Key: F# major
Verse 1
D
Em
D
(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Em
D
Em
(Ha ha haa)
G
Waiting for the bus stop
Verse 2
D
Dsus4
D
Em
Waiting for the concrete black top
D
Em
to settle down
D
Long enough for me to get off
A
C
And get a little ground
(Ha ha haa)
Em
G
Em
I'm ready for the sea change
D
Dsus4
D
Em
Helpless felt this coming
D
Em
from a mile away
D
And now you're looking at me babe,
A
C
And how we'll separate if we can
G
'Cause I still count on one hand
Bm
G
The number of good men I know
C
Verse 3
D
It's like I'm standing on the edge
Em
with just a telephone wire
G
C
Trying to get to you first to say
G
C
D
the world's on fire
Em
Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
C
Because the water will only rise
G
D
When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Em
You must become an island
C
(Ha ha haa) you must
G
become an island
D
(Ha ha haa) you must
Em
become an island
C
(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself
Em
G
Em
D
That's what I am
Verse 4
Em
G
D
Em
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 5
Em
G
D
G
D
You always dirty up the windows
Em
If you keep 'em at bay that way
D
no one's gonna surprise you
Em
By getting too close
G
Em
D
Anybody but me though
A
You've made ex
C
ceptions to you rules
G
And now we're staring down truth
Bm
Neither one of us wants to know
C
Verse 6
D
It's like I'm standing on the edge with
Em
D
Em
just a telephone wire
C
Trying to get to you first to say
G
C
D
the world's on fire
G
Holding my breath until I
Em
know you're alright
C
Because the water will only rise
G
D
When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Em
You must become an island
C
(Ha ha haa) you must
G
become an island
D
(Ha ha haa) you must become
Em
an island
C
(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself the
G
D
Em
horizon is all we have
C
G
See for yourself the horizon is
D
all we have
Interlude 1
D
Em
C
Verse 7
D
(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 8
D
Em
Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
Because the water will only rise
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