Biography:
Islands is an indie rock band formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and currently based in Los Angeles, California
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Islands is a 6 piece band founded in 2005 by The Unicorns co-founder/songwriter Nick Thorburn (often performing as "Nick Diamonds") and drummer J'Aime Tambeur. Following the untimely disbandment of The Unicorns as they teetered on the brink of breaking through, Islands' debut release entitled Return to the Sea
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Other songs:
- In A Dream It Seemed Real
- Rough Gem
- Abominable Snowman
- Back Into It
- Christmas Tree
- Dont Call Me Whitney Bobby
- Dont I Love You
- Fear
- Hallways
- Heartbeat
- Here Here
- Humans
- I Feel Evil Creeping In
- In The Rushes
- Jogging Gorgeous Summer
- Life In Jail
- Lonely Love
- Nil
- No Crying
- No Milk No Sugar
- Oh Maria
- Stop Me Now
- Swallows
- Switched On
- Tender Torture
- The Joke
- This Is Not A Song
- Vapours
- Volcanoes
- Wave Forms
- Well Do It So You Dont Have To
- Where Theres A Will Theres A Whalebone
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Tabbed by Scott Melendez
Intro I
A D Bm
You sure you want to spend your life in jail?
A D Bm
How you gonna spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
I was on my way
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Verse I
D, Bm, G, A x2
D Bm G A
First break the skin, next open the wound.
D Bm G A
Now force your fingers in, and here's what you do:
D Bm G A
Climb inside the vein and have some heart
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Intro II
A D Bm
You said "I want to spend my life in jail"
A D Bm
Why do you want to spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
"I've lost my way"
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Verse II (same as Verse I)
"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
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Intro III (same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?
You've lost your way
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Interlude I-(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back
forth between:
D and A
or
Guitar I
D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
Guitar II comes in about halfway through
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse III(same as before)
D Bm G
"blow my money on my favorite company
A
they can blow holes in my ozone
D
so pour that propane on my clothes
Bm G
I like it when my skin glows
A
besides there's nothing to live for"
D Bm G A
unless you live a little more like you're going to die
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Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)
D, A x 1
D
so what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
A (pause)
tell them you want to get it back
A
if you do, I've got your back
D
yes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
A(pause)
and other platitudes
A
that were written just for you
D
take a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
A
finally something is happening to you
D
put an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
A
though you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
D
sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
A
if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
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Outro
Walk Up: D/F#, G, G#,A, A#, Bm
D Bm A G
Ba, Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3
D Bm A G
Why you wanna spend your life in jail?
End on D
....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!
Intro I
A D Bm
You sure you want to spend your life in jail?
A D Bm
How you gonna spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
I was on my way
-----------------------------------------------
Verse I
D, Bm, G, A x2
D Bm G A
First break the skin, next open the wound.
D Bm G A
Now force your fingers in, and here's what you do:
D Bm G A
Climb inside the vein and have some heart
-----------------------------------------------
Intro II
A D Bm
You said "I want to spend my life in jail"
A D Bm
Why do you want to spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
"I've lost my way"
--------------------------------------------------
Verse II (same as Verse I)
"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
-----------------------------------------------------
Intro III (same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?
You've lost your way
------------------------------------------------------
Interlude I-(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back
forth between:
D and A
or
Guitar I
D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
Guitar II comes in about halfway through
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse III(same as before)
D Bm G
"blow my money on my favorite company
A
they can blow holes in my ozone
D
so pour that propane on my clothes
Bm G
I like it when my skin glows
A
besides there's nothing to live for"
D Bm G A
unless you live a little more like you're going to die
--------------------------------------------------------
Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)
D, A x 1
D
so what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
A (pause)
tell them you want to get it back
A
if you do, I've got your back
D
yes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
A(pause)
and other platitudes
A
that were written just for you
D
take a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
A
finally something is happening to you
D
put an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
A
though you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
D
sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
A
if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
---------------------------------------------------------
Outro
Walk Up: D/F#, G, G#,A, A#, Bm
D Bm A G
Ba, Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3
D Bm A G
Why you wanna spend your life in jail?
End on D
....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!
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