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I Will Live On Islands

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[Intro]
G C D G
G C Cm G
G C D G
G C Cm G
[Verse 1]
GI used to work the Cdiscos, I Dused to work the Gdoor
Until I was conCvicted of a Cmcrime I did not Gscore
Someone stole some Cdiamonds, he Dlooked a lot like Gme
So I serve my Csentence and Cmsoon I will be Gfree
So I serve my Csentence and Cmsoon I will be Gfree
[Break]
Am G C D G
Am G C D G
[Verse 2]
GMy girl lives on the Coutside, my Dboy he just turned Gfour
I see them on the Cweekends, I Cmwish I could do Gmore
In three years and Csix days Dall this will be Gdone
I will live on Cislands and CmI will see the Gsun
I will live on Cislands and CmI will see the Gsun
[Chorus]
(I'm) Amdreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of my life on the GoutsideC  D  G  
AmTake it all, take it all, take it all, take me DawayC  Bm  Am  
DI wanna Csee some Bmgreen get me Amout of this Gplace
[Break]
  C D G
G C Cm G
G C D G
G C Cm    Eb
[Chorus]
(I'm) Amdreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of my life on the GoutsideC  D  G  
AmTake it all, take it all, take it all, take me DawayC  Bm  Am  
DI wanna Csee some BmgreenAm  
DI wanna Cbe set Bmfree,  let me Amout of this GplaceC  D  G  
G C Cm G
[Outro]
(I'll) send you postcards, CboyD  G  
I will live on Cislands and CmI will see the Gsun
I will live on Cislands and CmI will see ..... the Gsun

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I Will Live On Islands

by Josh Rouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G

G C Cm G

G C D G

G C Cm G

[Verse 1]

G C D G

I used to work the discos, I used to work the door

C Cm G

Until I was convicted of a crime I did not score

C D G

Someone stole some diamonds, he looked a lot like me

C Cm G

So I serve my sentence and soon I will be free

C Cm G

So I serve my sentence and soon I will be free

[Break]

Am G C D G

[Verse 2]

G C D G

My girl lives on the outside, my boy he just turned four

C Cm G

I see them on the weekends, I wish I could do more

C D G

In three years and six days all this will be done

C Cm G

I will live on islands and I will see the sun

C Cm G

I will live on islands and I will see the sun

[Chorus]

Am G C D G

(I'm) dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of my life on the outside

Am D C Bm Am

Take it all, take it all, take it all, take me away

D C Bm Am G

I wanna see some green get me out of this place

[Break]

C D G

G C Cm G

G C D G

G C Cm Eb

[Chorus]

Am G C D G

(I'm) dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of, dreaming of my life on the outside

Am D C Bm Am

Take it all, take it all, take it all, take me away

D C Bm Am

I wanna see some green

D C Bm Am G C D G

I wanna be set free, let me out of this place

G C Cm G

[Outro]

C D G

(I'll) send you postcards, boy

C Cm G

I will live on islands and I will see the sun

C Cm G

I will live on islands and I will see ..... the sun

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