Capo 3rd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Old Ellis Island was swarming,
Like a scene from a costume ball,
Decked out in the colors of Europe,
On fire with the hope of it all,
There my father's own father stood huddled
With the tired and the hungry and scared,
The turn of the century pilgrims,
Bound by the dream that they shared 2 3 1 2
They were standing in line just like cattle,
They were poked and sorted and shoved;
Some were one desk away from sweet freedom;
Some were torn from someone they loved.
Through this sprawling tower of Babel
Came a young man confused and a-lone
De-termined and bound for America;
Carrying every-thing that he owned 2 3 1 2
Chorus
Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
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Now he rocks and he stares out the window
But his eyes are still just as clear
As the day he sailed into the harbor
To land on the island of tears
My grandfather's days they are numbered
But I won't let his memory die
For he gave me the gift of this country
And the look in his immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2
Chorus
Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
Some-times when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings in-side
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes
'Don't take it for granted' say Grandfather's immigrant eyes 2 3 1 2 3
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