ISLANDS BY ARAB STRAP
Words: Aidan Moffat. Music: Malcolm Middleton
Copyright 1998 Chemikal Underground Ltd.
Transcribed by Marc Gibson : marc@skihma.freeserve.co.uk

NOTES
It takes a while for the guitar to come in but I think the intor is played 8 times. Thanks to
Marc for help with this tab. All figures are just variations on the main riff.

Intro: (fades in - play approx. 7 times)                                        
e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|---------2---------|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------

e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------2---------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|-------------------|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------

Verse 1:
e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|---------2---------|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
   We were lying in bed, staring at the moon, I was wondering if I was supposed to be in love

e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|---------2---------|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
We couldn't quite decide if the moon was full, But I thought, well, tonight it's full enough

Verse 2:
e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|---------2---------|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
And this morning I was casually trying...    I could smell you and I felt like a little boy

e-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------0-------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|---------2---------|---------2------h----|-------------3--2~-|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|--------------p----|-----2---------2^4---|-------------------|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4-------4^2---|---4---4-----4-------|-----4---2---------|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2---2-------|---------------------|---2---2-----------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------
We've been on these open seas far too long   So take a breath, take my hand, there's land ahoy

Outro: (fades out - play approx. 2 times)
e-|---------------------|-----------0-------|---------------------|-----------0-------|--------
b-|---------2------h----|-------------3--2~-|---------2------h----|-------------3--2~-|--------
g-|-----2---------2^4---|-------------------|-----2---------2^4---|-------------------|--------
D-|---4---4-----4-------|-----4---2---------|---4---4-----4-------|-----4---2---------|--------
A-|---------------------|---2---2-----------|---------------------|---2---2-----------|--------
E-|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------



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