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[Intro]
     G|    D|     D|
[Verse 1]
GBaby, when I met you there was peace unknown
DI set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was Gsoft inside
TheEmre was something going oDn
[Verse 2]
GYou do something to me that I can't explainD  
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every Gbeat of my heart
WeEm've got something going oDn
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Tender love is Bmblind
It reAquires a dedicationG  
All this love we feelD  
Needs no conversation
We Emride it together, Aah-Dha
Making lEmove Awith each other, ah-Dha
[Chorus]
DIslands in the stream
That is what Gwe are
No one in Embetween
How can we be wrong?
ASail away Dwith me
To anoBmther world
And we rely on each other, ah-Gha
From one lEmover to anAother, ah-Dha
[Verse 3]
GI can't live without you if the love was gone
DEverything is nothing, if you got no one
And you did Gwalk in the night
SlEmowly losing sight of the Dreal thing
[Verse 4]
GThat won't happen to us and we got no doubtD  
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the Gmessage is clear
ThiEms could be the year for the Dreal thing
[Pre-Chorus 2]
No more will you Bmcry
Baby, AI will hurt you never
We Gstart and end as oneD  
In love forever
We can Emride it together, ah-Dha
Making loEmve with eAach other, ah-Dha
[Chorus]
DIslands in the stream
That is what Gwe are
No one in Embetween
How can we be wrong?
Sail aDway with me
To anBmother world
And we reDly on each other, ah-Gha
From one loEmver to aAnother, ah-Dha
From one lEmover tAo another, hmm-Dhmm

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Islands In The Stream

by The Shires

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D D

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[Verse 1]

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown

I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb

I was soft inside

Em D

There was something going on

[Verse 2]

G D

You do something to me that I can't explain

Hold me closer and I feel no pain

Every beat of my heart

Em D

We've got something going on

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Tender love is blind

A G

It requires a dedication

All this love we feel

Needs no conversation

Em A D

We ride it together, ah-ha

Em A D

Making love with each other, ah-ha

[Chorus]

Islands in the stream

That is what we are

No one in between

How can we be wrong?

A D

Sail away with me

To another world

And we rely on each other, ah-ha

Em A D

From one lover to another, ah-ha

[Verse 3]

I can't live without you if the love was gone

Everything is nothing, if you got no one

And you did walk in the night

Em D

Slowly losing sight of the real thing

[Verse 4]

G D

That won't happen to us and we got no doubt

Too deep in love and we got no way out

And the message is clear

Em D

This could be the year for the real thing

[Pre-Chorus 2]

No more will you cry

Baby, I will hurt you never

G D

We start and end as one

In love forever

Em D

We can ride it together, ah-ha

Em A D

Making love with each other, ah-ha

[Chorus]

Islands in the stream

That is what we are

No one in between

How can we be wrong?

Sail away with me

To another world

D G

And we rely on each other, ah-ha

Em A D

From one lover to another, ah-ha

Em A D

From one lover to another, hmm-hmm

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