Islands chords by Sara Bareilles

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Capo on 1st fret

Intro: DmDm C majorC (2x)

DmDm            C majorC
  Waiting for the bus stop
DmDm                 C majorC
  Waiting for the concrete black top to settle down
DmDm              C majorC       Bb majorBb
  Long enough for me to get off and get a little ground
DmDm             C majorC
  I'm ready for the sea change
DmDm                  C majorC
  Helpless felt this coming from a mile away
DmDm                 C majorC        Bb majorBb         C majorC
  And now you're looking at me, babe, and how well separate if we can
              FF    A minorAm          Bb majorBb
Cause I still count on one hand the number of good men I know

        C majorC                DmDm
Its like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
      Bb majorBb             FF
Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
 C majorC             DmDm               Bb majorBb
Holding my breath until I know you're alright because the water will only rise
When will you realize

C majorC             DmDm
  You must become an island
Bb majorBb            FF
  You must become an island
C majorC             DmDm
  You must become an island
   Bb majorBb
And see for yourself that that's what I am

DmDm C majorC (2x)

DmDm               C majorC
  You always dirty up the windows
      DmDm                   C majorC
If you keep em at bay that way no one's gonna surprise you by getting too close
DmDm          C majorC
  Anybody but me though
        Bb majorBb
You've made exceptions to you rules
C majorC                FF      A minorAm          BB
  And now we're staring down truth neither one of us wants to know

        C majorC                DmDm
Its like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
      Bb majorBb             FF
Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
 C majorC             DmDm               Bb majorBb
Holding my breath until I know you're alright because the water will only rise
When will you realize

C majorC             DmDm
  You must become an island
Bb majorBb            FF
  You must become an island
C majorC             DmDm
  You must become an island
   Bb majorBb          FF         C majorC     DmDm
And see for yourself the horizon is all we have
Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC    DmDm  Bb majorBb
   The horizon is all we have

C majorC                DmDm              Bb majorBb
   Holding my breath until I know you're alright because the water will only rise

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