Desert Island

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[Chorus]
D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em A7 Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate
D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em D With Great Britain written on its name plate [Verse 1]
A Bm With my umbrella, I go walking
C# F#m A Through all the sands on a building site
A Bm Across the shopping malls and motorways
C# Birds from Heathrow fill the
F#m B Night with people flying to escape
F#m Em A7 Friday comforts me and says, it's pay day [Chorus]
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D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em A7 Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate
D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em D With Great Britain written on its name plate [Verse 2]
A Bm The game and coconuts is plentiful
C# F#m A You pick 'em right off of a supermarket shelf
A Bm And all the man-eaters are parked away
C# Down in the garages
F#m B While their selfish owners drinking to escape
F#m Em A7 Lord of flies with cocktails in his conch shell [Bridge]
D Em And don't rescue me, no no no
A D C# This is my home, sweet home, dear
D Em Don't rescue me, no no, hey no
G A7 I am far from alone here [Chorus]
D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em A7 Me and one nation are sharing the same fate
D Fm Cast away on a desert island
Em D With Great Britain written on it's name plate [Other]
D Dm Cast away on a desert island, cast away
D Dm Cast away on a desert island, cast away
D Dm Cast away on a desert island, cast away
D Dm Cast away on a desert island, cast away
D Dm Don't rescue me, no no no
D Dm Don't rescue me, no no no
D Dm Don't rescue me, no no no
Song details

Composition: Andy Partridge

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