Key: F# major
Verse 1
F
Gm
F
(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Gm
F
Gm
(Ha ha haa)
Bb
Waiting for the bus stop
Verse 2
F
Fsus4
F
Gm
Waiting for the concrete black top
F
Gm
to settle down
F
Long enough for me to get off
C
Eb
And get a little ground
(Ha ha haa)
Gm
Bb
Gm
I'm ready for the sea change
F
Fsus4
F
Gm
Helpless felt this coming
F
Gm
from a mile away
F
And now you're looking at me babe,
C
Eb
And how we'll separate if we can
Bb
'Cause I still count on one hand
Dm
Bb
The number of good men I know
Eb
Verse 3
F
It's like I'm standing on the edge
Gm
with just a telephone wire
Bb
Eb
Trying to get to you first to say
Bb
Eb
F
the world's on fire
Gm
Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
Eb
Because the water will only rise
Bb
F
When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Gm
You must become an island
Eb
(Ha ha haa) you must
Bb
become an island
F
(Ha ha haa) you must
Gm
become an island
Eb
(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself
Gm
Bb
Gm
F
That's what I am
Verse 4
Gm
Bb
F
Gm
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 5
Gm
Bb
F
Bb
F
You always dirty up the win dows
Gm
If you keep 'em at bay that way
F
no one's gonna surprise you
Gm
By getting too close
Bb
Gm
F
Anybody but me though
C
You've made ex
Eb
ceptions to you rules
Bb
And now we're staring down truth
Dm
Neither one of us wants to know
Eb
Verse 6
F
It's like I'm standing on the edge with
Gm
F
Gm
just a telephone wire
Eb
Trying to get to you first to say
Bb
Eb
F
the world's on fire
Bb
Holding my breath until I
Gm
know you're alright
Eb
Because the water will only rise
Bb
F
When will you realize (ha ha haa)
Gm
You must become an island
Eb
(Ha ha haa) you must
Bb
become an island
F
(Ha ha haa) you must become
Gm
an island
Eb
(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself the
Bb
F
Gm
horizon is all we have
Eb
Bb
See for yourself the horizon is
F
all we have
Interlude 1
F
Gm
Eb
Verse 7
F
(Ha ha haa)
(Ha ha haa)
Verse 8
F
Gm
Holding my breath until I know
you're alright
Because the water will only rise
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