[BPM 106 - Verse 1 - Start just with bass and bass drum then full drums] [Chords? - X00232 and 079987] Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look across the [Em] water And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doin' and in my head I paint a [Em] picture
[Chorus - Chords in now - simulate horns - Strums] 'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress [G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me [A] Why don't you come on over, [Horn Riff - Fuller chords D Dsus4 D up neck x57775 - Em - 079987 079x10x 079987] Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 2] Did you [D] have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a good [Em] lawyer I hope you [D] didn't catch a tan, I hope you found the right man who'll fix it for [Em] ya Are you [D] shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, [Em] are you busy? And did you [D] have to pay that fine you was dodging all the time, are you still [Em] dizzy?
[Chorus - Strums] 'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress [G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me [A] Why don't you come on over, [Horn Riff] Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 3 - Drums stop - strums] Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look across the [Em] water (drums back in) And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I paint a p [Em] icture
[Chorus - Strums] 'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress [G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me [A] Why don't you come on over, [Horn Riff] Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee Mmm [D] Valerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee Valer [D] ie-e-ee, Va-a-le-r [Em] ieee Why don't you come on over Va- [Dmaj7] alerie...
[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.
(Dolly - NO KEY CHANGE) [C] I can't live without you if the love is gone Everything is nothing if you got no one And you did [F] walk in the night [F] Slowly losing sight of the [C] real thing.
(Both) But [C] that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the [F] messages is clear [F] This could be the year of the [C] real thing.
(Dolly) [C] No more will you [Fmaj7] cry baby I will hurt you [F] never.
(Both) We [Fm] start and end as one in love forever We can [C] ride it together [F] uh [C] huh Making love with each other [F] uh [C] huh.
[C] Islands in the stream That is what we [F] are No one [Dm] in between how can [Dm7] we be wrong? [C] Sail away with me to a [F] nother world And we re [C] ly on each other [F] uh [C] huh From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh
(perhaps drop to just bass drum and emphasise higher line/harmonies) [C] Islands in the stream That is what we [F] are No one [Dm] in between how can [Dm7] we be wrong? [C] Sail away with me to a [F] nother world And we re [C] ly on each other [F] uh [C] huh From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh.
[C] Islands in the stream That is what we [F] are No one in [Dm] between how can [Dm7] we be wrong? [C] Sail away with me to a [F] nother world And we re [C] ly on each other [F] uh [C] huh From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh. . . .