On An Island

David Gilmour was the lead guitarist and, along with Roger Waters, lead vocalist for the progressive rock group Pink Floyd.  Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, when he was asked to replace former front man and guitarist Syd Barrett.  Barrett was becoming increasingly difficult to work with (due to his deteriorating mental state), so Gilmour stepped in to fill the void. Gilmour's contributions helped to define what would become known as the &quot;Pink Floyd&quot; sound.

David Gilmour - On An Island - Uke

Intro :  Em Em Em Em

Em            Am
Remember that night...
      Cmaj7        Bm  B       Em
White steps in the moonlight
               Am
They walked it too...
              Cmaj7            Bm      B        Em
Through empty playground, this ghost's town
         Am               Cmaj7          Bm B       Em
Children again on rusting swings getting higher
          Am
Sharing a dream
      Cmaj7         Bm   B        
On an Island.... it felt right
   Em          Bm          
We lay side by side,
            Dm           Am
Between the moon and the tide
Cm          Gm          A
Mapping the stars for a while


G       A        Em
Let the night surround you
G              A      Em
We're half way to the stars,
G       A
Ebb and flow
G      A   G        A        Em
Let it go, feel her warmth beside you



Em            Am
Remember that night,
    Cmaj7          Bm   B     Em
The warmth and the laughter
        Am
Candles burn...
           Cmaj7      Bm   B     Em
Though the church was deserted
                Am                 Cmaj7          Bm B     Em
At dawn we went down through empty streets to the harbour
             Am                  Cmaj7    Bm B   
Dreamers may leave, but theye're here everafter...
Em Bm Dm Am Cm Gm A
Da da da da da....

G       A        Em
Let the night surround you
G              A      Em
We're half way to the stars,
G       A
Ebb and flow
B7     A   G        A        Em
Let it go, feel her warmth beside you

(intro) (C  CM7  Am CM7) 2x

C          CM7  C             CM7
Would this do/ to make it all right
C               CM7        C                CM7
While sleep has taken you /where I'm out of sight

Dm           Em                    
I'll make my getaway
F          G
Time on my own
Dm           Em
Search for a better way
F              G            C-------
To find my way home to your smile

(C   CM7   Am   CM7) 2x

C       CM7            C        CM7        
Wasting days and days/ on this fight
C      CM7           C        CM7
Always down, and up/ half the night
Dm          Em         F                G
Hopeless to reminisce /through the dark hours
Dm         Em             F          G
We'll only sacrifice what time will allow us
              
     (C CM7  Am   CM7) 2x     (F G F G) 
You're sighing...sighing + solo (slide)
     (C   CM7  Am  CM7)       (F G F G)
     (C   CM7  Am  CM7) 2x 

C   CM7    C                   CM7
All alone/ though you're right here
C        CM7         C             CM7
Now it's time to go/ from your sad stare

Dm      Em
Make my getaway
Dm         G
Time on my own
Dm          Em
Leaving's a better way
Dm             G            C--------
To find my way home to your smile

(C CM7 Am CM7) 4x      (Dm Em F G) 2x
(C CM7 Am CM7)         (C CM7 Am C------)

Smile

D                           
This old house is falling 
   G5        A
down around my ears

G5                D        
I'm drowning in a river of 
   A
my tears

D                            
When all my will is gone You 
G5      A
hold me sway

G5                D       
I need You at the dimming 
A      D
of the day

A                       
You pull me like the moon 
               E
pulls on the tide

A                           
You know just where I keep 
         E
my better side
A          D       
(uh-uh-uh) (uh-uh-uh) 
    G5
(uh-uh-uh-uh)


D                           
What days have come to keep 
   G5   A
us far apart

G                D          
A broken promise or a broken 
 A
heart
D                            
Now all the bonny birds have 
G5      A
wheeled away

G5                D       
I need You at the dimming 
A      D
of the day


A                        
Come the night You're only 
         E
what I want

A                           
Come the night You could be 
   E
my confidante

A          D       
(uh-uh-uh) (uh-uh-uh) 
    G5
(uh-uh-uh-uh)


D                        
I see You in the street in 
     A
company

G5                     D   
Why don't You come and ease
                A
Your mind with me

D                           
I'm living for the night we 
      A
steal away

G5                D       
I need You at the dimming 
A      D
of the day

I need You at the dimming 
A      D
of the day.

