Owl City - Madeline Island: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Madeline Island" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Madeline Island Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Owl City

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Madeline Island" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#                   F#
We bought a tent and some sleeping bags
                       G#
And we jumped in the truck
C#            F#
North bound on I-35
                    G#
Before the sun came up

We stopped for lunch in Canal Park
Passing through Duluth
Rolled into Bayfield, Wisconsin
And there she was

C# F# G#
     Madeline Island

We left our cares on the mainland
Boarded a ferry boat
We saw La Pointe for the first time
And we felt right at home
Drove out to Big Bay State Park
Picked out our campsite
We settled in underneath the stars
And there we were

Chorus:
C#                           F#
Out there in the great Lake Superior
F#                 G#
Right across the bay
C#                                F#
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
F#            G#
Half a world away
A#m                         F#
Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
C#                     G#
With every passing day
D#m        Fm    F#
It was all a blur, but there we were
   G#             C#
On Madeline Island
C# F# G#
     Madeline Island

We left our shadows on the lake shore
We soaked up all the sights
About drowned in a downpour
But for the Northern Lights
We shot the breeze under pine trees
And sat around the fire
We hit the hay beneath the Milky Way
And there we were

Chorus:
Out there in the great Lake Superior
Right across the bay
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
Half a world away
Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
With every passing day
It was all a blur, but there we were
On Madeline Island

Out there in the great Lake Superior
Right across the bay
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
Half a world away
Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
With every passing day
It was all a blur, but there we were
On Madeline Island
Madeline Island
There we were on Madeline Island

We made a memory
That will always last
But we went on that trip
Just the three and Max


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Madeline Island" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Madeline Island" by Owl City.