The Isles Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 Alternately, you can change every second C♯m chord to an F♯m, as in

C♯m - B - F♯m - B. The (E-B) accent is played after every B chord, but I have

marked it where it is most strongly heard.

Intro

C♯m B C♯m B

Verse 1

C♯m B (E-B)

Economic downturn you can get a job

C♯mApologetic parents you can get a job B

C♯m B (E-B)

Sometimes I'm feeling just like Cupid with a bow and arrow

 And I'm C♯mfiring it at people who reBmain too shallow

Chorus

 In the C♯mB R I T I say British IsleBs

 The C♯mstreets are bleak, the Bkids are running wild

Verse 2

C♯m B (E-B)

Terror on the pavement, panic in the street

C♯mTension in the twisted silence of our sheets B

 Sometimes I C♯mlie awake for hours, feeling Bso synthetic

 While my C♯meyes are screaming out for something Bway more epic

Chorus

 It's the C♯mB R I T I say British IsleBs

 The C♯mstreets are bleak, the Bkids are running wild

C♯mTerribly bold they try so hard

BNever look up to see the stars

 In the C♯mB R I T I say British IslBes

Bridge

C♯mLeeds screaming, Bristol torn

BBelfast and Hull forlorn

C♯mOxford dreaming in denial

BWith all it's gleaming spires

C♯mStoke bleeding, Glasgow yawns

BDundee and Cardiff mourn

C♯mYork breaking, Sheffield cries

BAll fears are multiplied

Chorus

 In the C♯mB R I T I say British IsleBs

 The C♯mstreets are bleak, the Bkids are running wild

C♯mTerribly bold they try so hard

BNever look up to see the stars

 In the C♯mB R I T I say British IslBes

Outro

C♯m B C♯m B