[Intro BPM 160 - Capo 2] [Riff 1 x 2 - Drum first for 4 bars] E ------------------- B ------------------- G ---11-11----------- x 4 D -----------9--11--- A --9--9------------- E -------7--9--------
[Keyboard Riff - Capo on 2 so 0 on any string is effectively 2nd fret but play all other notes on actual fret positions, not relative to capo]
[Emaj7][Dmaj7][C#m7] E -----6---------------4--6--11---11- B 11-s-6---------------4--6--12---11- G 11-s-6---------------4--6--13---11- D 11-s-4---------------4--4--0----11- - repeat x 2 A 9--s-4---------------4--4-------13- E 0----0--------------------------11- DrB--S---B--S---B--S---B--S---B--S---B--S---
[Verse 1] [E] Now-----, [D] the [C] mist across the [D] window hides the [E] lines, [D] But [C] nothing hides the [D] colour of the [Bm] lights that [C] shine, [D] Electrici - [Bm7] ty so [C] fine, [C] Look-and- [D] dry-your- [Emaj7] eyes (keyboard riff)
[Verse 2] [E] We------, [D] so [C] tired of all the [D] darkness in our [E] lives, With [C] no more angry [D] words to say, can [Bm] come a - [C] live, [D] Get into a [Bm7] car, and [C] drive ... [C] to the [D] other...
[Chorus] [Emaj7] Me, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out---- [C#m7] -----, ...side! [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light, [Emaj7] You, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out---- [C#m7] --------, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light!
[Verse 3] [E] We---- ... [D] are [C] young, but getting [D] old before our [E] time, We'll l [C] eave the T.V. [D] and the radi - [Bm] o be - [C] hind, [D] Don't you wonder [Bm7] what we'll [C] find... ... [C] Steppin'- [D] out-to--- [Emaj7] night?-(keyboard riff)
[Verse 4] [E] You----- ... [D] can d [C] ress in pink and [D] blue just like a [E] child, And, [C] in a yellow [D] taxi, turn to [Bm] me and [C] smile, [D] We'll be there in [Bm7] just a [C] while, [C] if you [D] follow...
[Chorus] [Emaj7] Me, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out---- [C#m7] -----, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light, [Emaj7] You, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out---- [C#m7] --------, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light!
[Break x 2] [Emaj7] ----------------------------[Dmaj7][C#m7]-------- [G]-----[A]--[D]-----[A]------------[C]-----[D]--[G]---[D] [Chorus] [Emaj7] Me, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out----- [C#m7] --------, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light, [Emaj7] You, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out---- [C#m7] --------, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light!
[Coda] [Emaj7] Me, babe, steppin' [Dmaj7] out----- [C#m7] -------, [G] In - [A] to [D] the [A] night, [C] in - [D] to [G] the [D] light! [E]
[Kenny] [C] Baby when I met you there was [C6-x3555] peace un [C] known I set out to get you with a [C6] fine tooth [C7] comb. I was [F] soft inside there was something going [C] on. [C][F\C]
(Both) [C] You do something to me that I [C6] can't ex [C] plain Hold me closer and I [C6] feel no [C7] pain every [F] beat of my heart .. We got something going [C] on.
(Kenny) Tender love is [Fmaj7] blind .. It requires a dedi [F]cation.
(Both) [Fm] All this love we feel needs no conversation.
[Chorus] We [C] ride it together uh huh Making love with each other uh huh.
[C] Islands in the stream [C6] That is what we [F] are No one in be [Dm] tween how can we [Dm7] be wrong? Sail a [C] way with me [C6] to a [F] nother world And we re [C] ly on each other uh huh From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh.
[########## KEY CHANGE ############] (Dolly) [Ab] I can't live without you if the love is gone Everything is nothing if you got no one And you did [Db] walk in the night [Db] Slowly losing sight of the [Ab] real thing.
(Both) But [Ab] that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the [Db] messages is clear [Db] This could be the year of the [Ab] real thing.
(Dolly) [Ab] No more will you [Dbmaj7] cry baby I will hurt you [Db] never.
(Both) We [Dbm] start and end as one in love forever We can [Ab] ride it together [Db] uh [Ab] huh Making love with each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh.
[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one [Bbm] in between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Bbm] lover to another uh [Ab] huh
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[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one [Bbm] in between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Db] lover to another uh [Ab] huh.
[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one in [Bbm] between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Bbm] lover to another uh [Ab] huh. . . .
