Islands by Sara Bareilles
Album: The Blessed Unrest
Track 11
2013
Half Step Down Tuning
Chords:
Em: x22000
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
A: x02220
C: x32010
Bm: x24432
(To play in standard tuning, put a capo on the 6th fret and replace the chords above by
Am, C, G, D, F & Em)
Intro: Em (G) D x 2
Em (G) D
Waiting for the bus stop
Em (G) D
Waiting for the concrete black top to settle down
Em (G) D A
C
Long enough for me to get off and get a little ground
Em (G) D
I'm ready for the sea change
Em (G) D
Helpless felt this coming from a mile away
Em (G) D A
G
And now you're looking at me babe, and how we'll separate if we can
G Bm C
Cause I still count on one hand the number of good men I know
D Em
It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
C
Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
D Em
Holding my breath until I know you're alright
C
Because the water will only rise
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sara_bareilles/islands_crd.html ]
When will you realize
D Em
You must become an island
C G
You must become an island
D Em
You must become an island
C
And see for yourself that that's what I am
Em (G) D x 2
Em (G) D
You always dirty up the windows
Em
If you keep 'em at bay that way
(G) D Em
No one's gonna surprise you by getting too close
(G) D
Anybody but me though
A G
You've made exceptions to your rules
G Bm G
And now we're staring down truth neither one of us wants to know
D Em
It's like I'm standing on the edge with just a telephone wire
C
Trying to get to you first to say the world's on fire
D Em
Holding my breath until I know you're alright
C
Because the water will only rise
When will you realize
D Em
You must become an island
C G
You must become an island
D Em
You must become an island
C G D Em
And see for yourself the horizon is all we have
C G D
Em C
And see for yourself the horizon is all we have
D Em
Holding my breath until I know you're alright
C
Because the water will only rise
