Young the Giant - Islands: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Islands" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Five days F Underwater Cm9 Near your island F Off the coast Five ways You were my lover Incantation Of the tide in rhyme D# F Oh, all in the glow I'll find you waiting D# F Gm Oh, has it been so long now, I D# F Gm A# Oh, I thought you knew that I'd be coming Cm9 F The way you move, the foreign groove, at night D# I could never A# I could never hold you D# A# Watch it rise up, where you hide your pearls D# Dm7 Feel it pile up, where you cast those stones you wear Cm9 A# Cm9 When no one's home, do they feel cold on your bones A# Cm9 A# All the years I've missed your warmth, Cm9 Have you missed my warmth? D# On your island You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm9  D#  Dm7  F  Gm  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 "Islands" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Islands" by Young the Giant.