British Sea Power - Canvey Island Tabbed by: Nasher (ns) Canvey Island is a beautiful song. Someone has already done the chords on UG, but the chords are mostly wrong - so this is the correct version :) Verse 1: A C#m G#m H 5 N 1 A C#m G#m Killed a wild swan A C#m G#m It was a kind of omen A C#m G#m Of everything to come Pre-Chorus: F#m I can't believe it's happening G#m And that it's happening now F#m I can't believe it's happening G#m It's coming true somehow Verse 2: On Canvey Island, 1953 Many lives were lost With the records of a football team Pre-Chorus: I can't believe it's happening And that it's happening now I can't believe it's happening It's coming true somehow Chorus: A Don't you think it's strange, you know B G#m The way it all works out A B G#m Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts, soooooooo -- Repeat Verse chords (no singing) -- Pre-Chorus: (note - extra E chord) F#m Sometimes it's hard to tell E G#m If it's going well F#m You know the odds against it E G#m Were so phenomenal Chorus: I can't believe it's happening And that it's happening now I can't believe it's happening It's coming true somehow Chorus: (with distortion) Don't you think it's strange, you know The way it all works out Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts Don't you think it's strange, you know The way it all works out You start with everything then end without E E#m Oh! C#m B Oh, oh! E G#m E Ohhh...(etc.) C#m B Oh, oh! F#m Oh it's happening now G#m Oh it's happening now A Oh... B Oh... Finish Chord: (lots of distortion) E chord