THE ISLAND chords by Paul Byrom

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D
A
Asus4
Em
F#m
G
Bm
C#m
Dsus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Asus4 
They  (A major)  (Asus4) say
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the  (A major)  (D major) sky's a -leap (A major) in' on a warn (D major) ing
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Those  (A major)  (Asus4) mighty ce (D major) dars bleed
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 (A major) ing in the  (D major) heat
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They're  (A major) showin'  (D major) pictures
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on  (A major) the television  (D major) 
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Wo (A major) men, men,  (D major) 
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Asus4 
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children dying  (A major)  (Asus4) in       the street  (A major)  (D major) 
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F#m 
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An (E minor)  (F sharp minor) d  (G major) we're
still at it in our own place
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Em 
Still trying to  (D major) reach the fu (E minor) ture
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through  (A major) the past  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Still trying to  (G major) carve tomorrow
from a tombstone
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But hey,  (D major) don't listen to me
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Em 
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 (B minor) This  (E minor) wasn't  (D major) meant to
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be no sad  (G major) song
We've heard too much of that before
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 (D major)  (A major) Right  (D major) now I only want to  (A major) be with you
Bm 
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C#m 
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Till the  (B minor) morning dew  (A major) comes  (C sharp minor) fall (A major)  (D major) ing
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I want to take you to the  (G major) island  (D major) 
Em 
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And  (E minor) an even (A major)  (D major) ing
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when the sun  (A major) goes down
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We'll make love  (G major) to the  (A major) sound of
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Dsus4 
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the  (D major) ocean  (Dsus4)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Asus4 
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The  (Asus4) reason matters  (D major) 
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over  (A major) by the market (D major) s
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White (A major) wash slo (D major) gans on  (A major) 
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the shipyard wall (D major) s
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Witch  (A major) doctors praying  (D major) for
Asus4 
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 (Asus4)  (A major) a  mighty show (D major) down
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Em 
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No  (A major) way our  (D major) holy flag  (A major) is gonna fall  (E minor)  (D major) 
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Up  (G major) here we sacrifice our children
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Em 
To fear the  (D major) worn out dream (E minor) s
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of yesterday  (D major) 
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And teach them dying  (G major) will
lead you into glory
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But hey,  (D major) don't listen to me,
Em 
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cause  (E minor) this wasn't  (D major) meant
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to be no sad  (G major) song
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I've sung too much of that before  (D major) 
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Right  (A major)  (D major) now I only wanna
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be  (A major) here with you
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D 
Till the  (B minor) morning dew  (A major) comes fall (D major) ing
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I wanna take you to the  (G major) island
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Em 
And trace your footprints in the  (D major) sand  (E minor) 
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Em 
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 (A major) An (E minor)  (D major) d the evening when
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there's  (A major) no one around
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We'll make love  (G major) to the  (A major) sound of the  (D major) ocean  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Em 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
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 (E minor)  (D major)  (G major) 
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Now I know us  (D major) plain folks
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don't  (A major) see all the story  (D major) 
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 (A major) And I know this  (D major) peace and
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love's  (A major) just coming  (D major) out  (A major) 
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And I guess these  (D major) young boys
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dy (A major) ing in the ditches  (D major) 
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Is  (A major) just what  (D major) being free  (A major) is
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all about  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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This  (G major) twisted wreckage
down on my street
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Em 
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Will bring  (D major) us all together  (E minor) in the  (D major) end
Em 
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An (E minor) d  (D major) we'll go  (G major) marching
down the road to freedom
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom