The Shins – Fantasy Island (Guitar)

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[Intro] G F Em G F Em G F Em C [Verse 1]
C
Long in tooth

G
Olives and vermouth

  Em                 Am
I dine like an aging pilot 

C
Where are they now

G 
The money and the crowd

       Am           G    F
Must I really come back down
[Pre-Chorus]
C            F
It's like I never was a kid

G   F                          C
The big math just wasted youth on me

C         F      
Making impressions like I did

     F                               C
Your friends never thought that much of me
[Chorus]
C                  G
And now I want to fold

                C
Into something else

            G
An origami plane

              C
To a distant island 

                    F            C
And I don't want to show you my feelings

                F            G
I don't want to force you to deal

                F                 C
I just want to crash through the ceiling

                    G   F  G  F  C
Before it gets too real
[Verse 2]
C
All my life 

G             Em            Am
Compromise on wings of resignation

C              G 
Big grey eyes staring from the sky

     Am        G    F
Am I humble enough now?
[Pre-Chorus]
C           F
I've always had something to hide

G   F                      C
My skinny arms, my evil intentions

C                               F         G
And back at school hitting the fire alarms

F                      C
Desperately wanting attention
[Chorus]
C                 G
Well I was just a boy

                 C
Out there on my own

                 G
Wishing I could fly

         C
Fantasy island

                    F            C
And I don't want to show you my feelings

                F            G
I don't want to bore you to death

                F                 C
I just want to crash through the ceiling

               G    F  G  F  C
Get it off my chest
[Break] C G Em Am C G Am F [Pre-Chorus]
C            F
It's like I never was a kid

G   F                          C
The big math just wasted youth on me

C         F
Making impressions like I did

     F                               C
Your friends never thought that much of me
[Chorus]
C                 G
Well I was just a boy

                 C
Out there on my own

                 G
Wishing I could fly

         C
Fantasy island

                    F            C
And I don't want to show you my feelings

                F            G
I don't want to force you to deal

                F                 C
I just want to crash through the ceiling

                    G     F 
Before it gets too real

G                         F
Before it gets too real

G                         F
Before it gets too real 

G     F   
Real
[Outro] G F G F G F G F G