Biography:
John Power is an English singer-songwriter and former frontman of 90's rock band Cast. Prior to Cast, Power was the bass guitarist with The La's, who had success in 1990 with their hit single, "There She Goes", and their eponymous album which reached cult status.
After leaving The La's in 1993 to form Cast, with whom he sung, played guitar and wrote songs, after four albums and a string of successful singles, Cast split in 2002. Power went on to release a solo album, Happening For Love in 2003.
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Island - John Power
from the 2003 album, Happening For Love
transcribed by C Serratore
Standard Tuning
[Chords]:
G - 320003
Em - 022000
Am - 003320
D - xx0232
Bm - x24432
C - x32010
[Intro]
G Em Am D Bm C Am D
[Verse 1]
G Em
So I head towards the coast
Am D
It is always fresh and clear
Bm C
Where there’s no familiar faces I can recognise
Am D
A place to go and to forget
[Verse 2]
G Em
I watch the seasons turn to years
Am D
But it still feels like yesterday
Bm C Am
When the city burns so bright, bright enough to steal my sight
D
Lead me blindly on my way
[Chorus 1]
G
You can reach for the stars
D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
Bm C
Let’s build an island for me and you
Bm C G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
D
you and me
C D
as I weep, these tears I cry
G Em
I curse the day that fills my life
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
[Verse 3]
G Em
Generations will replace
Am D
All these monuments in time
Bm C
So don’t contaminate the innocence of pure of mind
Am D
With the ignorance of man
G Em
And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned
Am D
With my short time here on Earth
Bm C
Not to criticise the little things people do or say
Am D
Just to recognise its worth
[Chorus 2]
G
You can reach for the stars
D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
Bm C
Let’s build an island for me and you
Bm C G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
D
you and me
C D
as I weep, these tears I cry
G Em
I curse the day that fills my life
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
[Outro]
C D
See your face amongst the crowds
G Em
Hear your voice in all these sounds
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
G
From your love
from the 2003 album, Happening For Love
transcribed by C Serratore
Standard Tuning
[Chords]:
G - 320003
Em - 022000
Am - 003320
D - xx0232
Bm - x24432
C - x32010
[Intro]
G Em Am D Bm C Am D
[Verse 1]
G Em
So I head towards the coast
Am D
It is always fresh and clear
Bm C
Where there’s no familiar faces I can recognise
Am D
A place to go and to forget
[Verse 2]
G Em
I watch the seasons turn to years
Am D
But it still feels like yesterday
Bm C Am
When the city burns so bright, bright enough to steal my sight
D
Lead me blindly on my way
[Chorus 1]
G
You can reach for the stars
D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
Bm C
Let’s build an island for me and you
Bm C G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
D
you and me
C D
as I weep, these tears I cry
G Em
I curse the day that fills my life
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
[Verse 3]
G Em
Generations will replace
Am D
All these monuments in time
Bm C
So don’t contaminate the innocence of pure of mind
Am D
With the ignorance of man
G Em
And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned
Am D
With my short time here on Earth
Bm C
Not to criticise the little things people do or say
Am D
Just to recognise its worth
[Chorus 2]
G
You can reach for the stars
D
When they fall, boy it breaks your heart
C
Know that fickle fashion fades so soon
Bm C
Let’s build an island for me and you
Bm C G
Let’s build an island for all the world to see
D
you and me
C D
as I weep, these tears I cry
G Em
I curse the day that fills my life
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
[Outro]
C D
See your face amongst the crowds
G Em
Hear your voice in all these sounds
Am D
Now I run, but I can’t hide
G
From your love
G
From your love
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