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Capo 2
[Refrain]
AmOh    Gyour loDve
AmOh    Gyour loDve
        Bm   G-  D-  Em- D  
Is not enough
[Verse]
The feGrry pulled awDay
From the BDlock Island Gbay
It’s bGeen so many yeDars
In an oDcean full of tGears
[Chorus]
 Am-             D          Am   G-  Em- G  
Oh       she's a beautiful baby 
     Am-     D          Am   C-  C- D  
and oh     I like her a lot
AmTime just slDips awCay
                                      D   G-  C- G  
You can feel it in the bottom of your soul
[Verse]
GLearning how to lDive
You gDot so much to gGive
CGathy came to tDown
And wDore her wedding gGown
[Chorus]
 Am-             D        Am   G-  Em- G  
Oh     she's like Coney Island
    Am-          D             Am   C-  C-D
At night    she lights up the sky
AmI'm too scared to daGnce on those
BDroken hearted beaches of roGmance
[Refrain]
AmOh      yEmour lDove is not enGough
       Am    Em                   D   G-  C- G  
Fly      my dove you're in my blood
[Bridge]
EmBaby hCold me
Hold me fBmive minutes mCore
While you're Bmwalking out the dCoor  D  
EmLonely JeCsus on the Bmwall
He was a dCrifter man
                            D   G(hold)       D(hold)
But in the end he came again
[Verse]
The feGrry came to sDhore
CNDN was keeping sGcore
And the hGappy bride and gDroom
Left oDn their honeyGmoon
   Am              C
And I cried all the Cway 
from Rhode IslDand to the folks on 6th and GA
AmOh your lCove is nDot enoGugh
AmFly aCway my dDove you're in my bGlood
 Am(hold)      C–  D(hold)     G  
             Am    C-                    D      D-    G  
Oh, mama     maybe tonight     you’ll make it alright
              Am       C-                 D      D-    G  
Oh my my     I need you tonight     to make it alright
 G(hold)        D– G  

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Block Island

by Jesse Malin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Refrain]

Am G D

Oh your love

Am G D

Oh your love

Bm G D Em D

- - -

Is not enough

[Verse]

G D

The ferry pulled away

D G

From the Block Island bay

G D

It’s been so many years

D G

In an ocean full of tears

[Chorus]

Am D Am G Em G

- - -

Oh she's a beautiful baby

Am D Am C C D

- - -

and oh I like her a lot

Am D C

Time just slips away

D G C G

- -

You can feel it in the bottom of your soul

[Verse]

G D

Learning how to live

D G

You got so much to give

G D

Cathy came to town

D G

And wore her wedding gown

[Chorus]

Am D Am G Em G

- - -

Oh she's like Coney Island

Am D Am C C

- - -D

At night she lights up the sky

Am G

I'm too scared to dance on those

D G

Broken hearted beaches of romance

[Refrain]

Am Em D G

Oh your love is not enough

Am Em D G C G

- -

Fly my dove you're in my blood

[Bridge]

Em C

Baby hold me

Bm C

Hold me five minutes more

Bm C D

While you're walking out the door

Em C Bm

Lonely Jesus on the wall

He was a drifter man

D G D

(hold) (hold)

But in the end he came again

[Verse]

G D

The ferry came to shore

D G

CNN was keeping score

G D

And the happy bride and groom

D G

Left on their honeymoon

Am C

And I cried all the way

D G

from Rhode Island to the folks on 6th and A

Am C D G

Oh your love is not enough

Am C D G

Fly away my dove you're in my blood

Am C D G

(hold) – (hold)

Am C D D G

- -

Oh, mama maybe tonight you’ll make it alright

Am C D D G

- -

Oh my my I need you tonight to make it alright

G D G

(hold) –

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