I am an Island Chords by Richard Clapton

Tempo:
140.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Bm

G

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I am an Island chords
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[E] [F#] [E]
[A#] [G]
On hard, hard ice street, I tumble [D] down like a poet's dream.
I gotta fly, stretch up and [A] touch the sky.
party comes, [C] all the passengers [Bm]
are yowls.
a boy, [G] babe.
[C#m] my family.
100%  ➙  141BPM
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C#m
13421114
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Richard Clapton - (Live 1989) I Am An Island chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, A, D, Bm, A and C#m in sequence. Start with a comfortable 70 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 141. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
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[A#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ On hard, hard ice street, _ I tumble [D] down like a poet's dream.
[E] _ _ [F#] [G] Oh my, I gotta fly, _ stretch up and [A] touch the sky.
[Em] _ _ Now [G] that the party comes, [C] all the passengers [Bm]
are yowls.
[A] I get so confused, [Bm] such a boy, [G] babe.
_ I'm coming deep for [C#m] my family.
_ _ _ Oh [D] no, _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I feel [C#m] the bottomless, [Bm] this land. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I need [C#m] a July box [Bm] of jam.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ I [A] am an island, _ _
[D] _ some sucker [A] strong. _ _
[D] _ _ I [A] am an island on a silver [D] _ _ _ _ _ plunge.
Oh no, _ _ _ _ yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm going away, want the land to rest.
I think I'm smoking myself to death.
[F#m] You're bad for me, and bad for the soul.
[F#] _ [A] I think I'm losing [Gm] my self-control.
[Em] _ _ I'm climbing up [G] like a legacy.
[C] I'm crawling after you on [E] my last _
_ [A] go-kart on [Bm] a downhill track.
[G] I don't know what I'll do if you don't [C#m] come back.
_ _ _ [D] Oh no, _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I feel [C#m] the bottomless, [Bm] this land. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I [C#m] need a July box [Bm] of jam. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I [A] am an island, [D] _ _ some [A] sucker strong.
_ [D] _ _ I [A] am an island on a silver [Bm] _ _ _
plunge. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ feel _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] the _ bottomless, this [Bm] land. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I [E] need a July box [Bm] of jam.
_ _ I _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] am an island, _ _
[D] _ some sucker [A] strong. _ _
[D] _ I [A] am an island on a silver [Bm] _ _ plunge. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I [C#m] feel the _ bottomless, [D] this _ [Bm] land. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I [C#m] need a July box [Bm] of jam. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I [A] am an island, _
[D] _ _ some sucker [A] _ strong. _
[D] _ _ I [A] am an island on [D] a silver _ _ _ _ plunge.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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