Islands is an indie rock band formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and currently based in Los Angeles, California
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Islands is a 6 piece band founded in 2005 by The Unicorns co-founder/songwriter Nick Thorburn (often performing as "Nick Diamonds") and drummer J'Aime Tambeur. Following the untimely disbandment of The Unicorns as they teetered on the brink of breaking through, Islands' debut release entitled Return to the Sea
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby - Islands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: The Valrus Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Notes: Great song, easily the catchiest on the album. Sounds great on acoustic guitar. Learn it and love it. This can also be played with a capo on fret 1. If you do so, remove the sharps from all the chords and turn the B into a Bb.
Islands' official website: http://www.islandsareforever.com/
[F#] [C#] Bones, bones, brittle little bones. [B] It's not the milk you seek, [C#] its the sun you need. [F#] [C#] And the sleek sleek skeleton I hold: [B] Where are the hidden folds? [C#] Where's the meat that you eat?
Awesome little thing over intro chords: [F#] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#] [C#] [F#] Do do Do do Do do Do do Do do Do do do
Bridge 1?:
[F#] [G#m] Total boy tells me stories [F#] [C#] Sometimes they make me sorry
F#F#C# (C#add6 C#) I need another
F#F#C# (C#add6 C#) I need another
[F#] [G#m] Sugar dumpling muffin baby [F#] [C#] This world is going crazy
F#F#C# (C#add6 C#) I think I'm through
F#F#C# (C#add6 C#) Listening to you
Verse:
[F#] [C#] Bones, bones, brittle little bones. [B] It's not the milk you seek, [C#] its the sun you need. [F#] [C#] And the sleek sleek skeleton I hold: [B] Where are the hidden folds? [C#] Where's the meat that you eat?
Awesome little thing again:
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#] [C#] [F#] Do do Do do Do do Do do do
Bridge 2?:
[F#] [A#m] Gonna make some plans, wait and see [B] [C#] Turn it off, turn me on [F#] [A#m] Open your eyes, look around you [B] [C#] Fuck what you heard, you were lied to
F#A#m Sweetheart
BC# Sick body part
F#A#m Sickheart
BC# Sweet body part
Verse (over intro chords):
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B] Bones, bones, brittle little bones. [F#] [C#] It's not the milk you seek, [F#] it's the sun you need. [F#] [C#] [F#] And the sleek sleek skeleton I hold: [B] [F#] Where are the hidden folds? [C#] [F#] Where's the meat that you eat?
(And don't you play a single note after you strum that last F# and say "eat.")