Islands in the Stream was originally written by the Gibb brothers, better known as the Bee Gees, for Marvin Gaye, but it ended up being recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983. The song became a huge commercial success, topping the charts in the United States.
Key: C#
Introduction:CFC x2
C Baby when I met you there was peace unknown C I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb. FCFC I was soft inside, there was something goin' on C You do something to me that I can't explain CF Hold me closer and I feel no pain, ev'ry beat of my heart C We got something goin' on
F7M Tender love is blind, it requires a dedication Fm All this love we feel needs no conversation C We ride it together, uh huh C Makin' love with each other, uh huh
CF Islands in the stream, that is what we are Dm No one in between, how can we be wrong CF Sail away with me to another world C And we rely on each other, uh huh DmC From one lover to another, uh huh
Ab I can't live without you if the love was gone Ab Ev'rything is nothing if you got no one Db And you did walk in the night AbDbAb Slowly losin' sight of the real thing Ab But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Ab Too deep in love and we got no way out Db And the message is clear, this could be the year Ab For the real thing
Db7M No more will you cry. Baby I will hurt you never Dbm We start and end as one in love forever we can Ab Ride it together, uh huh Ab Makin' love with each other, uh huh
AbDb Islands in the stream, that is what we are Bbm No one in between, how can we be wrong AbDb Sail away with me to another world Ab And we rely on each other, uh huh BbmAb From one lover to another, uh huh
DbEAb Sail away DbEAb I can sail away. Be with me
AbDb Islands in the stream, that is what we are Bbm No one in between, how can we be wrong AbDb Sail away with me to another world Ab And we rely on each other, uh huh BbmAb From one lover to another, uh huh AbDb Islands in the stream, that is what we are Bbm No one in between, how can we be wrong AbDb Sail away with me to another world Ab And we rely on each other, uh huh BbmAb From one lover to another, uh huh