My Island

Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D The experts say and they should know Bm D Bm D Em G Em G Em G Divert yourself and never do it alone Bm D Bm D Cause poets post it and frontmen front it Bm D Bm D Em G Em G Em G What made you think you were one of them Em G Who's gonna make it Bm E F#m G My message over time will hold its good meaning D F#m Bm F# If you never contrive what is possible Em G I do believe Bm I'm miserable, I've got my mind set D Em Most of all I think I'm through with it Bm D Bm D Cause poets post it and frontmen front it Bm D Bm D Em What made you think you were one of them Em G Who's gonna make it Bm F#m G My message over time will hold its good meaning D F#m Bm F# If you never contrive what is possible G Em I do believe Bm D Bm D Bm D Em G Em G Who's gonna make it gonna make it Bm D Em G Em G Who's gonna make it gonna make it Bm F#m G will hold its good meaning D F#m Bm F# If you never contrive what is possible G I do believe Bm F#m G My message over time will hold its good meaning D F#m Bm F# If you never contrive what is possible G Em I do believe Bm F#m G My message over time will hold its good meaning D F# Bm F# If you never contrive what is possible G Em G Bm I do believe 02. Nice Guy STRING INTRO E Am D C Am Bm E Am F E7 Am Am F E7 Am Am F Dm Somebody told me there's an occasion to rise Am F Am E Somebody's driving me, crazy Am F Dm So if you're lonely, well you better think twice Am F E So many times your memory remembers these F What really matters is inside E Am G No one ever gives it to the nice guy the nice guy F With protocols that always should E Ab No one gives it to the good Am F E7 Am Am F E7 Am Am Somebody told me F Dm Don't wear your heart on your sleeve Am Because one day F E They all will leave F What really matters is inside E Am G No one ever gives it to the nice guy the nice guy F With protocols that always should E Ab No one gives it to the good Am Ab B F E Am Am Ab B F E F What really matters is inside E Am G No one ever gives it to the nice guy the nice guy F With protocols that always should E Am G No one gives it to the nice guy F What really matters is inside E Am G No one ever gives it to the nice guy the nice guy F With protocols that always should E Ab No one gives it to Am F E7 Am Am F E7 Am BRIDGE RIFF Am F E7 Am Am 03. I Win (wd) = walk down to next chord B7 (walk down) Em Em Am D When I try to erase or calculate G C For a moment could you just decide Am B7 (wd) Em Which way to go I need advice Am D I've been wrong, it's just close quarters G C And they have a way to cloud your mind Am B7 (wd) Is my lot in life to just resign, oh, could you tell me C G C Should I travel G C and maybe get the starring part G Am G B7 Em And a monogram that says I W-I-N Em Am D So what am I supposed to say G C My talent's an acquired taste Am B7 (wd) Em Well that's just what you say when you've missed your train Em Am D I've been wrong, it's just close quarters G Am And they have a way to cloud your mind Am B7 (wd) Em Is my lot in life to just resign, oh, could you tell me C G C Should I travel G C and maybe get the starring part G Am G B7 Em And a monogram that says I W-I-N Em Am D G C Am B7 (wd) Em I W-I-N, Em Am D G C Am B7 (wd) I W-I-N, C G C Should I travel G C and maybe get the starring part G Am G B7 Em And a monogram that says I W-I-N C G C Should I travel G C and maybe get the starring part G Am G B7 Em And a monogram that says I W-I-N Em Am D G C Am B7 (wd) Em I W-I-N, Em Am D G C Am B I W-I-N, 04. Division Am G Em 4x Am G Em Am When names are thrown G Em Am To those who know that G Em Am You're not so tough C G C D You've never been that F E Am C So I took the option of getting out F E Am C Where it seemed the grass was greener F E Am C No need to make it like all was right F E No apologies Am G Em When parts are made Am G Em From bad ideas Am G Em Am G C D Together with a messed up brain wave F E Am C So I took the option of getting out F E Am C Where it seemed the grass was greener F E Am C No need to make it like all was right F E No apologies Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Em Am G Em Am G Em Am G C Bm F E Am C So I took the option of getting out F E Am C Where it seemed the grass was greener F E Am C No need to make it like all was right F E No apologies F E Am C So I took the option of getting out F E Am C Where it seemed the grass was greener F E Am C No need to make it like all was right F E No apologies E 05. Mic The Mic C G C G F G C G F G So many now your mouth's dry C F Am G So I'll leave them at the door C Dm G And did you mic the mic C F C G C I can hear it through the floor F G I missed it and got rattled C F C G C So was your reception what you liked F C G The distance when you travel C F G Count on me to make it right C F C So I counted it to fill my F G To fill my empty heart I need C F G So could you RSVP C F Em G And put my name in you'll see C F G C F G That this is a crime, this is an emergency C F G C F G You let me down, this joke kills C F It's on me F G I missed it and got rattled C F C G C So was your reception what you liked F C G The distance when you travel