Edwin McCain - Island Song

      
 
 The Island Song
 as performed by Edwin McCain and Larry Chaney
 
 Open E tuning Dropped one whole step -- open D
 (same tuning as "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes
 
 low to high D A D F# A D
 
 Chords
 Key of D major
 
 D C#m6 C Bm7 G Em7sus4 F#m6 
        

 d------0---------0--------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--|
 a------0---------0--------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--|
 f#-----12--------10-------10-------10---------5---------3---------3--|
 d------0---------0--------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--|
 a------0---------0--------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--|
 D-----12--------11-------10--------9---------5---------2---------4--|
 

 
 the song is basically a descending open chord
 pattern that changes tempo during choruses and
 interludes it's really simple, just stay in the rhythm
 and I might add, a great song by a, sadly, little known songwriter
 
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7 
 but you can't leave my love
 G                 F#m6             Em7sus4 
 you can't take back what you gave away
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7  
 but you can't leave my heart
 G                 F#m6     Em7sus4 
 you know the memory remains
        D             
 of the moonlit nights
         C#m6           
 and the stars were high
             C                          Bm7 
 you can see Savannah shine across the waves
  D                   
 dance along the shore
 C#m6                  
 take our time for more
 C                                      Bm7 
 and all along you know our hearts will sing
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7 
 but you can't leave my love
 G                 F#m6             Em7sus4 
 you can't take back what you gave away
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7  
 but you can't leave my heart
 G                 F#m6     Em7sus4 
 you know the memory remains
 D            C#m6 
 and I loved you
 C Bm7 
   
 D            C#m6 
 thinkin of you
 C                      Bm7 
 and I never will forget
          D     
 and the feeling
         C#m6  
 had me reeling
         C         
 I can't believe it
         Bm7 
 it's so easy
 G       F#m6 Em7sus4 
 to be free
         D            
 of the moonlit nights
         C#m6           
 and the stars were high
      C                               Bm7   
 you can see Savannah shine across the waves
         D              
 I know you must move on
      C#m6          
 and I will carry on
             C          Bm7   
 as long as the memory remains
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7 
 but you can't leave my love
 G                 F#m6             Em7sus4 
 you can't take back what you gave away
 D                 C#m6  
 you can leave the island
 C                      Bm7  
 but you can't leave my heart
 G                 F#m6     Em7sus4 
 you know the memory remains
 
 jam on the chords
 the rest of the lyrics are ad libbed
 
 the feeling rarely ever fades
 
 and how I wish the you could stay