islands in the stream
Dolly Parton
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Tom : C
[Intro] C F C
C F C
Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
C7
I set out to get you with a fine toothed comb
F C F C
I was soft inside, there was something goin' on
C
You do something to me that I can't explain
C7
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
F C
Ev'ry beat of my heart we got something goin on
F
Tender love is blind, it requires a dedication
Fm
All this love we feel needs no conversation
C
We ride it together, uh huh, makin' love with each other, uh huh
[Refrão]
C F
Islands in the stream that is what we are
Dm
No one in between, how can we be wrong
C F
Sail away with me to another world
C
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Dm C
From one lover to another, uh huh
[Próxima Parte]
(Orig. moves up half a step to capo 1st here)
G#
I can't live without you if the love was gone
G#7
Ev'rything is nothing if you got no one
C# G# C# G#
And you did walk in the night, slowly losin' sight of the real thing
G#
But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
G#7
Too deep in love and we got no way out
C# G#
And the message is clear this could be the year for the real thing
C#
No more will you cry, baby, I will hurt you never
C#m
We start and end as one, in love for ever
G#
We can ride it together, uh huh, makin' love with each other, un huh
[Refrão] (repetir)
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Detected progression: C → F → C → C → F → C → C7 → F
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