Islands In The Stream
1983
gbBarry, Maurice and Robin Gibb
AmCC7CM7CmDmEbFFM7FmGG7
12 chords used in this song
CFC
CFC
CFC
CFC
C
CBaby when I met you there was peace unknown
C7
I set out to get you with a fine tooth C7comb
FCFC
I was Fsoft inside there was something goin Con FC
C
CYou do something to me that I can't explain
C7F
Hold me closer and I feel no C7pain ev'ry Fbeat of my heart
C
We got something goin Con
FM7
Tender love is FM7blind It requires a dedication
Fm
FmAll this love we feel needs no conversation
C
We Cride it together ah ha making love with each other ah ha
CF
Islands in Cthe stream, that is what Fwe are
Dm
No one in Dmbetween, how can we be wrong
CF
Sail away Cwith me to anoFther world
C
And we reCly on each other ah ha
DmC
From one Dmlover to another ah Cha
Key Change C->G
G
GI can't live without you if the love was gone
G7
Ev'rything is nothing if you got no G7one
C
And you did Cwalk in the night
GCG
Slowly losing sight of the Greal thing CG
G
GBut that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
G7
Too deep in love and we got no way G7out
C
And the Cmessage is clear this could be the year
G
For the Greal thing
CM7
No more will you CM7cry, baby I will hurt you never
Cm
We Cmstart and end as one in love for ever
G
We can Gride it together ah ha making love with each other ah ha
GC
Islands in Gthe stream, that is what Cwe are
Am
No one in Ambetween, how can we be wrong
GC
Sail away Gwith me to anoCther world
G
And we reGly on each other ah ha
AmG
From one Amlover to another ah Gha
CEbGCG
CEbGCSail aGway
CEbG
COh, come Ebsail away with meG
GC
Islands in Gthe stream, that is what Cwe are
Am
No one in Ambetween, how can we be wrong
GC
Sail away Gwith me to anoCther world
G
And we reGly on each other ah ha
AmG
From one Amlover to another ah Gha
For simplicity the key change here is from C to G, rather than G#.
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