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Capo 5
[Verse 1]
DmFive days
Am7Underwater
GmNear your island
AmOff the coast
GmI know
DmFive ways
You were my loverAm7  
IncantatGmions
Of the tidAme
In rAm7hyme
[Verse 2]
BbOh, out in the glow AmI'll find you waitingF  
BbOh, has it been so loAmng now, IGm  
BbOh, I thought you knew thAmat I'd be comingF  
BbThe way you move, a foreigDmn groove, at nightGm  
GmI could Am7never Am  
GmI could Am7never hAmold you
[Verse 3]
BbWatch it rise and where you hide your pearlAm  
BbFeel the tide low where you cast those sAmtones yoAm7u wearAm  
AmWhen no one's home, Gmdo they feel cold Fon your bonesGm  
GmAll the years I've missed your warmth,F  
GmHave you missed my warmth?F  
BbOn your islFand

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Islands

by Young the Giant

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Capo 5

[Verse 1]

Five days

Am7

Underwater

Near your island

Off the coast

I know

Five ways

Am7

You were my lover

Incantations

Of the tide

Am7

In rhyme

[Verse 2]

Bb Am F

Oh, out in the glow I'll find you waiting

Bb Am Gm

Oh, has it been so long now, I

Bb Am F

Oh, I thought you knew that I'd be coming

Bb Dm Gm

The way you move, a foreign groove, at night

Gm Am7 Am

I could never

Gm Am7 Am

I could never hold you

[Verse 3]

Bb Am

Watch it rise and where you hide your pearl

Bb Am Am7 Am

Feel the tide low where you cast those stones you wear

Am Gm F Gm

When no one's home, do they feel cold on your bones

Gm F

All the years I've missed your warmth,

Gm F

Have you missed my warmth?

Bb F

On your island

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