Island girl
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1. I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey, so sweet,
A G
down where
Bm G
She's a big girl,
she's standing six foot three,
D A
F
turning tricks for the dudes
in the big city.
F C G D
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world
?
F C G D
Island girl, black boy want you in his island world.
G
D
He want to take you from the racket boss,
G7
C
he want to save you, but the cause is lost.
G G7
C - A
Island girl, island girl, island g…..irl !
G C D G
Tell me, what you wanting with the white man's world !
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Bm G
2. She's black as coal, but she burn like a fire,
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and she wrap
herself around you like a well-worn tire.
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You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake,
D A F
oho, he one more gone, he one
more John, who make the mistake.
+ CHORUS
Bm - G Bm - G + verse 2 as instrumental
F C G
D
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world
?
F C G
D
Island girl, black boy want you in his island world.
G D
He want to take you from the racket boss,
G7 C
he want to save you, but the cause is lost.
G
G7 C - A
Island girl, island girl, island g…..irl !
G
C D
Tell me, what you wanting, with the white man !
G
C D
Tell me, what you wanting, with the white man !
G
C D
Tell me, what you wanting, with the white man !
+ Bm - G Bm - G Bm - G
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Elton
John)