Tuning:

Islands by Sara Bareilles Album: The Blessed Unrest Track 11 [2013] This was Roulie's work. She had the song in half step down tuning but had recommendations for standard tuning, so I wanted to make a separate tab for those who didn't want to have to remember which standard chords correlated with which half-step-down chords. Let me know if something doesn't make sense, I went through this quickly! Capo 6th fret [Intro] Am C G x 2 [Verse]

^Am Waiting for the ^Cbus ^Gstop ^Am Waiting for the concrete b^Clack^G top to settle down ^Am Long enough for me to ^Cget^G off and get a^D little ground ^F

^Am I'm ready for the ^Csea c^Ghange ^Am Helpless felt this ^Ccoming from a^G mile away ^Am And now you're looking at ^Cme ^Gbabe, and how we'l^Dl separate if we can ^F Cause I still count on one h^Cand the n^Emumber of good men I kn^Fow

[Chorus]

It's like I'm st^Ganding on the edge with just a ^Amtelephone wire Trying to g^Fet to you first to say the world's on fire ^G Holding my breath until I k^Amnow you're alright Because the w^Fater will only rise

When will you realize

^G You must become an ^Amisland ^F You must become an ^Cisland Y^Gou must become an ^Amisland And s^Fee for yourself that that's what I am

Am C G x 2 [Verse]

^Am You always dirty up the ^Cwin^Gdows If you k^Ameep 'em at bay that way No one's ^Cgonna sur^Gprise you by getting too c^Amlose Anybody but ^Cme t^Ghough You've made exc^Deptions to your rules ^F And now we're staring down tr^Cuth neither ^Emone of us wants to kn^Fow

[Chorus]

When will you realize

^G You must become an ^Amisland ^F You must become an ^Cisland Y^Gou must become an ^Amisland And s^Fee for yourself the ho^Crizon is all we h^Gave ^Am And s^Gee for yourself the ho^Crizon is all we h^Gave ^Am ^F

^G Holding my breath until I k^Amnow you're alright Because the w^Fater will only rise

Sara Bareilles - Islands