Island chords by Heather Nova

Heather Nova: Oyster: Island


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 Am               C       G
   There are parts of me he'll never know,
 Am            C       G
   my wild horses and my river beds,
 Am         C G       Am     C   G
   and in my throat  voices he'll never hear.
 Am        C G    Am      C   G
   He pulls at me  like a cherry tree,
        Am     C   G   Am       C   G
   and I can still move, but I don't speak about it.
 Am         C G Am         C  G
   Pretend I'm crazy,   pretend I'm dead.
 Am          C     G Am          C  G
   He's to scared to hit me now - he'll bring flowers instead.

   Am        C G  Am            C G
   I need an island,   somewhere to sink a stone
   Am        C G  Am          C
   I need an island,   somewhere to bury you,
 G        Am
   somewhere to go

Am   C G  Am    C G
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 Am             C G    Am     C G
   And the dogwoods shimmer   in October sun,
 Am           C    G
  "oh sweet thing" he sings to me,
        Am     C    G
  "you're the only one."



   Am        C G  Am            C G
   I need an island,   somewhere to sink a stone
   Am        C G  Am          C
   I need an island,   somewhere to bury you,
 G
   somewhere

   Am        C G  Am            C G
   I need an island,   somewhere to sink a stone
   Am        C G  Am          C
   I need an island,   somewhere to bury you,
 G        Am
   somewhere to go

Am   C G  Am    C G
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   Am          C G  Am          C G
   And I don't know why   I can't tell my sister,
    Am           C G  Am             C G
   he spat in my face again,   and I don't want to die here.
   Am               C     G
   You know that dream when your feet won't move,
   Am             C      G
   you want to come but your body won't let you.
     Am        C G
   He steals it from me.
     Am        C G
   He steals it from me.
     Am      C G    Am   C G
   It shines like sweat, like jewels,
   Am            C   G
   like something that has died to soon.
    Am            C G
   He fucks with the beauty.
    Am            C G
   He fucks with the beauty.
   Am               C G   Am      C G
   A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick,   a kiss kiss kick.
    Am          C G
   He steals it from me.
     Am            C G
   It's out of my hands again.


   Am        C G  Am            C G
   I need an island,   somewhere to sink a stone
   Am        C G  Am          C
   I need an island,   somewhere to bury you,
 G        Am
   somewhere to go

Am   C G  Am    C G
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