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Desert Island

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[Verse Lead]
e|-------------------------3----2-----|
b|---3------2-3-2-3------3----3-------|
g|-----2------------0-----------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[Verse]
DI'll Abe the Gmadness that Dcarries Ayou Gaway
DI'll Abe the Gsadness to Dlight your Adarkest Gday
DI'll Abe the Gdesert island Dwhere you Acan be Gfree
DI'll Abe the Gvulture you Dcan Acatch and Geat
[Chorus Lead]
e|---2-2-2-2---3-3---0-0-0-0---3-3-----|
b|---3-3-3-3---3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-----|
g|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Chorus Synth Riff]
e|-------------------10-9--------------|
b|------------7-8-10-------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------10-9------10------|
b|------------7-8-10-------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Desert Disland G   A   Glove is all aDroundG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gwhere you can laugh alDoudG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Geverywhere's a DbeachG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gthat's what I wanna bDe.G  A  G  
[Verse]
DWe'll Adevelop Gmuscles from Dcracking AcocoGnuts
DLet our Aclothing Gdrop off Dfeel each Aother's Gbutts
DStart a Abetter Gcountry Dwhere we can Aget things Gdone
DMake a Afortune Gturning Dsand to AsiliGcon
[Chorus]
Desert Disland G   A   Glove is all aDroundG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gwhere you can laugh alDoudG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Geverywhere's a DbeachG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gthat's what I wanna bDe.G  A  G  
[Bridge Lead]
e|---3-3-3-3---2-2-2---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
b|---3-3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
g|-------------------------------2-2-2---| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
b|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
g|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
GWhile we're Dstill Aholding on Gcounting Ddays unAtil we're gone
GCan we sDpend some Atime alone Gin our Dfree love Azone
[Chorus]
Desert Disland G   A   Glove is all aDroundG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gwhere you can laugh alDoudG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Geverywhere's a DbeachG  A  G  
Desert Disland G   A   Gthat's what I wanna bDe.G  A  G  
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