Islands chords by Sara Bareilles
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Verse 1
(A major) (Ha (B minor) (A major) ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha (B minor) (A major) (B minor) haa)
Waiting for the (D major) bus stop
Verse 2
(A major)
(Asus4) (A major) (B minor)
Waiting for the concrete black top
(A major) to settle down (B minor)
Long enough for me to get off (A major)
And get a little (E major) ground (G major)
(Ha ha haa)
I'm (B minor) ready for the sea (D major) change (B minor)
(A major) (Asus4) (A major) (B minor)
Helpless felt this coming
from a mile (A major) away (B minor)
And now you're looking at me babe, (A major)
And how we'll (E major) separate if we can (G major)
'Cause I still count on one (D major) hand
The number (F sharp minor) of good men I know (D major)
(G major)
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Verse 3
It's like I'm stand (A major) ing on the edge
with just a telephone (B minor) wire
Trying to (D major) get (G major) to you first to say
the world's (D major) on fire (G major) (A major)
Holding my breath until I know (B minor)
you're alright
Because the (G major) water will only rise
(D major) When will you real (A major) ize (ha ha haa)
You must become an island (B minor)
(Ha ha (G major) haa) you must
become an island (D major)
(Ha ha (A major) haa) you must
become an is (B minor) land
(Ha ha haa) and see (G major) for yourself
That's what I (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (A major) am
Verse 4
(Ha ha (B minor) (D major) (A major) (B minor) haa)
Verse 5
You always (B minor) dirty up the (D major) windows (A major) (D major) (A major)
If you keep (B minor) 'em at bay that way
no one's gonna sur (A major) prise you
By getting too close (B minor)
Anybody but me (D major) (B minor) though (A major)
You've made ex (E major)
ceptions to you rules (G major)
And now we're staring down truth (D major)
Neither (F sharp minor) one of us wants to know
(G major)
Verse 6
It's like I'm standing (A major) on the edge with
just a telephone (B minor) (A major) wire (B minor)
Trying to get (G major) to you first to say
the world's (D major) on fire (G major) (A major)
Holding my breath un (D major) til I
know (B minor) you're alright
Because the water (G major) will only rise
When (D major) will you real (A major) ize (ha ha haa)
You must become an island (B minor)
(Ha ha (G major) haa) you must
become an island (D major)
(Ha ha (A major) haa) you must become
an is (B minor) land
(Ha ha haa) and see (G major) for yourself the
(D major) horizon is all we have (A major) (B minor)
See (G major) for yourself the (D major) horizon is
all we (A major) have
Interlude 1
(A major) (B minor) (G major)
Verse 7
(Ha (A major) ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 8
Holding my (A major) breath until I know (B minor)
you're alright
Because the water will only rise
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