THE ISLAND chords by
Paul Byrom
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Key: F major
Intro 1
D
D

A
A

D
D

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A

D
D

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A

Asus4
Asus4

A
A

D
D

Verse 1
A
A

Asus4
Asus4

They say
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A

D
D

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A

D
D

the sky's a -leapin' on a warning
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A

Asus4
Asus4

D
D

Those mighty ce dars bleed
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A

D
D

ing in the heat
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A

D
D

They're showin' pictures
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A

D
D

on the television
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A

D
D

Women, men,
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Asus4
Asus4

A
A

D
D

children dying in the street
Em
Em

F#m
F#m

G
G

An d we're
still at it in our own place
D
D

Em
Em

Still trying to reach the future
A
A

D
D

A
A

through the past
D
D

G
G

Still trying to carve tomorrow
from a tombstone
D
D

But hey, don't listen to me
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

D
D

This wasn't meant to
G
G

be no sad song
We've heard too much of that before
D
D

A
A

D
D

A
A

Right now I only want to be with you
Bm
Bm

A
A

C#m
C#m

A
A

D
D

Till the morning dew comes falling
G
G

D
D

I want to take you to the island
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

And an evening
A
A

when the sun goes down
G
G

A
A

We'll make love to the sound of
D
D

Dsus4
Dsus4

D
D

A
A

D
D

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A

D
D

the ocean
Asus4
Asus4

D
D

The reason matters
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A

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D

over by the markets
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A

D
D

A
A

Whitewash slogans on
D
D

the shipyard walls
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A

D
D

Witch doctors praying for
Asus4
Asus4

A
A

D
D

a mighty showdown
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A

D
D

A
A

Em
Em

D
D

No way our holy flag is gonna fall
G
G

Up here we sacrifice our children
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D

Em
Em

To fear the worn out dreams
D
D

of yesterday
G
G

And teach them dying will
lead you into glory
D
D

But hey, don't listen to me,
Em
Em

D
D

cause this wasn't meant
G
G

to be no sad song
D
D

I've sung too much of that before
A
A

D
D

Right now I only wanna
A
A

be here with you
Bm
Bm

A
A

D
D

Till the morning dew comes falling
G
G

I wanna take you to the island
D
D

Em
Em

And trace your footprints in the sand
A
A

Em
Em

D
D

An d the evening when
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A

there's no one around
G
G

A
A

D
D

G
G

D
D

A
A

D
D

A
A

We'll make love to the sound of the ocean
D
D

A
A

D
D

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D
D

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D
D

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D
D

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D
D

Em
Em

D
D

G
G

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A

D
D

Em
Em

D
D

G
G

D
D

Now I know us plain folks
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A

D
D

don't see all the story
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A

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D

And I know this peace and
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A

D
D

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A

love's just coming out
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D

And I guess these young boys
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A

D
D

dying in the ditches
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A

D
D

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A

Is just what being free is
D
D

A
A

D
D

Em
Em

D
D

all about
G
G

This twisted wreckage
down on my street
D
D

Em
Em

D
D

Will bring us all together in the end
Em
Em

D
D

G
G

An d we'll go marching
down the road to freedom
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom

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