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Sara Bareilles - Islands Chords

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Islands Chords

(ver. 1)
Sara Bareilles
[Intro]     Am      C  G        x 2

[Verse]

Am               C   G
 Waiting for the bus stop
Am                         C   G
 Waiting for the concrete black top to settle down
Am                     C  G             D              F
 Long enough for me to get off and get a little ground

Am                 C    G
 I'm ready for the sea change
Am                  C            G
 Helpless felt this coming from a mile away
Am                         C  G                 D                    F
 And now you're looking at me babe, and how we'll separate if we can
                             F        Em                    F
 Cause I still count on one hand the number of good men I know

[Chorus]
                 G                              Am
 It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
            F
 Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
G                           Am
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
              F
 Because the water will only rise

 When will you realize
G                   Am
 You must become an island
F                   C
 You must become an island
  G                 Am
 You must become an island
      F                               
 And see for yourself that that's what I am


 Am      C  G      x 2

[Verse]

Am                       C  G
 You always dirty up the windows
         Am 
 If you keep 'em at bay that way 
          C        G                         Am
 No one's gonna surprise you by getting too close
             C   G
 Anybody but me though
                D                      F
 You've made exceptions to your rules
                              C           Em                   F
 And now we're staring down truth neither one of us wants to know

[Chorus]
                 G                              Am
 It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
            F
 Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
G                           Am
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
              F
 Because the water will only rise

 When will you realize
G                   Am
 You must become an island
F                   C
 You must become an island
  G                 Am
 You must become an island
      F                     C                G       Am            
 And see for yourself the horizon is all we have
      G                     C                G       Am        F
 And see for yourself the horizon is all we have


G                           Am
 Holding my breath until I know you're alright
              F
 Because the water will only rise            
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