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Island

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[Intro]
G#  Cm     F  Bb
G#  Cm     F  Bb
G#[Verse 1]
CmThese weeks cast shadows on mG#eBb  G#  
CmA few disguises mG#aybeBb  G#  
CmHow lines begin to blur beneath my G#gazeBb  G#  
CmOne dream within another, it’G#s all a dream to meBb  
[Chorus 1]
And I doEbn’t know anymoreBb  
Will you telEbl me what you’re looBbking for
You’ve mCmagnified a thousaGmnd times
But the Fpiece is missing by Bbdesign
[Verse 2]
CmA shadow fell on me tG#odayBb  G#  
CmIt paralyzed my tongue eclipsed G#my brainBb  
[Chorus 2]
And I doEbn’t know anymoreBb  
Will you telEbl me what you’re looBbking for
You’ve dug Cmfor us a dozen Gmholes
To harFness what you can’Bbt control
Eb      Bb
Eb      Bb
Cm      Gm
F       Bb
Bb              D   Eb
Bb(go all out)D  Eb  
Bb              D   Eb
Bb
F  Eb           F   Dm       Bb
F  Eb           F   Dm       Bb
G#
Cm              G#      Bb              G#
Cm              G#      Bb              G#
Cm              G#      Bb              G#
Cm[Chorus 3]G#  Bb  
You’ve gotEbta let me inBb  
EbYeah you’ve gotta let mBbe know
If wCme could never let Gmit go
How coulFd I ever say Bbhello
If I Ebhad known what I founBbd out today
I wEbould have washed my hands aBbnd walked away
For now CmI’m in the lion’Gms den
FTonight I’ll breathe fresh air Bbagain — oh, oh ——— Woo!
[Outro]
Bb              D   Eb
Bb(go all out)D  Eb  
Bb              D   Eb
Bb

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Island

by Surfer Blood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G# Cm F Bb

[Verse 1]

Cm G# Bb G#

These weeks cast shadows on me

Cm G# Bb G#

A few disguises maybe

Cm G# Bb G#

How lines begin to blur beneath my gaze

Cm G# Bb

One dream within another, it’s all a dream to me

[Chorus 1]

Eb Bb

And I don’t know anymore

Eb Bb

Will you tell me what you’re looking for

Cm Gm

You’ve magnified a thousand times

F Bb

But the piece is missing by design

[Verse 2]

Cm G# Bb G#

A shadow fell on me today

Cm G# Bb

It paralyzed my tongue eclipsed my brain

[Chorus 2]

Eb Bb

And I don’t know anymore

Eb Bb

Will you tell me what you’re looking for

Cm Gm

You’ve dug for us a dozen holes

F Bb

To harness what you can’t control

Eb Bb

Cm Gm

F Bb

Bb D Eb

(go all out)

Bb D Eb

F Eb F Dm Bb

Cm G# Bb G#

Cm G# Bb

[Chorus 3]

Eb Bb

You’ve gotta let me in

Eb Bb

Yeah you’ve gotta let me know

Cm Gm

If we could never let it go

F Bb

How could I ever say hello

Eb Bb

If I had known what I found out today

Eb Bb

I would have washed my hands and walked away

Cm Gm

For now I’m in the lion’s den

F Bb

Tonight I’ll breathe fresh air again — oh, oh ——— Woo!

[Outro]

Bb D Eb

(go all out)

Bb D Eb

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