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capo 3
INTRO-  A   Emx3
Verse-1
If the sAun is to set
To leave us dEmark with regret
I will woArk up the strength
To pull our eaEmrth back round again
And if the oceAan should freeze
Before we've sEmailed all the seas
I will dArop to my knees
Until PoEmseidon agrees
chorus
CWe could buGild an island
DYou and I could Cswim beside
CWhere we could Gride the tides
EmUntil we fall asleep at night
[x2]
oohhhhh  A  Em  
Verse-2
If you get sAcared of the space
Between nEmow and those days
Then I will tAake you away
Somewhere fEmear has no place
We'd make aAshes of our clothes
And grow a gEmarden out of those
And watch the wAater as it rose
To bring the oceEman to our toes
chorus
CWe could buGild an island
DYou and I could Cswim beside
CWhere we could Gride the tides
EmUntil we fall asleep at night
[x2]
BRIDGE
GIt's true
DDistance just makes my heart grow for yAou
ADnd everything I Emwant for us to Gdo
TDo build an island between me and Cyou
BEmuild an island between me and yCou
ooohhhh  G   A   C  Em  
Chorus 
CWe could buGild an island
DYou and I could Cswim beside
CWhere we could Gride the tides
EmUntil we fall asleep at night
CWe could buGild an island
DYou and I could Cswim beside
CWhere we could Gride the tides
EmUntil we fall asleep at night
[x2]
outro
CWe could buGild an island
CWhere we could Gride the tides
oCh,We could Gbuild an island
EmUntil we fall asleep at Anight...

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Islands

by Hey Ocean!

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo 3

A Em

INTRO- x3

Verse-1

If the sun is to set

To leave us dark with regret

I will work up the strength

To pull our earth back round again

And if the ocean should freeze

Before we've sailed all the seas

I will drop to my knees

Until Poseidon agrees

chorus

C G

We could build an island

D C

You and I could swim beside

C G

Where we could ride the tides

Until we fall asleep at night

[x2]

A Em

oohhhhh

Verse-2

If you get scared of the space

Between now and those days

Then I will take you away

Somewhere fear has no place

We'd make ashes of our clothes

And grow a garden out of those

And watch the water as it rose

To bring the ocean to our toes

chorus

C G

We could build an island

D C

You and I could swim beside

C G

Where we could ride the tides

Until we fall asleep at night

[x2]

BRIDGE

It's true

D A

Distance just makes my heart grow for you

D Em G

And everything I want for us to do

D C

To build an island between me and you

Em C

Build an island between me and you

G A C Em

ooohhhh

Chorus

C G

We could build an island

D C

You and I could swim beside

C G

Where we could ride the tides

Until we fall asleep at night

C G

We could build an island

D C

You and I could swim beside

C G

Where we could ride the tides

Until we fall asleep at night

[x2]

outro

C G

We could build an island

C G

Where we could ride the tides

C G

oh,We could build an island

Em A

Until we fall asleep at night...

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