Canvey Island
British Sea PowerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
H 5 N 1
Killed a wild swan
It was a kind of omen
Of everything to come
I can't believe it's happening
And that it's happening now
I can't believe it's happening
It's coming true somehow
(same as Verse 1)
On Canvey Island, 1953
Many lives were lost
With the records of a football team
I can't believe it's happening
And that it's happening now
I can't believe it's happening
It's coming true somehow
Don't you think it's strange, you know
The way it all works out
Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts, soooooooo
(same as Verse 1)
Sometimes it's hard to tell
If it's going well
You know the odds against it
Were so phenomenal
I can't believe it's happening
And that it's happening now
I can't believe it's happening
It's coming true somehow
(same)
Don't you think it's strange, you know
The way it all works out
Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts
Don't you think it's strange, you know
The way it all works out
You start with everything then end without
Oh!
Oh, oh!
Ohhh...(etc.)
Oh it's happening now
Oh it's happening now
Oh...
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Readable chord sheet for Canvey Island by British Sea Power
[A] H [C#m]5 N [G#] 1 [A] Killed a w[C#m]ild swan [G#] [A] It was a kind[C#m] of omen [G#] [A] Of everything[C#m] to come [G#] [Bm] I can't believe it's happening [C#m] And that it's happening now [Bm]I can't believe it's happening [C#m]It's coming true somehow (same as Verse 1) On Canvey Island, 1953 Many lives were lost With the records of a football team I can't believe it's happening And that it's happening now I can't believe it's happening It's coming true somehow [C#m]Don't you think it's strange, yo[D#m]u know [C#m]The way it all works out [D#m] [C#m]Brace yourself for storms and[D#m] Summer droughts, soooooooo [C#m] [D#m] (same as Verse 1) Sometimes it's hard to tell If it's going well You know the odds against it Were so phenomenal I can't believe it's happening And that it's happening now I can't believe it's happening It's coming true somehow (same) Don't you think it's strange, you know The way it all works out Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts Don't you think it's strange, you know The way it all works out You start with everything then end without [F]Oh! [F#] [F] [F]Oh, oh![F#] [F] [C]Ohhh[A]...([F#]etc.) [C]Oh it's happening now [A]Oh it's happening now [F#]Oh...