C F G Count on me to make it right F G I missed it and got rattled C F C G C So was your reception what you liked F C G The distance when you travel C F G Count on me to make it right C G F F G C F G C F G C F G C F G I've made my mistakes, well that's what you say C F G C F G I've made my mistakes, don't count them always C F G C F I've made my mistakes, well that's what you say F G I missed it and got rattled C F C G C So was your reception what you liked F C G The distance when you travel C F G Count on me to make it right F G I missed it and got rattled C F C G C So was your reception what you liked F C G The distance when you travel C F G F Count on me to make it right 06. It’s Alright Blondie E F#m E F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m I can't get it off my mind A F#m Cause I hear it all the time A F#m This is gonna be the night A F#m I think it's just another night C# D Make it seem like make believe C# D I'm tired, I never sleep A F#m A F#m A F#m I can't seem to make it through A F#m Because I try it all the time A F#m Is this gonna be the night A F#m I think it's just another night C# D Make it seem like make believe C# D I'm tired, I never sleep A F#m A F#m Alright, alright BRIDGE RIFF F#m 07. My Island E A I'm only pushing buttons F F E F G Maybe you should come in and try A It's really not that funny F When you're working overtime D Db Bb G F My first guess is This is not a penny arcade D Db Bb A F Know what's best So don't you ever get in the way E A G My island, option/control of new information E A G My island, taking control of misinformation A Others get to leisure F F E F G Others soon will retire A It's really not that funny F When you're working overtime D Db Bb G F My first guess is This is not a penny arcade D Db Bb A F Know what's best So don't you ever get in the way E A G My island, option/control of new information E A G My island, taking control of misinformation D Db Bb G F D Db Bb G A F Dm D Db Bb G F My first guess is This is not a penny arcade D Db Bb A F Know what's best So don't you ever get in the way E A G My island, option/control of new information E A G My island, taking control of misinformation E A G My island, option/control of new information E A G My island, taking control of misinformation D Db Bb G F D Db Bb G F D Db Bb G F My first guess is This is not a penny arcade D Db Bb A Dm F Know what's best So don't you ever get in the way 08. Pearl of Great Price E Em G F# My mind is always moving So much I can't decide Bb Em G F# I've got the fear of losing Of what was never mine Bb Em G F# I'll say it and I'll mean it Did I say it because I'm mean Bb Em G F# So listen very clearly And you won't be deceived Em E Gm Em G F# My mind is always chasing It's filled with trickery Gm Em G F# So listen oh so closely And you won't be deceived Gm The path of good choices F The path that led them all Cm Bb So many times, Gm is the pearl of great price So I need a mission Gm F No second motion Nor a station for the stock Cm Bb Gm So many times The pearl of my price is I need a mission Gm Gm C E Gm Em G F# My mind is always chasing It's filled with trickery Gm Em G F# So listen oh so closely And you won't be deceived Gm The path of good choices F The path that led them all Cm Bb So many times, Gm is the pearl of great price So I need a mission Gm F No second motion Nor a station for the stock Cm Bb Gm So many times The pearl of my price is I need a mission Gm F Dm Eb Cm Gm Gm F Dm Eb Cm The pearl of my price says I need a mission Gm The pearl of my price says I need a mission 09. Lifeguard G# E C# E G#m I've never been there E So when I see that look in your eyes C# I'm not a lifeguard, E With a towel that dries whose saving a life G#m So when there's nightmares E C# And the stakes have gotten too high, over reactions E Somebody's gonna know who's paying the price B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed G#m Em7 E C# E G#m I'm not a pinwheel E Or a light turning on in your mind C# I've realized E I'm not the towel that dries Or fixes a life G#m So when there's problems E And the stakes have gotten too high C# You're out of line E Somebody's gonna know who's paying the price B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed G#m E C# E BRIDGE RIFF B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed B G#m Em7 In my moments of crisis Could I get some relief C# Could I get a new license Where I've only dreamed G#m Em7 E C# E G#m 10. Ideas For The Talented F F Eb Bb Eb F I've got a feeling Bb Eb Cm That rests on my brain Bb Eb F It takes all my motion Bb Eb Cm And decides my fate Cm Eb F Eb F My ideas they outweigh All the talent I own Eb Bb Eb F So I'll just make the most Bb Eb Cm Spend my life to define Bb Eb F What I've overlooked Eb Bb Eb Cm So many times Cm Eb F Eb F My ideas they outweigh All the talent I own Cm Eb F Eb F My ideas they outweigh All the talent I own Eb Bb Eb F Bb Cm Bb Eb F Bb Eb Cm Cm Eb F Eb F My ideas they outweigh All the talent I own Cm Eb F Eb F My ideas they outweigh All the talent I own Bb Eb F Bb Eb Cm Bb Eb F Bb Eb Cm My ideas they outweigh Bb Eb F Bb Eb Cm Bb My ideas they outweigh