A quite easy song to play. Remember the intro well 'cause you're going
to use it often in the song. Listen to the record closely to get the
rhythm correctly.
a % indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
Capoed on the 4th fret
Play these first two measures twice:
G
| e | | |
| B | | 0h1p0 0h1p0 0h1p0 |
| G | | |
| D | | 0h2p0 0h2p0 0h2p0 |
| A | | |
| E | 3 3 3 | |
G
| e | | | |
| B | | | 0h1p0 0h1p0 0h1p0 |
| G | | | |
| D | | | 0h2p0 0h2p0 0h2p0 |
| A | | | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | |
A w.. day
G C G
| e | | | | |
| B | | 1 1 1 1 | | 0h1p0 0h1p0 0h1p0 |
| G | | 0 0 0 0 | | |
| D | | 2 2 2 2 | | 0h2p0 0h2p0 0h2p0 |
| A | | | | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | |
in a deep and dark December
G Am D C
| e | 3 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 | 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| A | 0 | 0 0 0 0 | | 3 2 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 0 | | | |
I am a - lone
G Am Bm
| e | | | | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 | 3 3 | | |
gazing from my window
Am Bm Am C
| e | | 2 2 2 | | |
| B | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 | 4 4 4 0 | 2 2 2 0 | 2 2 2 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 0 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 3 3 0 |
to the streets below on a freshly fallen silent shroud of
D C D C D G C D C D
| e | 2 2 2 0 | | 3 3 3 3 | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 1 3 1 3 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 3 1 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 0 2 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 0 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 2 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 3 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 3 0 3 0 |
| E | | | 3 3 3 3 | |
snow I am a rock I am an is-
D G
| e | 2 2 2 2 | | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | | | 0h1p0 0h1p0 0h1p0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | % | | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | | | 0h2p0 0h2p0 0h2p0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | | | |
| E | | | 3 3 3 | |
- - - - land [play these 2 measures twice]
G * G C G
| e | | | 3 | 3 3 |
| B | | 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 0 |
| G | | 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | | 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 0 0 |
| A | | 2 | | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
I've built walls
G C G C G
| e | | | | 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 | 0 2 0 |
| A | | | | |
| E | 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
a fortress deep and mighty
G Am D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 | | 1 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | % | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | | 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | | | |
that none may
C G Am
| e | | | | 0 |
| B | | 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 1 |
| G | | 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 2 0 | | | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | 3 3 | 3 3 | |
pen - e - trate I have no need of
Bm Am Bm Am
| e | 2 2 2 | | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 0 | 2 2 2 0 | 4 4 4 0 | 2 2 2 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
friendship friendship causes pain it's laughter and it's
C D C D C D G
| e | | 2 2 2 0 | | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 | 1 3 1 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 0 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 3 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 0 | | | 3 3 3 3 |
loving I dis - dain I am a rock
C D C D D G
| e | | 2 2 2 2 | | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 3 1 3 | 3 3 3 3 | | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 | % | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 | | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | | | 3 3 3 3 |
I am an is- - - - - land
G C G G C G G
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
G C G
| e | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 0 0 1 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 2 0 |
| A | 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
Now return to * and repeat for verses 3 and 4. Then finish with:
Am D G Am
| e | 0 2 | | | |
| B | 1 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 1 1 |
| D | 2 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 | | | 0 0 0 |
| E | | 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | |
and a rock can feel no pain and an island
D G [ repeat these 3 measures 3 times ]
| e | 2 2 | | | |
| B | 3 3 | | 0h1p0 0h1p0 0h1p0 | |
| G | 2 2 | | | |
| D | 0 0 | | 0h2p0 0h2p0 0h2p0 | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | 3 3 3 | | 3 |
ne - ver cries
Lyrics:
A winter's day,
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below,
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship.
Friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
Don't talk of love.
Well I've heard the word before.
It's sleeping in my memory,
And I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
I have my books,
And my poetry to protect me.
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room,
Safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
And a rock can feel no pain.
And an island never cries.