Verse 1: C Am I was an island before you came along F G but your boat in my sand hand in my hand heart in my songs C Am I was a fighter and I was so brave F G but I lowered my sword and you held me and swore you'd stay stay stay Chorus: F G C C Am oh I can't do this alone anymore F G C C Am cause I'm no good on my own anymore F G C C Am what did I do to deserve this what did you do to me F G C baby come back you know I don't want to be free Verse 2: C Am I was a rebel but I had a cause F G 'til you came to town pushed me around and showed me what love was C Am I was a wolf dear apart from the pack F G but you answered my cry in the dead of the night told me that you had my back Chorus: F G C C Am oh I can't do this alone anymore F G C C Am cause I'm no good on my own anymore F G C C Am what did I do to deserve this what did you do to me F G C baby come back you know I don't want to be free Instrumental (x2): C Am F G Chorus: F G C C Am oh I can't do this alone anymore F G C C Am cause I'm no good on my own anymore F G C C Am what did I do to deserve this what did you do to me F G Am baby come back you know I don't want to be free F G Am baby come back you know I don't want to be free no no no F G C baby come back you know I don't want to be free This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
I Was An Island chords by Allison Weiss
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play I Was An Island on ukulele
Try the down-up eighths as a starting point: d u d u. This arrangement is in C major. The chords stay at the novice level, nothing tricky in there.
4 ukulele chords used in "I Was An Island" by Allison Weiss: Am, C, F and G
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For this song I used DDDDDDDDDDDD for everything but the first two lines of the chorus, where I used two downstrokes