Islands chords by
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles

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Key: F# major
Verse 1
A
A

Bm
Bm

A
A

(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Bm
Bm

A
A

Bm
Bm

(Ha ha haa)
D
D

Waiting for the bus stop
Verse 2
A
A

Asus4
Asus4

A
A

Bm
Bm

Waiting for the concrete black top
A
A

Bm
Bm

to settle down
A
A

Long enough for me to get off
E
E

G
G

And get a little ground
(Ha ha haa)
Bm
Bm

D
D

Bm
Bm

I'm ready for the sea change
A
A

Asus4
Asus4

A
A

Bm
Bm

Helpless felt this coming
A
A

Bm
Bm

from a mile away
A
A

And now you're looking at me babe,
E
E

G
G

And how we'll separate if we can
D
D

'Cause I still count on one hand
F#m
F#m

D
D

The number of good men I know
G
G

Verse 3
A
A

It's like I'm standing on the edge
Bm
Bm

with just a telephone wire
D
D

G
G

Trying to get to you first to say
D
D

G
G

A
A

the world's on fire
Bm
Bm

Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
G
G

Because the water will only rise
D
D

A
A

When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Bm
Bm

You must become an island
G
G

(Ha ha haa) you must
D
D

become an island
A
A

(Ha ha haa) you must
Bm
Bm

become an island
G
G

(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself
Bm
Bm

D
D

Bm
Bm

A
A

That's what I am
Verse 4
Bm
Bm

D
D

A
A

Bm
Bm

(Ha ha haa)
Verse 5
Bm
Bm

D
D

A
A

D
D

A
A

You always dirty up the windows
Bm
Bm

If you keep 'em at bay that way
A
A

no one's gonna surprise you
Bm
Bm

By getting too close
D
D

Bm
Bm

A
A

Anybody but me though
E
E

You've made ex
G
G

ceptions to you rules
D
D

And now we're staring down truth
F#m
F#m

Neither one of us wants to know
G
G

Verse 6
A
A

It's like I'm standing on the edge with
Bm
Bm

A
A

Bm
Bm

just a telephone wire
G
G

Trying to get to you first to say
D
D

G
G

A
A

the world's on fire
D
D

Holding my breath until I
Bm
Bm

know you're alright
G
G

Because the water will only rise
D
D

A
A

When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Bm
Bm

You must become an island
G
G

(Ha ha haa) you must
D
D

become an island
A
A

(Ha ha haa) you must become
Bm
Bm

an island
G
G

(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself the
D
D

A
A

Bm
Bm

horizon is all we have
G
G

D
D

See for yourself the horizon is
A
A

all we have
Interlude 1
A
A

Bm
Bm

G
G

Verse 7
A
A

(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 8
A
A

Bm
Bm

Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
Because the water will only rise

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