Chords for Island Life

Tempo:
146.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

Cm

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Island Life chords
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I am ambitious, dog eat dog and [F#m] screw you.
[F#] You do [B] unto others and [C] they do [D] unto you.
[E] Every day [A] you fight taxi [Bm] cabs and traffic [G] permanent [C] frowns.
[Bm] [E] Lay awake [G] at night wondering [Em] if you hear burglary sounds.
[A] Think it's time to make my exit.
Kiss all [F#m] this goodbye.
[F#] Catch the next [Bm] flight south and then [F] into [C] my [A]
[B] island [G] life.
[Bm] Look at me, [Cm] I'm a [F] refugee [G] from the island life.
I belong [Cm] where the shade is warm [Em] and the mangoes [Cm] ripe.
[A#m] [Dm] I belong [G] by swinging in, [C#] so heaven [Cm] buys your [Em] voice.
[D] Yes, it must [G] be clear I [Bm] do not belong in [G] this cityscape.
[Bm] [D] I am not [C] from here and [D] I do intend [Em] to make [G] my escape.
[D] Take me back [A] to waterfalls in volcanic [F#m] [F#] canyons.
Coconut [Bm] sand orchids are [F] my [Gm] soaking [Em]
[B] panions.
[G] Look at me, [Cm] I'm a refugee [G] from the island life.
[Em]
[D] [Bm] I belong [Cm] where the shade [F] is [Em] warm and the mangoes [D#] ripe.
[D] How [Em] inviting it would make [C#] to always kill [Cm] each other.
[Em] [D] [C]
[Bm] Game [G] two.
[A]
[D] [D#]
[G]
[D] [D#]
[G] [C]
[Em]
[D#]
[G]
Can't you see [Cm] we're just [D#] refugees [G] from the island life?
[Em]
[D] [G] We belong [Cm] where the shade [D#] is warm and [Em] the mangoes [D#] ripe.
[D] Look at us [Em]
swinging in, [C#] so heaven buys [Cm]
our [Em] voice.
Yes, it must be clear I do not belong in this cityscape.
[G] Can't you see [Cm] we're just [F] refugees [G] from the island life?
[D]
[G] We belong [Cm] where the shade [Gm] is warm and [Em] the mangoes [D#] ripe.
[D] Can't you see we're all [Em]
swinging [C#] in, so heaven buys [Cm]
our [Em] voice.
No, no.
[A]
[G] Can't you see [Cm] we're just [Gm] refugees from [G] the island life?
[E] [G] We belong [Cm] where the shade [F] is [Em] warm and the mangoes [D#] ripe.
[D] [G]
[C#] [D#m]
[Bm] [Em]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
Cm
13421113
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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I am ambitious, _ dog eat dog and [F#m] screw you.
[F#] _ You do [B] unto others and [C] they do [D] unto _ you.
[E] _ Every day [A] you fight taxi [Bm] cabs and traffic [G] permanent [C] frowns.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ Lay awake [G] at night wondering [Em] if you hear burglary sounds. _
_ _ _ [A] _ Think it's time to make my exit.
_ Kiss all [F#m] this goodbye.
_ _ [F#] _ Catch the next [Bm] flight south and then [F] into [C] my [A] _
[B] island _ [G] life.
[Bm] Look at me, [Cm] I'm a [F] refugee [G] from the island life. _
_ _ _ _ I belong [Cm] where the shade is warm [Em] and the mangoes [Cm] ripe.
_ [A#m] _ _ [Dm] _ I belong [G] by swinging in, [C#] so heaven _ [Cm] buys your _ [Em] voice. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yes, it must [G] be clear I [Bm] do not belong in [G] this cityscape. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ I am not [C] from here and [D] I do intend [Em] to make [G] my escape. _
[D] _ _ _ _ Take me back [A] to _ _ waterfalls in volcanic [F#m] _ _ [F#] canyons.
_ Coconut [Bm] sand orchids are [F] my _ [Gm] soaking [Em] _
_ [B] _ panions.
[G] Look at me, [Cm] I'm a refugee [G] from the island life.
[Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] I belong [Cm] where the shade [F] is [Em] warm and the mangoes [D#] ripe.
_ _ _ [D] _ How [Em] inviting it would make [C#] to always kill [Cm] each other.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ Game [G] two.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Can't you see [Cm] we're just [D#] refugees [G] from the island life?
[Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] We belong [Cm] where the shade [D#] is warm and [Em] the mangoes [D#] ripe.
_ _ _ [D] _ Look at us [Em]
swinging in, [C#] so heaven buys [Cm]
our _ [Em] voice.
Yes, it _ _ must _ be _ clear I do not belong in this cityscape. _
_ _ [G] _ _ Can't you see [Cm] we're just [F] refugees [G] from the island life?
[D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] We belong [Cm] where the shade [Gm] is warm and [Em] the mangoes [D#] ripe.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Can't you see we're all [Em]
swinging _ [C#] in, so heaven buys [Cm] _
our [Em] voice.
_ _ No, _ _ no.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Can't you see [Cm] we're just _ [Gm] refugees from [G] the island life? _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ We belong [Cm] where the shade [F] is [Em] warm and the mangoes [D#] ripe.
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