Island Song Chords
Island Song by Andrew Jackson Jihad is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro (the F and C
Dm, C (x2)
F
Verse-
F Am Dm C
I'm on an island and that island is sinking
F Am Dm C
that island likes to stay up all night drinking
Dm C Dm C
How could I escape it do you think that I will make it out alive?
(intro riff)
F Am Dm C
The other island is one that I'm well acquainted.
F Am Dm C
For three whole years I've been back and forth 'till I nearly fainted.
Dm C Dm C
I loved that island dearly, but I've hunted all the animals in to extinction
(intro again!)
F Am Dm C
And I was born to sail away.
F Am Dm C
And I was born to live my life.
Dm C Dm C Dm C
I think I should learn to swim or build a boat to love myself again, to learn to be self-sufficient.