Island chords by John Power

Intro:
G Em Am D Bm C Am D


Verse 1:
G                     Em
So I head towards the coast
Am                     D
It is always fresh and clear
Bm                        C
Where there’s no familiar faces I can recognise
Am                      D
A place to go and to forget


Verse 2:
G                           Em
I watch the seasons turn to years
Am                            D
But it still feels like yesterday
Bm                     C                                 Am
When the city burns so bright, bright enough to steal my sight
                      D
Lead me blindly on my way

Chorus 1:
        G
You can reach for the stars
          D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
          C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
      Bm                  C
Let’s build an island for me and you
      Bm                  C                G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
        D
you and me
     C                   D
as I weep, these tears I cry
            G                 Em
I curse the day that fills my life
      Am               D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
          G
From your love



Verse 3:
G                  Em
Generations will replace
Am                     D
All these monuments in time
Bm                       C
So don’t contaminate the innocence of pure of mind
Am                    D
With the ignorance of man
G                                  Em
And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned
Am                         D
With my short time here on Earth
Bm                   C
Not to criticise the little things people do or say
Am                    D
Just to recognise its worth


Chorus 2:
        G
You can reach for the stars
          D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
          C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
      Bm                  C
Let’s build an island for me and you
      Bm                  C                G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
        D
you and me
     C                   D
as I weep, these tears I cry
            G                 Em
I curse the day that fills my life
      Am               D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
          G
From your love


Outro:
         C                D
See your face amongst the crowds
          G                  Em
Hear your voice in all these sounds
      Am               D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
          G
From your love
          G
From your love