ISABEL
Frank Turner
Tabbed by guitaristu
F#M*: 002440
Capo 2
Basic melody:
A Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A
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B|----0-2-3-2-0-----|
G|--2-----------2---|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
VERSE 1
A
So now the years are rolling by
its not long since you and i
F#M* D E
could have been train drivers or astronauts
and now we're stuck in furniushed ruts
and yeah the thing that really cuts
is we cant remember how we got caught
VERSE 2
filtered air computer screens
muffled sighs and might have beens
count your blessings then breathe and count to ten
and though it doesnt often show
we are scared because we know
that our forefathers were farmers and fishermen
CHORUS
F#M E D
and so the world has changed
E
worse or better's hard to tell
F#M E D
but my hope remains
E A
within the arms of isabel
VERSE 3
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so now our calloused hands once told
a story honest as it’s old
of sowing seeds and setting sail
but now our hands are soft and weak
and working seven days a week
at the salvations schemes that are bound to fai
CHORUS
F#M E D
and so the world has changed
E
worse or better's hard to tell
F#M E D
but my hope remains
E
within the arms of isabel
MIDDLE 8
Bm
I'll admit that i am scared
A E
of what i dont understand
Bm
darling if you're there
A E
gentle voices soothing hands
Bm
to quiten my despair
A E Bm
to show off all my plans
D
darling if you're there
EXTENDED CHORUS
F#M E D
and so the world has changed
E
and i must change as well
F#M E D
The machines we’ve made
E
will damn us into hell
F#M E D
and the time will come
E
when all must save themselves
F#M E D
and i will save my soul
E
within the arms of isabel
A F#M D E x2
