Mike Oldfield - Islands

artist – mike oldfield
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song – islands
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album – islands
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tabbed by – ayreon77
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distorted electric guitar
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00 : 14
s h s h h
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[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – ]
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p h s
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[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
verse 1
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islands , from the first time we saw
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we could wait for this moment , like rocks on the shore
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we can never be closer , somehow
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for the moment that lasts , is this moment now

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bridge
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D G A D
when the night’s on fire , will you keep the candlelight burning
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hold on to your heart’s desire , ( when the night’s on fire )
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when you see one bird into the wind , another one’s turning
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and the two can fly much higher

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chorus
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we are islands but never too far
Em
we are islands
A x2
and i need your light tonight /
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and i need your light tonight /

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verse 2
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D Bm
islands , never been to before
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and we climb so high to where the wild birds soar
Bm
there’s a new path that we found just today
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i was lost in the forest and you showed me the way

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bridge
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D G A D
when the night’s on fire , will you keep the candlelight burning
G A
hold on to your heart’s desire , ( when the night’s on fire )
D G A D
when you see one bird into the wind , another one’s turning
G A
and the two can fly much higher

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chorus
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D
we are islands but never too far
Em
we are islands
A x5
and i need your light tonight /
D /
and i need your light tonight /

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
fade out with chorus and sax solo .

simple tune . . . . . . . . . . enjoy