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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse]
  DmIf you'd say an Coust(?) would be deFvised
I would be there
  DmIf it did, well, Bbwould you be surCprised 
then
[Chorus]
Well
  FThere would be no Cmisland
  FThere is no esDbcape route through the Cmearth
[Verse]
  DmGreeting me all Ctacks(?) and no reFturn, 
I watch it burn
  Dmsorting rocks from Bbashes
and CI would build again
[Chorus]
and
  FI would seek no Cmtrue assistance
  FI would sleep on Dbmy island with Cmdrunken trees
DbMy island to Ebreach you aFgain
[Bridge]
Well then
  AbHow may I Bbfind you
  AbHow have I lost you
  DbMy island to Ebreach you aFgain
[Verse]
  DmStand to touts(?) and Cknow how bridges Ffall
There comes a day
  DmOne can hear them Bbbreak onehundred Cmiles away
[Chorus]
and
Fthere will be no Cmsilence
FThere will be as Dbtension creeks through the Cmair
[Verse]
  Dmsay the words and Csave your world for Fme
I will be glad
  DmIf I am why Bbwill you be surCprised again
[Chorus]
cause
  FI will preach no Cmtrue defiance
  FI will take you to Dbmy island with Cmhouse on stilts
Dbmy island to Ebreach you aFgain
[Bridge]
Well then
  AbHow may I Bbfind you
  AbHow have I lost you
  DbMy island to Ebreach you aFgain
[Outro]
  Bbokay at least an Dmoutpost
  Bbsome distance, people, streets not Dmso close
that's what you Bbtold meCm  Dm  
you Bbsold me    Cm     Dm(there would be no island)
that's what you Bbtold meCm  Dm  
you Bbsold me    Cm     Dm(there would be no island)

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No Island

by Robert Pollard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

Dm C F

If you'd say an oust(?) would be devised

I would be there

Dm Bb C

If it did, well, would you be surprised

then

[Chorus]

Well

F Cm

There would be no island

F Db Cm

There is no escape route through the earth

[Verse]

Dm C F

Greeting me all tacks(?) and no return,

I watch it burn

Dm Bb

sorting rocks from ashes

and I would build again

[Chorus]

and

F Cm

I would seek no true assistance

F Db Cm

I would sleep on my island with drunken trees

Db Eb F

My island to reach you again

[Bridge]

Well then

Ab Bb

How may I find you

How have I lost you

Db Eb F

My island to reach you again

[Verse]

Dm C F

Stand to touts(?) and know how bridges fall

There comes a day

Dm Bb C

One can hear them break onehundred miles away

[Chorus]

and

F Cm

there will be no silence

F Db Cm

There will be as tension creeks through the air

[Verse]

Dm C F

say the words and save your world for me

I will be glad

Dm Bb C

If I am why will you be surprised again

[Chorus]

cause

F Cm

I will preach no true defiance

F Db Cm

I will take you to my island with house on stilts

Db Eb F

my island to reach you again

[Bridge]

Well then

Ab Bb

How may I find you

How have I lost you

Db Eb F

My island to reach you again

[Outro]

Bb Dm

okay at least an outpost

Bb Dm

some distance, people, streets not so close

Bb Cm Dm

that's what you told me

Bb Cm Dm

you sold me (there would be no island)

Bb Cm Dm

that's what you told me

Bb Cm Dm

you sold me (there would be no island)

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