--------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK TO THE ISLAND - LEON RUSSELL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:DONALD D Email: Tuning:Standard F Dm7 Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you girl Am7 Bb F What can I do without you in my life. Dm C#+ F G7 I guess that our guessing game just had to end that way Bb Dm7 Gm7 C7 Bb C The hardest one to lose of all the games we played F Dm7 But the time has passed for living in a dream world Am7 Bb F And lying to myself, can't make that scene Dm C#+ F G7 Of wond'ring if you love me, or just making a fool of me Bb Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Well I hope you understand, I just had to go back to the island, F Bb F And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in C7 F But I'll be thinking of you and how it might have been Bb F Hear the nightbird cry and watch the sunset down C7 F Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island. Dm F Bb F For all the sunny skies it's rainin' in my heart Dm Bb F I know down in my soul I'm really gonna miss you Dm F Bb F But it had to end this way with all the games we played Bb F Bb C7 F Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island F Bb F And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in C7 F But I'll be thinking of you and how it might have been F Bb F Hear the nightbird cry and watch the sunset down C7 F Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island F Bb F And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in. Dm7 C#+ e|-----------1--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1----------------5---------------------------------------------| G|-------------2-------3----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------5---------------------------------------------| A|------------------------4-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | B hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================