Islands

/=either: one beat in a measure; splitting measure;
Repeat same chord this measure
^=splitting a beat, i.e., chord comes in on a half beat count
Ex.: c /^g/b / bbo7 ; the g/b played
1 2 & 3 4 on the and after 2

Gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 / / / |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 / / / |

Gj7 |/ |d-7 |/ |c
Blue misty morning, an empty street in ol' paree
|g/b |a- |a-/d |
She appeared like the angel of destiny
Gj7 |/ |d-7 |/ |
He spent a lifetime tryin' to reach beyond that rainbow
C |g/b |a- |a-/d |
And found when you look down it gives you vertigo.

E- |a9 |d7 |g9 |
The dancehall is deserted where lonely worlds collide
C |b+ e- |a-7 |a-/d |
This must be where dreams explode before your very eyes
G |g/f#|g/e |g/f
While the world outside grows more insane
|c |g/b
Bein' with you, i feel no pain
|a- a-/d / / |gj7 |c /^g/b / bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- a-/d / / |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 ||
Right as rain.

Gj7 |/ |d-7 |/ |
I hope real soon i'll be hearing from 'ya
C |g/b |a- |a-/d |
I'll be in the wings, i'll be cheering for you
Gj7 |/ |d-7 |/ |
Funny how people think your life is so complete
C |g/b |a- |a-/d |
When it's really you who envies the man on the street.

E- |a9 |d7 |g9 |
I must've strayed from a path wandering through the catacombs
C / / / |b7+ bb7+ |a-7 |a-/d |
And you came along to guide my restless spirit home
G |g/f# |g/e |g/f
I can't tell you why, no i wouldn't try to explain
|c |g/b
Bein' with you, i feel no pain
|a- a-/d / / |gj7 |c /^g/b / bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- a-/d / / |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 |
Right as rain.
|d /^b- / e-7 |e-7 |c / / fj7 |fj7 |fj7 ||
G |g/f# |g/e |g/f
It's all in the cards, it's all in the game
|c |g/b
Bein' with you, i feel no pain
|a- a-/d / / |gj7 |c /^g/b / bbo7 |
True like blue, right as rain
A- a-/d / / |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 |gj7 / / cj7 |cj7 |
Right as rain.

/=either: one beat in a measure; splitting measure;
Repeat same chord this measure
^=splitting a beat, i.e., chord comes in on a half beat count
Ex.: d /^a / / ; the a played
1 2 & 3 4 on the and after 2

|c g |d a |[4x]

F#m |a |d |a |
I went down to duffy's bar with depression on my mind
F#m |a |d /^a / / |d /^a / / |
Just to blow off a little steam and try to unwind
F#m |a |d |a |
Times were getting tough with no relief in sight
F#m |a |d /^a / / |d /^a / / |
Last straw i lost my job, next straw your life

C g| d a |
Knock on knockin' lost john
C g |d a |
The great depression was going strong
C g | d a |
Hard times comin' on
C g |d a |
Long gone knockin' lost john

G e |f# d |e c |a | (notes played on top of the chord sound
E- |d |c |a | 1st note 1/2 beat, 2nd note 3 1/2 beats)

Born on the south side, got my schoolin' at the pool hall
Saturday night we get back to back, sunday mornin', wall to wall
Never seen nothing like it, people jumpin' out of windows and going mad
That's not half as bad as losin' what you never had

Chorus

Back in 1929 it was livin' hell
Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell
Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill
Back door you lock it, they'll break it still

4 measures of g piano licks

G g/f |g/e g/d |
There's a legend of a lady on the mountain
G g/f |c/e d |
Who lives alone beyond the mecca plain
G g/f |g/e g/d |
And with her hands she makes it through the winter
C / / / |a- d |
She never goes against the grain

To be someone is to be someone alone
To be someone is known as solitude
To learn to sing below the surface
You must adjust your altitude

C d |g |
Break the news, pepote rouge is coming to town
C d |g |
We stand accused, pepote rouge, of bein' hellbound
C d |g e- |
She had a vision, and now she holds the key
C / / /b |a- d |
You don't know what you want, 'til you find out what you need.

Intro

I was stranded on the damn coast when a lady
Called to me in a voice so soft and low
Her words resounded like a fountain of truth
And then she faded like a rainbow

Her golden spaceship with the mother of the earth
Carved in stone, the queen of avatars
Where seventy children were given birth
She then returned back to the stars

Break the news, pepote rouge is coming to town
We stand accused, pepote rouge, of bein' hellbound
She can help us find our way and get across
You don't know what you gained 'til you find out what you lost.

Intro

Pepote rouge come down from the mountain
And lead our people into the light of day
For they are lost and know not where they're goin'
And all their leaders are cast in clay

Now disbelief and mass confusion
Spreading wild across the land
You can call it love or call it wisdom
To be not savin' a drowning man.

Break the news, pepote rouge is coming to town
We stand accused, pepote rouge, of bein' hellbound
She can show us just where we went wrong
You don't know where you're goin' 'til you find where you belong.

G measure [4x]

|g |c d
I'm gonna buy buy buy you a sheepskin coat
|g |c d |
I'm gonna string red rubies 'round your throat
G |c d
Gently down the stream i will row your boat
|e- d c c/d |g
'cause you know we're only livin' in a dream.

|g |c d
I'm gonna play play play this game for keeps
I'm gonna wake you softly from your sleep
With a heart so warm and a love so deep
You know we're only livin' in a dream.

G7 |c |
Life goes round like a wheel
G7 |c |
You never know if it's real
B- |e-
Time rolls by like a train
|a c |d
Let it burn, turn up the flame

|g |c d |
We gonna live live live and never stop
Gonna give give give my very best shot
'cause what i need is what you got
And you know we're only livin' in a dream

I'm gonna take take take good care of you
We're gonna make sweet love the whole night through
I'm gonna turn your cloudy sky into blue
'cause you know we're only livin' in a dream.

|g |c d | repeat/fade