Misc - Gilligan’s Island Theme  

Originally starts in Dm, I play in Bm capo 3

	Bm	A	Bm	A
Just	sit right back and you’ll	hear tale, a	tale of a fateful	trip

	Bm	A	G	A	Bm
That	started from this	tropic port, a	board this	tiny	ship

	Cm	A#	Cm	A#
The m	ate was a mighty	sailin’ man, the	skipper brave and	sure

	Cm	A#	G#	A#	Cm
Five	passengers set	sail that day for a	three	hour	tour

	G#	A#	Cm
A	three	hour	tour

Pause for lightning sounds...

	C#m	B	C#m	B
The	weather started	getting rough, the	tiny ship was	tossed

	C#m	B	A	B	C#m
If	not for the courage of the	fearless crew, the	Minnow	would be	lost

	A	B	C#m
The	Minnow	would be	lost

	Dm	C	Dm	C
The	ship set ground on the	shore of this unch	arted desert	isle

	Dm	C	Dm	C
With	Gilligan, the	skipper too, the	millionaire and his	wife

In early seasons, this just said “the movie star, and the rest”

	Dm	C	Dm	C	Dm	C	Dm
The	movie	star, the	professor and	Mary Ann,	here on	Gilligan’s	isle

This was the outro in most seasons

	Bm	A	Bm	A
Now,	this is a tale of our	castaways, they’re	here for a long, long	time

	Bm	A	G	A	Bm
They’ll	have to make the	best of things,	it’s an	uphill	climb

	Cm	A#	Cm	A#
The	first mate and his	skipper too will	do their very	best

	Cm	A#	G#	A#	Cm
To	make the others	comfortable in the	tropic	island	nest

	C#m	B	C#m	B
No	phones, no lights, no	motorcars, not a	single lux	ury

	C#m	B	A	B	C#m
Like	Robinson Cah-r	u-soe, it’s p	rimitive	as can	be

	Dm	C	Dm	C
So	join us here each	week my friend, you’re	sure to get a	smile

	Dm	C	A	Dm
From	seven stranded	castaways,	here on Gilligan’s	isle