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Between Two Islands

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
            E-A-D-G-B-e
Ebmaj9      x-x-1-3-3-1
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[Intro]
|  A| % | % | % |
|  Fmaj7| % |  G| % |  Fmaj7| % |  G|  A|
[Verse]
We Fmaj7sailed in a fishing-boat
BetGween these two shores
   Fmaj7The Island of Lovers
  GAnd the Island of AWhores
[Verse]
Fmaj7You at the helm getting
G6Soaked to the skin
Fmaj7Taking me to Em7places
  E7I'd never Abeen
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Where are you toGnight?
In the Fmaj7clouds or on the Gsea?
 Em7I'm thinking of you Amnow
Do you Fmaj7ever think of Gme?A  
[Interlude]
|  Fmaj7| % |  G| % |  Fmaj7| % |  G|  A|
[Verse]
  Fmaj7In different locations
GTaken by surprise
 Fmaj7I woke up one morning
 GAnd looked in your Aeyes
[Verse]
Fmaj7What were you thinking?
  G6I never knew
 Fmaj7You were the Em7captain
  E7I was the Acrew
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Where are you toGnight?
In the Fmaj7clouds or on the Gsea?
 Em7I'm thinking of you Amnow
Do you Fmaj7ever think of Gme?A  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Where are you toGnight?
In the Fmaj7clouds or on the Gsea
 Em7I'm thinking of you Amnow
Do you Fmaj7ever think of Gme?A  
[Bridge]
  Ebmaj7Catching my Feye
I Ebmaj7wonder what you Fsaw
A Ebmaj9not quite unreFquited lover
Or Ebmaj9just another Cwhore
[Verse]
Fmaj7Safe in our life-jackets
G6Salvaged from the sea...
  Fmaj7Now I'm Em7drowning
E7Won't you rescue Ame?
[Verse]
Fmaj7Where are you toGnight?
In the Fmaj7clouds or on the Gsea
 Em7I'm thinking of you Amnow
Do you Fmaj7ever think of Gme?A  
"I Fmaj7want you and I want you to want me, G6baby
I Fmaj7want you and I want you to want me G6tooA  
I wFmaj7ant you and I want you to want me, G6baby
                                Fmaj7         G6                 A[  Fmaj7]
I want you and I want you to want me too, the way that I want you"
[Outro]
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|  Fmaj7| % |  G|  A|
(repeat and fade)

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Between Two Islands

by Pet Shop Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

Ebmaj7

Ebmaj9

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Ebmaj9 x-x-1-3-3-1

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[Intro]

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Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G A

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[Verse]

Fmaj7

We sailed in a fishing-boat

Between these two shores

Fmaj7

The Island of Lovers

G A

And the Island of Whores

[Verse]

Fmaj7

You at the helm getting

Soaked to the skin

Fmaj7 Em7

Taking me to places

E7 A

I'd never been

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

Where are you tonight?

Fmaj7 G

In the clouds or on the sea?

Em7 Am

I'm thinking of you now

Fmaj7 G A

Do you ever think of me?

[Interlude]

Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G A

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[Verse]

Fmaj7

In different locations

Taken by surprise

Fmaj7

I woke up one morning

G A

And looked in your eyes

[Verse]

Fmaj7

What were you thinking?

I never knew

Fmaj7 Em7

You were the captain

E7 A

I was the crew

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

Where are you tonight?

Fmaj7 G

In the clouds or on the sea?

Em7 Am

I'm thinking of you now

Fmaj7 G A

Do you ever think of me?

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

Where are you tonight?

Fmaj7 G

In the clouds or on the sea

Em7 Am

I'm thinking of you now

Fmaj7 G A

Do you ever think of me?

[Bridge]

Ebmaj7 F

Catching my eye

Ebmaj7 F

I wonder what you saw

Ebmaj9 F

A not quite unrequited lover

Ebmaj9 C

Or just another whore

[Verse]

Fmaj7

Safe in our life-jackets

Salvaged from the sea...

Fmaj7 Em7

Now I'm drowning

E7 A

Won't you rescue me?

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G

Where are you tonight?

Fmaj7 G

In the clouds or on the sea

Em7 Am

I'm thinking of you now

Fmaj7 G A

Do you ever think of me?

Fmaj7 G6

"I want you and I want you to want me, baby

Fmaj7 G6 A

I want you and I want you to want me too

Fmaj7 G6

I want you and I want you to want me, baby

Fmaj7 G6 A Fmaj7

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I want you and I want you to want me too, the way that I want you"

[Outro]

Fmaj7 G

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Fmaj7 G A

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(repeat and fade)

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