Island Of Shame chords by Lagwagon

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords used:
C majorC -  x32010
G+G -  320033
A minorAm - x02210
FF -  133211
DmDm - xx0231
E MajorE -  022100
G/BG/B - x2x003

Intro:
A minorAm G+G FF x4


Verse 1:
FF     DmDm  E MajorE
 And its prejudiced
FF     DmDm     A minorAm   FF
 As he controlled to be this way
      DmDm      E MajorE
To make it different so he would take


Chorus 1:
A minorAm      FF
 One summer morning
      C majorC
He left us ashamed
       DmDm      A minorAm
In some small town of small ways
       FF
The one they feared
          C majorC
They might turn to stone
            DmDm
They feared to hold his hand
       A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
And he died alone
       A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
And he died alone


Verse 2:
FF              A minorAm
 They might turn to stone alone
FF
 Don't leave them on an island of shame

Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC DmDm
A minorAm C majorC G/BG/B
A minorAm C majorC DmDm
A minorAm G+G A minorAm


Chorus 2:
A minorAm FF
  Your solution
C majorC
 You homophobic
  DmDm
You coward
        A minorAm FF C majorC        DmDm
You send them away  to an island of misery


Chorus 3:
A minorAm          FF
You're not immune to any disease
C majorC             DmDm
 I can not argue when the truth is plain to see
A minorAm           FF
 In your beliefs your fear of death
C majorC            DmDm
 I see reflections of society


Verse 3:
FF               A minorAm
 We'll take our last breath alone
FF
 Don't leave them on an island of shame


Instrumental:
A minorAm G+G FF x2


Bridge:
A minorAm       G+G
Open your Eyes its all inside
FF       G+G
Adding insult to injuries
A minorAm
Cause deep inside
G+G
Where truth then hides
FF      E MajorE
Its not that kind
    A minorAm C majorC DmDm E MajorE A minorAm C majorC DmDm E MajorE
He was alone


Outro:
FF     DmDm  E MajorE
 And its prejudiced
FF     DmDm     A minorAm   FF
 As he controlled to be this way
      DmDm      E MajorE     FF
To make it different so he would take
    DmDm  A minorAm
And its prejudiced
FF     DmDm  E MajorE
 And its prejudiced
FF     DmDm     A minorAm   FF
 As he controlled to be this way
      DmDm      E MajorE     FF
To make it different so he would take
       DmDm       A minorAm
They like to stab him in the back

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