Tobacco Island Flogging Molly
by Flogging Molly
from the album Within a Mile of Home
tabbed by Eric Bonkowski
chorus riff:
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------3----3-5-5-3---5-5-3-----| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5---------5-----------| E|--1-3-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------3---3---| A|--5-3-5--3-1---1-------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5---5-----| E|-------------3-----1-3--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--5-5-3----5-5-3~------------------| A|--------5-----------5-3-1-3-5-3-1--| E|-----------------------------------|
And to h[Bb]ell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the s[Gm]ugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the b[Bb]utcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now t[Gm]omorrow chimes of ghostly cr[F]imes
Gm N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island
'T[Gm]was 1659 forgotten now for sure
They d[Bb]ragged us from our homeland
With the musket and their gun
Cr[Gm]omwell and his roundheads
Battered all we know
Sh[Bb]ackled hopes of freedom
We're now but stolen goods
D[F]arken the horizon
Blackened from the sun
This r[Am]otten cage of Bridgetown
Is [C]where I now belong
And to h[Bb]ell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the s[Gm]ugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the b[Bb]utcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now t[Gm]omorrow chimes of ghostly cr[F]imes
Gm N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island
[Gm]Red leg down a peg
Blistered burns the soul
The f[Bb]loggings they're a plenty
But reasons there are none
Our b[Gm]acks belong to landlords
Where branded is there name
P[Bb]aid for with ten shillings
Cheap labor never breaks
The s[F]ilver moon is shinin'
Cools the copper blood
Where the l[Am]ivin' meet the dead
And [C]together dance as one
And to h[Bb]ell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the s[Gm]ugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the b[Bb]utcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now t[Gm]omorrow chimes of ghostly cr[F]imes
Gm N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island
[Bb]Ag-[Gm]ony, will you cl[Bb]eanse this mi[Gm]sery?
For it's ne[Bb]ver again I'll br[Gm]eathe
The air of h[F]ome
From this s[Bb]andy e[Gm]dge
The rolling [Bb]sea breaks my r[Gm]evenge
With each wh[Bb]isper a thousand w[Gm]aves
I hear r[F]oar
I'm coming home
- Instrumental break -
x8
each time break is played, it?s over one chord played in this order:
Gm, F, Gm, F, Gm, F, Gm, Bb (one chord for each time)
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3------------------5-5p3---3-------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1----------5---5-3-1-0-----| E|--3--------------------3------3-------------------3---|
on the 4th and 8th time, this is played as an ending:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1-----3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|--3--------------------3------------------------------1h3--|
D[F]ark is the horizon
Blackened by the sun
This ro[Am]tten cage of Bridgetown
Is wh[C]ere I now belong
And to h[Bb]ell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the s[Gm]ugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the b[Bb]utcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now t[Gm]omorrow chimes of ghostly cr[F]imes
Gm N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island
And to h[Bb]ell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the s[Gm]ugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the b[Bb]utcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now t[Gm]omorrow chimes of ghostly cr[F]imes
Gm N.C.
That haunt Tobacco Island
- final instrumental break, through end ?
no idea how many times it?s played, but it?s basically
alternating these two sections.
PART 1, played twice:
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|--1-------1-------3-1-0-------0-------0-1-------1--------| E|----3-3-3---3-3-3-------1-1-1---1-1-1-----3-3-3---3-3-3--| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|-----------------------1h3--|
after that entire section twice straight through,
then comes PART 2 played three times
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3------------------5-5p3---3-------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1----------5---5-3-1-0-----| E|--3--------------------3------3-------------------3---|
and after the third time through that, play this ENDING
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5p3---3---------------------------------------------| A|-----------5---5p3/1p0---0-1-----3-3-3-3h5p3/1--0-1-0------| E|--3--------------------3------------------------------1h3--|
then go back to part 1 played twice, followed by
part 2 played three times, then the ending.
repeat as needed!
And for any mandolin or violin players,
those few riffs look like this:
intro:
e|-----------------------------1----1--3-3-1---3-3-1------------------| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5----------5--------5-3-5-3-1---1---| D|--3-5---------------------------------------------------------5-----| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------1----1--3-3-1---3-3-1------------------| A|------1--1-3-1--1-3-5--5-3-5----5----------5---------5-3-1-3-5-3-1--| D|--3-5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
first interlude:
e|------3?3p1---1--------------------3-3p1---1------------------------| A|------------5---5-3-1-0---0-1------------5---5-3-1-0----------------| D|---5--------------------5-------5--------------------5--------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------3?3p1---1-----------------------------------------------------| A|------------5---5-3-1-0---0-1---3-3-3-3h5-3/1-0-1-0-----------------| D|---5--------------------5---------------------------3-5-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
second interlude:
e|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-1-------1-------5-3-0-------0-------1-------1---------| D|---5-5-5---5-5-5-------3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5---| G|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3h5-3/1-0-1-0-------| D|----------------------3-5---| G|----------------------------|
*** Remember lots and lots of double picking,
this isn?t note for note, some are double
picked, some are slid past or hammered on or
whatever. this is meant as a guide. also,
because the instrumental stuff as well
as the intro is all played on the
violin/mandolin/accordion, the guitar
stuff is at least 1 octave flat to what
you hear on the actual recording, so make
adjustments as needed, but the notes themselves
are pretty close to correct.
great song
Have fun, email questions or corrections to
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