Castaway
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Tuning: 1/2 step down ( D# G# C# F# A# D# )
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Strum quickly
E
Intro (Single Strums)
A
Pour me another one
D
Make it a strong one
E A
We're gonna have some fun tonight
A D E
A D E
Verse
A D E
I wanna be a castaway
A
And leave the world behind
D E
Take a tropic holiday
A
Say goodbye to keeping time
D E
Wasting away down by the coast
A
Pacifico and chasing lime
D D A E
Easy living down in paradise
Chorus
A
Pour me another one
D
Make it a strong one
E A D E
We're gonna have some fun tonight
A
Just like the other one
D
Make it a double rum
E A D E
We're gonna castaway tonight
Verse
A D E
I'm in an island state of mind
A
Don't think I'm ever gonna leave
D E
I'd rather stay and watch the waves
A
Move the sand beneath my feet
D E
Reggae on the radio
A
Laying low and feeling high
D D A E
Easy living down in paradise
Chorus
A
Pour me another one
D
Make it a strong one
E A D E
We're gonna have some fun tonight
A
Just like the other one
D
Make it a double rum
E A
We're gonna castaway tonight
D E
Castaway
Bridge
F#m A
Ride the waves like we're young
D E
â??Cause time flies by and soon we'll be older
F#m A
It's better to live in the moment
D
Than stuck in the past
E A
Fast asleep as the world passes by
A D E
A D E
D A
Ay ay yo
E A
Where reality is history
D A
Oh yo eh
E A
Come and castaway with me
D A
Ay ay yo
E
The good times are free and
A E D
Nobody can take that away
D A
Oh yo eh
E A
Come and castaway with me
Acapella
Pour me another one
(Smiling in the islands, I've been)
Make it a strong one we're gonna have some fun tonight
(For a little while I'll be a castaway gonna let the sunshine in)
Just like the other one
(Smiling in the islands, I've been)
Make it a double rum we're gonna castaway tonight
(For a little while I'll be a castaway gonna let the sunshine in)
Chorus
A
Pour me another one
D
Make it a strong one
E A D E
We're gonna have some fun tonight
A
Just like the other one
D
Make it a double rum
E A D E
We're gonna castaway tonight
D E E A
How to play Castaway
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.