f c9
the war was over and the spirit was broken
dm9 ebmaj9 gm7
the hills were smokin´ as the men withdrew
f
we stood on the cliffs
c/g a9
oh, and watched the ships
bb gm7
slowly sinking to their rendezvous
f c9
they signed a treaty and our homes were taken
dm9 ebmaj9
loved ones forsaken
gm7
they didn´t give a damn
f
try´n´ to raise a family
c/g a9
end up the enemy
bb gm7
over what went down on the plains of abraham (-)
f bb
acadian driftwood
gm7 c7
gypsy tail wind
bb/d f/c bb gm7
they call my home the land of snow
f bb gm7 c7
canadian cold front movin´ in
bb/d f/c
what a way to ride
bb dm7/a gm7 c7 f
oh, what a way to go

then some returned to the motherland
the high command had them cast away
and some stayed on to finish what they started
they never parted
they´re just built that way
we had kin livin´ south of the border
they´re a little older and they´ve been around
they wrote a letter life is a whole lot better
so pull up your stakes, children and come on down

fifteen under zero when the day became a threat
my clothes were wet and i was drenched to the bone
been out ice fishing, too much repetition
make a man wanna leave the only home he´s known
sailing out of the gulf headin´ for saint pierre
nothin´ to declare
all we had was gone
broke down along the coast
but what hurt the most
when the people there said
"you better keep movin´ on"

everlasting summer filled with ill-content
this government had us walkin´ in chains
this isn´t my turf
this ain´t my season
can´t think of one good reason to remain
i´ve worked in the sugar fields up from new orleans
it was ever green up until the floods
you could call it an omen
points ya where you´re goin´
set my compass north
i got winter in my blood

acadian driftwood
gypsy tail wind
they call my home the land of snow
canadian cold front movin´ in
what a way to ride
ah, what a way to go

f c7sus4 c7 bb/d gm7
sais tu, a-ca-di-e j´ai le mal du pays
[you know, acadia, i long for the country (i am homesick)]
f c7sus4 c7 bb/d gm7
ta neige, acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
[your snow, acadia, makes tears in the sun (or for the sun)]
f c7sus4 c7 bb/d gm7
j´arrive acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh
[i am arriving acadia (or i am coming acadia)]