Heather Nova – Island (Guitar)

(Am      C G   Am       C G)
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(Am      C G   Am       C G)
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  Am                             C             G
     There are parts of me he'll never know,

  Am                       C              G
     my wild horses and my river beds,

  Am                 C G             Am          C     G
     and in my throat   voices he'll never hear.

  Am               C G       Am           C     G
     He pulls at me   like a cherry tree,

               Am         C      G     Am              C     G
     and I can still move, but I don't speak about it.

  Am                  C G Am                  C    G
     Pretend I'm crazy,     pretend I'm dead.

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     He's to scared to hit me now  -  he'll bring flowers instead.

     Am               C G    Am                       C G
     I need an island,     somewhere to sink a stone

     Am               C G    Am                   C
     I need an island,     somewhere to bury you,

  G               Am  C G
     somewhere to go

  Am                          C G       Am         C  G
     And the dogwoods shimmer     in October sun,

  Am                     C       G
    "oh sweet thing" he sings to me,

               Am          C       G
   "you're the only one."

     Am               C G    Am                       C G
     I need an island,     somewhere to sink a stone

     Am               C G    Am                   C
     I need an island,     somewhere to bury you,

  G
     somewhere

     Am               C G    Am                       C G
     I need an island,     somewhere to sink a stone

     Am               C G    Am                   C
     I need an island,     somewhere to bury you,

  G               Am  C G
     somewhere to go

(Am      C G   Am       C G)
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(Am      C G   Am       C G)
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     Am                   C G    Am                   C G
     And I don't know why     I can't tell my sister,

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     he spat in my face again,      and I don't want to die here.

     Am                              C         G
     You know that dream when your feet won't move,

     Am                         C           G
     you want to come but your body won't let you.

         Am                C G
     He steals it from me.

         Am                C G
     He steals it from me.

         Am                  C G        Am     C G
     It shines shines like sweat, like jewels,

     Am                        C      G
     like something that has died to soon.

        Am                       C G
     He fucks with the beauty.

      Am                             C G      Am                      C G
     A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick,      a kiss kiss kick kick kick kick.

        Am                   C G
     He steals it from me.

          Am                       C G
     It's out of my hands again.

     Am               C G    Am                       C G
     I need an island,     somewhere to sink a stone

     Am               C G    Am                   C
     I need an island,     somewhere to bury you,

  G 
     somewhere 

     Am               C G    Am                       C G
     I need an island,     somewhere to sink a stone

     Am               C G    Am                   C
     I need an island,     somewhere to bury you,

  G               Am  C G    Am C
     somewhere to go

  G     Am  C G
     to go

Am      C G   Am       C G
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Am      C G   Am       C G
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Uuu-------------------------

Am      C G              Am       C G
Uuu    (I need an island)

Am      C G              Am       C G
Uuu    (I need an island)

Am      C G               Am                        C G
Uuu    (I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone)

Am      C G               Am                     C G
Uuu    (I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere to go)