Islands chords by Sara Bareilles

Chords with lyrics

Islands by Sara Bareilles
Album: The Blessed Unrest
Track 11
2013


Half Step Down Tuning


Chords:

Em:   x22000
G:    320003 or 320033
D:    xx0232
A:    x02220
C:    x32010
Bm:   x24432

(To play in standard tuning, put a capo on the 6th fret and replace the chords above by
Am, C, G, D, FF & E minorEm)

 Intro:   E minorEm   (G+G) D MajorD    x 2


E minorEm        (G+G)  D MajorD
 Waiting for the bus stop
E minorEm             (G+G)  D MajorD
 Waiting for the concrete black top to settle down
E minorEm           (G+G) D MajorD       A augmentedA
  C majorC
 Long enough for me to get off and get a little ground

E minorEm         (G+G)  D MajorD
 I'm ready for the sea change
E minorEm         (G+G)      D MajorD
 Helpless felt this coming from a mile away
E minorEm            (G+G) D MajorD         A augmentedA
         G+G
 And now you're looking at me babe, and how we'll separate if we can
               G+G    B minorBm          C majorC
 Cause I still count on one hand the number of good men I know


         D MajorD               E minorEm
 It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
      C majorC
 Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
D MajorD              E minorEm
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
       C majorC
 Because the water will only rise
 When will you realize
D MajorD          E minorEm
 You must become an island
C majorC          G+G
 You must become an island
 D MajorD         E minorEm
 You must become an island
   C majorC
 And see for yourself that that's what I am

 E minorEm   (G+G) D MajorD   x 2


E minorEm            (G+G) D MajorD
 You always dirty up the windows
     E minorEm
 If you keep 'em at bay that way
     (G+G)    D MajorD             E minorEm
 No one's gonna surprise you by getting too close
       (G+G)  D MajorD
 Anybody but me though
        A augmentedA           G+G
 You've made exceptions to your rules
               G+G      B minorBm          G+G
 And now we're staring down truth neither one of us wants to know


         D MajorD               E minorEm
 It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
      C majorC
 Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
D MajorD              E minorEm
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
       C majorC
 Because the water will only rise

 When will you realize
D MajorD          E minorEm
 You must become an island
C majorC          G+G
 You must become an island
 D MajorD         E minorEm
 You must become an island
   C majorC           G+G        D MajorD    E minorEm
 And see for yourself the horizon is all we have
   C majorC           G+G        D MajorD
E minorEm    C majorC
 And see for yourself the horizon is all we have


D MajorD              E minorEm
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
       C majorC
 Because the water will only rise

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