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Fantasy Island

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[Intro]
G   F   Em
G   F   Em
G   F   Em   C
[Verse 1]
CLong in tooth
GOlives and vermouth
I Emdine like an aging Ampilot 
CWhere are they now
GThe money and the crowd
Must I Amreally come bGack dFown
[Pre-Chorus]
CIt's like I nFever was a kid
GThe Fbig math just wasted youth Con me
CMaking impFressions like I did
Your Ffriends never thought that much Cof me
[Chorus]
CAnd now I want to fGold
Into something eClse
An origami pGlane
To a distant iCsland 
And I don't want to Fshow you my fCeelings
I don't want to Fforce you to Gdeal
I just want to cFrash through the cCeiling
Before it gets too rGealF  G  F  C  
[Verse 2]
CAll my life 
GCompromise on Emwings of resigAmnation
CBig grey eyes sGtaring from the sky
Am I Amhumble enoGugh nFow?
[Pre-Chorus]
CI've always Fhad something to hide
GMy sFkinny arms, my evil intCentions
CAnd back at school hitting the fFire alarmsG  
FDesperately wanting attCention
[Chorus]
CWell I was just a Gboy
Out there on my oCwn
Wishing I could fGly
Fantasy iCsland
And I don't want to Fshow you my fCeelings
I don't want to Fbore you to dGeath
I just want to cFrash through the cCeiling
Get it off my cGhestF  G  F  C  
[Break]
C   G   Em   Am
C   G   Am   F
[Pre-Chorus]
CIt's like I nFever was a kid
GThe Fbig math just wasted youth Con me
CMaking impFressions like I did
Your Ffriends never thought that much Cof me
[Chorus]
CWell I was just a Gboy
Out there on my oCwn
Wishing I could fGly
Fantasy iCsland
And I don't want to Fshow you my fCeelings
I don't want to Fforce you to Gdeal
I just want to cFrash through the cCeiling
Before it gets too rGealF  
GBefore it gets too realF  
GBefore it gets too real F  
GRealF  
[Outro]
G  F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G

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Fantasy Island

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F Em

G F Em C

[Verse 1]

Long in tooth

Olives and vermouth

Em Am

I dine like an aging pilot

Where are they now

The money and the crowd

Am G F

Must I really come back down

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

It's like I never was a kid

G F C

The big math just wasted youth on me

C F

Making impressions like I did

F C

Your friends never thought that much of me

[Chorus]

C G

And now I want to fold

Into something else

An origami plane

To a distant island

F C

And I don't want to show you my feelings

F G

I don't want to force you to deal

F C

I just want to crash through the ceiling

G F G F C

Before it gets too real

[Verse 2]

All my life

G Em Am

Compromise on wings of resignation

C G

Big grey eyes staring from the sky

Am G F

Am I humble enough now?

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

I've always had something to hide

G F C

My skinny arms, my evil intentions

C F G

And back at school hitting the fire alarms

F C

Desperately wanting attention

[Chorus]

C G

Well I was just a boy

Out there on my own

Wishing I could fly

Fantasy island

F C

And I don't want to show you my feelings

F G

I don't want to bore you to death

F C

I just want to crash through the ceiling

G F G F C

Get it off my chest

[Break]

C G Em Am

C G Am F

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

It's like I never was a kid

G F C

The big math just wasted youth on me

C F

Making impressions like I did

F C

Your friends never thought that much of me

[Chorus]

C G

Well I was just a boy

Out there on my own

Wishing I could fly

Fantasy island

F C

And I don't want to show you my feelings

F G

I don't want to force you to deal

F C

I just want to crash through the ceiling

G F

Before it gets too real

G F

Before it gets too real

G F

Before it gets too real

G F

Real

[Outro]

G F G F G F G F G

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