Dimmimg Of The Day

Intro:	Gmaj7		F#m		Gmaj7		F#m
	Gmaj7		F#m		Fmaj7		Em
	Fmaj7		Em


A	   Amaj7		Gmaj7		F#m
Where we start,	is where we end.
A		Amaj7		Gmaj7		C		Cmaj7
We step out sweetly,	with nothing planned.
A		Amaj7		Gmaj7		   F#m
Along by the river,	we feed bread to the swans
A			Amaj7	  	Gmaj7		C	Cmaj7
And then over the footbridge, to the woods beyond.

Bm			Gmaj7		F#m	  D
We walk ourselves weary,	you and I.
Bm			Gmaj7		Fmaj7	  Em
There's just this moment.

A		Amaj7		Gmaj7		  F#m
I light a camp fire,	away from the path.
A			Amaj7		Gmaj7		C	Cmaj7
We lie in the blue bells,	a woodpecker laughs.

Bm		Gmaj7		F#m		D
Time passes slowly,	our hearts entwined.
Bm		Gmaj7		Fmaj7		Em	Fmaj7	Em
All of the dark times,	left behind.

Solo:
A	Amaj7		Gmaj7		F#m
A	Amaj7		C		Cmaj7
Bm	Gmaj7		F#m		D
Bm	Gmaj7		Fmaj7		Em		Fmaj7		Em

A		Amaj7		Gmaj7		F#7
The day is done,		the sun sinks low.
A			Amaj7		Gmaj7		C	Cmaj7
We fold up the blanket,		it's time to go.

Bm			Gmaj7		F#m		D
We walk ourselves weary,	arm in arm.
Bm			Gmaj7		Fmaj7		Em	Fmaj7		Em
Back through the twilight,	home again.		We're home again.

C#m			Amaj7		G#m			E
We waltz in the moonlight,	and the embers glow.
C#m		Amaj7		Gmaj7		F#m		Gmaj7	F#m
So much behind us, still far to go,		still far to go.

Gmaj7		F#m		Gmaj7		F#m <------ REPEAT TO THE END

Where We Start

Am  G#m7  Am7
She mesmerizes with a smile
Dm
Dark eyes as compelling as the bourbon
Am  G#m7  Am7                  F
That girl in the canary yellow dress
E7
Says yes

Am  G#m7  Am7
She flips a pack of cigarettes
Dm
He doesn't smoke, but he takes one nonetheless
Am  G#m7  Am7                F                  E7
It helps to keep his motives true, the girl was blue
     F                                E7
What else is the poor boy supposed to do


[Bridge]

Am  Adim    Am/D   Am/C#             
She bounces like a flame, 
Am         A
clothes on her
Dm   Dm/C#  Dm7    Dm6
Eyes closed Yellow dress
F#       F
Runs and swirls


[Verse]

Am   G#m7      Am7
It's late, the hour's growing horns
Dm
The band seems to draw her ever closer
Am   G#m7      Am7               F                 E7
This girl gets right down in the groove, grooves a move
F                                    E7
Leads him out to where they play the blues


[Bridge]

Am  Adim   Am/D   Am/C#
She dances like a flame
Am
Has no cares, yellow-dressed flame
Dm   Dm/C#   Dm7  Dm6
Eyes closed, arms above
    F#                F
She shakes pearls and snakes


[Verse]

Bbm  Am7         Bbm7
Too late in this folie a troix
Ebm
He sees that the heart is pounding for
Bbm Am7       Bbm7              F#                 F7
Big daddy who falls down to his knees, begging her please
F#                                    F7
Lifts his sax, says "here's my little tease"


[Bridge]

Bbm Bdim    Bm/Eb    Bm/D
Her dancing sets the place on fire
Bbm        Bb
Heaven and hell
Ebm Ebm/D       Ebm7   Ebm6
The flames come up his spine
       G                  F#
As she shakes, whirls and snakes

The Girl In The Yellow Dress

&quot;On an Island&quot; is the second song and title track from David Gilmour's third solo album, On an Island. It segues from the previous track, Castellorizon, and is very placid in nature. It was released as a preview of the album some weeks prior to the album's official release. The song is both based on a night Gilmour spent on the Greek island of Kastelorizo, as well as being about remembering and honouring those who have died. It, like the entirety of the album of the same name, was performed live during David's 2006 tour and appears on the official tour DVD Remember That Night.

David Gilmour told Uncut the story of this song, which contains lyrics penned by his novelist wife Polly Samson. "The basic backing track was recorded in 2004, with a jazz trio in this room (Astoria)," he said. "It's been waiting for something to turn it.""Polly wrote a beautiful lyric about a girl dancing in a jazz club wearing a yellow dress that comes from a picture that we have by Johnny Dewe Mathews," Gilmour continued. "I recorded it again at Abbey Road with a different band Read more on Last.fm.

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

Out Of The Darkness

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


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