Back To The Island Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
105.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
Now the day is gone and [C] I sit alone and think of you girl.
[Cm] What [Gm] can I do without [Ab] you [Bb] in [Eb] my life?
[Cm] Wondering if [G] you love me [Eb] or just making a fool [F] of me.
[Ab] Well I hope you [Eb] understand I just had to go back to the island.
Watch the sun go [Ab]
down.
Hear the [Eb] sea rolling.
I'll be thinking [Bb]
of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry.
Watch the sun [Eb] set down.
Well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had to go [Eb] back to the island.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm]
For all the [Eb] sunny skies.
[Ab] It's raining in [Eb] my heart.
[Cm] I know [Bb] down in my soul I'm [Eb] really gonna miss you.
[Cm] But it's hiding [Eb] this way [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we play.
Well [Ab] I hope you [Gm] understand [Ab] I just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun [Ab] go down.
Hear the sea [Eb] rolling.
Oh I'll be thinking [Bb]
of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
Hear the night [Ab] bird cry.
Watch the sun [Eb] set down.
I hope [Bb] you understand I just had to [Gm] go back to [Eb] the island.
[Ab]
Oh yeah.
[Eb] Hear the sea [Cm] rolling.
[Bb]
Always thinking of you baby.
[Eb] What about me?
And how it might have been.
[Ab]
[Eb] Singing Christmas in Texas.
[Eb]
Now the day is gone and [C] I sit alone and think of you girl.
[Cm] What [Gm] can I do without [Ab] you [Bb] in [Eb] my life?
[Cm] Wondering if [G] you love me [Eb] or just making a fool [F] of me.
[Ab] Well I hope you [Eb] understand I just had to go back to the island.
Watch the sun go [Ab]
down.
Hear the [Eb] sea rolling.
I'll be thinking [Bb]
of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry.
Watch the sun [Eb] set down.
Well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had to go [Eb] back to the island.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm]
For all the [Eb] sunny skies.
[Ab] It's raining in [Eb] my heart.
[Cm] I know [Bb] down in my soul I'm [Eb] really gonna miss you.
[Cm] But it's hiding [Eb] this way [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we play.
Well [Ab] I hope you [Gm] understand [Ab] I just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
Watch the sun [Ab] go down.
Hear the sea [Eb] rolling.
Oh I'll be thinking [Bb]
of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
Hear the night [Ab] bird cry.
Watch the sun [Eb] set down.
I hope [Bb] you understand I just had to [Gm] go back to [Eb] the island.
[Ab]
Oh yeah.
[Eb] Hear the sea [Cm] rolling.
[Bb]
Always thinking of you baby.
[Eb] What about me?
And how it might have been.
[Ab]
[Eb] Singing Christmas in Texas.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Gm
Eb
Ab
Bb
[N] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the day is gone _ and _ [C] I sit alone and think of you girl.
[Cm] What [Gm] can I do without [Ab] you [Bb] in [Eb] my life?
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Wondering if [G] you love me [Eb] or just making a fool [F] of me.
_ [Ab] Well I hope you [Eb] understand I just had to go back to the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun go [Ab] _ _
_ _ down.
Hear the [Eb] sea _ _ _ rolling.
I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _
_ of you.
And how it [Eb] might _ _ have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Eb] set down. _
_ _ _ _ Well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had to go [Eb] back to the island.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
For all the [Eb] sunny skies.
_ [Ab] It's raining in [Eb] my heart.
_ [Cm] I know _ [Bb] down in my soul I'm [Eb] really gonna miss you.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] But it's hiding _ [Eb] this way [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we play.
Well [Ab] I hope you [Gm] understand [Ab] I just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Ab] go down. _
_ _ _ Hear the sea [Eb] rolling. _
_ _ Oh I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _
_ of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
_ _ _ Hear the night [Ab] bird cry.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Eb] set down. _
_ I _ hope [Bb] you understand I just had to [Gm] go back to [Eb] the _ island.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Oh yeah.
_ _ [Eb] Hear the sea _ [Cm] rolling.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ Always thinking of you baby.
_ [Eb] What about me?
And how it might have been.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Singing Christmas in Texas. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the day is gone _ and _ [C] I sit alone and think of you girl.
[Cm] What [Gm] can I do without [Ab] you [Bb] in [Eb] my life?
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Wondering if [G] you love me [Eb] or just making a fool [F] of me.
_ [Ab] Well I hope you [Eb] understand I just had to go back to the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun go [Ab] _ _
_ _ down.
Hear the [Eb] sea _ _ _ rolling.
I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _
_ of you.
And how it [Eb] might _ _ have been.
Hear the night bird [Ab] cry.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Eb] set down. _
_ _ _ _ Well [Bb] I hope you understand I just had to go [Eb] back to the island.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
For all the [Eb] sunny skies.
_ [Ab] It's raining in [Eb] my heart.
_ [Cm] I know _ [Bb] down in my soul I'm [Eb] really gonna miss you.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] But it's hiding _ [Eb] this way [Ab] with all the games [Eb] we play.
Well [Ab] I hope you [Gm] understand [Ab] I just had to [Bb] go back to [Eb] the island.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Ab] go down. _
_ _ _ Hear the sea [Eb] rolling. _
_ _ Oh I'll be thinking [Bb] _ _
_ of you.
And how it [Eb] might have been.
_ _ _ Hear the night [Ab] bird cry.
_ _ _ Watch the sun [Eb] set down. _
_ I _ hope [Bb] you understand I just had to [Gm] go back to [Eb] the _ island.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Oh yeah.
_ _ [Eb] Hear the sea _ [Cm] rolling.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ Always thinking of you baby.
_ [Eb] What about me?
And how it might have been.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Singing Christmas in Texas. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _