Back to the Island Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
105.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Eb]
Now the day is gone [Cm] and I sit alone and think of you girl, what [Gm] can I do [Ab] without you [Bb]
[Eb] in my life?
I'm
[Cm] wondering [G] if you love me [Eb] or just making a [F] fool of me, [Ab] well I hope you understand I
just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun [Ab] go down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, and how it [Eb] might
have been.
[Cm] Hear the night [Ab] bird cry, watch the sun [Eb] set down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] For all the [Eb] sunny sky,
[Ab] it's raining in [Eb] my heart,
[Cm] down [Bb] in my soul, I'm [Eb] really gonna miss
you, [Cm] but it had to [Eb] end this way, [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we played, well [Ab] I hope you understand
I just had to go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun go [Ab] down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, and how it might [Eb] have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry, watch the sun set down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island.
[Ab] Say we watch the sun go down, [Eb] hear the sea rolling, [Bb] yes and I'll be thinking of you,
[Eb] and how it might have been.
[Ab]
[Eb] Say we watch the sun set down.
[Bb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]
Now the day is gone [Cm] and I sit alone and think of you girl, what [Gm] can I do [Ab] without you [Bb]
[Eb] in my life?
I'm
[Cm] wondering [G] if you love me [Eb] or just making a [F] fool of me, [Ab] well I hope you understand I
just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun [Ab] go down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, and how it [Eb] might
have been.
[Cm] Hear the night [Ab] bird cry, watch the sun [Eb] set down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] For all the [Eb] sunny sky,
[Ab] it's raining in [Eb] my heart,
[Cm] down [Bb] in my soul, I'm [Eb] really gonna miss
you, [Cm] but it had to [Eb] end this way, [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we played, well [Ab] I hope you understand
I just had to go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun go [Ab] down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, and how it might [Eb] have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry, watch the sun set down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island.
[Ab] Say we watch the sun go down, [Eb] hear the sea rolling, [Bb] yes and I'll be thinking of you,
[Eb] and how it might have been.
[Ab]
[Eb] Say we watch the sun set down.
[Bb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the day is gone _ _ [Cm] and I sit alone and think of you girl, what [Gm] can I do [Ab] without you [Bb] _
[Eb] in my life?
I'm _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] wondering _ [G] if you love me [Eb] or just making a [F] fool of me, [Ab] well I hope you understand I
just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ Watch the sun [Ab] go _ _ down, hear the sea [Eb] _ _ _ rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _ _ of you, and how it [Eb] might
_ _ have been.
[Cm] Hear the night [Ab] bird _ _ _ cry, watch the sun [Eb] set _ _ _ down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ For all the [Eb] sunny sky, _
[Ab] it's raining in [Eb] my heart, _ _
[Cm] _ _ down [Bb] in my soul, I'm [Eb] really gonna miss
you, _ _ _ _ [Cm] but it had to [Eb] end this way, [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we played, well [Ab] I hope you understand
I just had to go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun go [Ab] _ _ _ down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, _ _ _ _ I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, _ _ _ and how it might [Eb] have been.
_ _ Hear the night bird [Ab] _ cry, _ _ watch the sun set down, _ _ _ well _ [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Say we watch the sun go down, _ [Eb] hear the sea rolling, _ _ [Bb] yes and I'll be thinking _ of you,
[Eb] and how it might have been. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Say we watch the sun set down. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the day is gone _ _ [Cm] and I sit alone and think of you girl, what [Gm] can I do [Ab] without you [Bb] _
[Eb] in my life?
I'm _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] wondering _ [G] if you love me [Eb] or just making a [F] fool of me, [Ab] well I hope you understand I
just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ Watch the sun [Ab] go _ _ down, hear the sea [Eb] _ _ _ rolling, I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _ _ of you, and how it [Eb] might
_ _ have been.
[Cm] Hear the night [Ab] bird _ _ _ cry, watch the sun [Eb] set _ _ _ down, well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ For all the [Eb] sunny sky, _
[Ab] it's raining in [Eb] my heart, _ _
[Cm] _ _ down [Bb] in my soul, I'm [Eb] really gonna miss
you, _ _ _ _ [Cm] but it had to [Eb] end this way, [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we played, well [Ab] I hope you understand
I just had to go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun go [Ab] _ _ _ down, hear the sea [Eb] rolling, _ _ _ _ I'll be thinking [Bb] of you, _ _ _ and how it might [Eb] have been.
_ _ Hear the night bird [Ab] _ cry, _ _ watch the sun set down, _ _ _ well _ [Bb] I hope you understand I just had
to go back to [Eb] the island. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Say we watch the sun go down, _ [Eb] hear the sea rolling, _ _ [Bb] yes and I'll be thinking _ of you,
[Eb] and how it might have been. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Say we watch the sun set down. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _