The Island


Royal Wood - The Island tabbed by Dave Intro: D G A G x4 D G A G I spent my life so patient D G A G Waiting for the descent D G A G The gift to bring me water D G A G The drought that ends thereafter D G A G I tread my foot most lightly D G A G Past the day left nightly D G A G And striving to be honest D G A G But hopeless without ballast Bm A G D For the light did sweep across the sea Em D/F# G A You were the keeper of the key Bm A G D And the holder of my destiny Em D/F# G A A thousand poems for the sight I've seen D Em D/F# G I've found myself the island D G A G A tree will bend and offer D G A G The branch to give the altar D G A G My promise will not falter D G A G To you my dearest lover Bm A G D For the light did sweep across the sea Em D/F# G A You were the keeper of the key Bm A G D And the holder of my destiny Em D/F# G A A thousand poems for the sight I've seen D Em D/F# G I've found myself the island Dm C Bb Dm C G Dm C Bb Dm C G Dm C Bb Dm And now we lay C G Dm Down the day C Bb Dm In this we're safe C G We know the way Where we're going Bm A G D For the light did sweep across the sea Em D/F# G A You were the keeper of the key Bm A G D And the holder of my destiny Em D/F# G A A thousand poems for the sight I've seen D Em D/F# G I've found myself the island D Em D/F# G I've found myself the island D Em D/F# G D I've found myself the island