Back To The Island
Leon RussellVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you girl
What can I do without you in my life.
I guess that our guessing game just had to end that way
The hardest one to lose of all the games we played
But the time has passed for living in a dream world
And lying to myself, can't make that scene
Of wond'ring if you love me, or just making a fool of me
Well I hope you understand, I just had to go back to the island,
And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in
But I'll be thinking of you and how it might have been
Hear the nightbird cry and watch the sunset down
Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island.
For all the sunny skies it's rainin' in my heart
I know down in my soul I'm really gonna miss you
But it had to end this way with all the games we played
Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island
And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in
But I'll be thinking of you and how it might have been
Hear the nightbird cry and watch the sunset down
Well I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island
And watch the sun go down, hear the sea roll in.
C#
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B|-----------1----------------5---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------3----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Readable chord sheet for Back To The Island by Leon Russell
Now the d[F]ay is gone and I s[Dm7]it alone and think of you girl
What can I [Am7]do without y[Bb]ou in my li[F]fe.
[Dm]I guess that[C#] our guessing game ju[F]st had to end that[G7] way
[Bb] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
The har[Bb]dest[C] one to lose of all the games we played
But the t[F]ime has passed for l[Dm7]iving in a dream world
And l[Am7]ying to myself, c[Bb]an't make that sc[F]ene
Of w[Dm]ond'ring if you l[C#]ove me, or j[F]ust making a fool of[G7] me
[Bb] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
Well I[F] hope you understand, I just had to go back to the island,
[F]And watch the sun go do[Bb]wn, hear the sea roll i[F]n
But I'll be thinking of y[C7]ou and how it might have be[F]en
Hear the nightbird c[Bb]ry and watch the sunset do[F]wn
Well I hop[C7]e you understand I just had to go back to the isl[F]and.
[Dm]For all the sun[F]ny skies[Bb] it's rainin' in my[F] heart
[Dm]I know down in my so[Bb]ul I'm really gonna miss y[F]ou
But it h[Dm]ad to end this w[F]ay [Bb]with all the games we [F]played
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C7]
Well [F]I hope you understand I just had to go back to the island
[F]And watch the sun go do[Bb]wn, hear the sea roll i[F]n
But I'll be thinking of y[C7]ou and how it might have be[F]en
H[F]ear the nightbird c[Bb]ry and watch the sunset do[F]wn
Well I hop[C7]e you understand I just had to go back to the isl[F]and
[F]And watch the sun go d[Bb]own, hear the sea roll i[F]n.
[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