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[Intro]
C  G  Am    C  G  D
C  G  Am    C  G  F
[Verse]
Oh, our Clove is never GeasyAm  
It's almost Calways out of Gyour wayD  
It's not the Cpath of least reGsistanceAm  
It's not some Cwords you Gget to Fsay
[Chorus]
It's a stream running up a GmounAmtain
It's a Fwave rolling Gout from the Amshore
I Fwish I could say
I never Gfelt that way beAmfore
[Verse]
I Chave a friend who's GlonelyAm  
She is Cchasing after Gher dreamsD  
And she Cis the one and GonlyAm  
One who Cknows how Ghard it will Fbe
[Chorus]
There's treasure on her GisAmland
FBuried in this Gcity of Amnews
I Fwish I could say
We didn't Ghave that much to Amlose
[Interlude]
Woah-Foh, Woah-Goh, Woah-AmohF  G  Am  
[Verse]
Yeah, and Cone friend tried to Gend itAm  
He could Cnot see the Ggood in his Flife
In his mirror or his GpoAmcket
And his Fhopes had come Gdown like a Amknife
[Chorus]
It's a stream running up a GmounAmtain
It's a Fwave rolling Gout from the Amshore
I Fwish I could say
I never Gfelt that way beAmfore
[Chorus]
There's Ftreasure on these GisAmlands
FBuried in this Gcity of Amdues
I Fwish I could say
We didn't Ghave that much to Amlose
[Chorus]
Oh, there's Ftreasure on these GisAmlands
FBuried in this Gcity of Amdues
I Fwish I could say
We didn't Ghave that much to Amlose
[Interlude]
Woah-Foh, Woah-Goh, Woah-Amoh
[Outro]
F  G  Am    F  G  Am    F  G  Am

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Treasure Island

by Mary Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am C G D

C G Am C G F

[Verse]

C G Am

Oh, our love is never easy

C G D

It's almost always out of your way

C G Am

It's not the path of least resistance

C G F

It's not some words you get to say

[Chorus]

G Am

It's a stream running up a mountain

F G Am

It's a wave rolling out from the shore

I wish I could say

G Am

I never felt that way before

[Verse]

C G Am

I have a friend who's lonely

C G D

She is chasing after her dreams

C G Am

And she is the one and only

C G F

One who knows how hard it will be

[Chorus]

G Am

There's treasure on her island

F G Am

Buried in this city of news

I wish I could say

G Am

We didn't have that much to lose

[Interlude]

F G Am F G Am

Woah-oh, Woah-oh, Woah-oh

[Verse]

C G Am

Yeah, and one friend tried to end it

C G F

He could not see the good in his life

G Am

In his mirror or his pocket

F G Am

And his hopes had come down like a knife

[Chorus]

G Am

It's a stream running up a mountain

F G Am

It's a wave rolling out from the shore

I wish I could say

G Am

I never felt that way before

[Chorus]

F G Am

There's treasure on these islands

F G Am

Buried in this city of dues

I wish I could say

G Am

We didn't have that much to lose

[Chorus]

F G Am

Oh, there's treasure on these islands

F G Am

Buried in this city of dues

I wish I could say

G Am

We didn't have that much to lose

[Interlude]

F G Am

Woah-oh, Woah-oh, Woah-oh

[Outro]

F G Am F G Am F G Am

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