got winter in my blood.
[Chorus]
D G/B Em7 A
Acadian driftwood, gypsy tailwind,
Bm D/A G/B Em7
They call my home the land of snow.
D G/B Em7 A
Canadian cold front, movin' in,
Bm D/A* G/B D/F# Em7 D
What a way to ride, oh what a way to go.
[Outro]
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
Sais tu, A-ca-di-e j'ai le mal du pays,
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
Ta neige, Acadi-e, fait des larmes au solei.
D Asus4 Aadd4 G/B Em7
J'arrive Acadi-e, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh...
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
************************************