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Verse 1
(A minor) I walk down to the town
among (F major) st the people (C major) I belong
(G major) Through (A minor) the park and pas (F major) t the shops
I look (C major) at everyone
(G major) No (A minor) one's smiling,
they're (F major) far too busy com
plaining (C major) at be (G major) st
The (A minor) kids are looking tough,
(F major) the boys are loud,
(C major) the girls underdressed
(G major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (C major)
(G major)
New (A minor) Year's Day homebound
(F major) with archway sta (C major) tion in my sight (G major)
Hooded (A minor) men on bikes
(F major) with vast cocaine (C major) effects in their eye (G major) s
Give (A minor) me all your money
(F major) or I'll stab (C major) you in the chest
(G major) It's (A minor) not your fault, just bad (F major) timing,
there's no (C major) police or no arrest (G major) s
Take me away (C major) from the (D major) siren that I (E minor) love
Cos I can (C major) 't stand it (D major) no more (E minor)
Just save me a (C major) breath (D major) (E minor)
Yeah, I can (C major) 't stand it (D major) no more (E minor)
Shopping (A minor) centre, el (F major) evator
That (C major) I do not share
(G major) Lack (A minor) of love and in (F major) terest
Cigarette (C major) smell in the air (G major)
Daddy, (A minor) where does
money (F major) come from,
(C major) darling, I don't know
(G major) Just (A minor) sign on and (F major) piss away
your life (C major) like everyone
(G major) Take me away (C major) from this (D major) is land that I (E minor) love
Cos I can (C major) 't stand it (D major) no more (E minor)
Just take me away (C major) (D major) (E minor)
Yeah, could (C major) stand it (D major) no more (E minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
(C major) (D major) (E minor) (C major) (D major)
(E minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
Old man (A minor) in a wheel (F major) chair
collects money (C major) for the life (G major) boats
Says (A minor) he can't afford (F major) the heating
and (C major) sleeps in a coat
(E minor) A (A minor) single mum works two
(F major) jobs night and day,
(C major) she always grinds (G major)
Just (A minor) so (F major) that her kids can
have some presents
(C major) Christmas time
(G major) A (A minor) fire breaks out in a (F major) semi
-detached house,
(C major) everyone's out (G major) side
Except (A minor) for the (F major) child who
knocks the candle
an (C major) d calls the haunt to (G major) light
The (A minor) father breaks free
from the (F major) haunting fire
and storm (C major) s the house
that's black (G major)
We (A minor) nev er leave anyone (F major) be hind,
he says (C major) when he comes back (G major)
It's worth stay (C major) ing silent (D major) that I (E minor) love
Till I can (C major) 't see this (D major) no more (E minor)
It's why I stay, (C major)
(D major) till (E minor) I can (C major) 't see this (D major) no more (E minor)
It's why I stay (C major) in this (D major) is land that I (E minor) love
Till I can (C major) 't see this (D major) no more (E minor)
It's why I'm (C major) strong, (D major) brave man (E minor)
This is (C major) land's my home (D major) forevermore
Island
Ben McKelvey
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