Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro: SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter:
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Brown skin girl
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Your skin just like pearls
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The best thing in the world
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Never trade you for anybody else
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Singin' brown skin girl
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Your skin just like pearls
N.C
The best thing in the world
N.C
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...
Verse 1: Wizkid:
FF
She said she really grew up poor like me
G minorGm A minorAm
Don't believe in nothin' but the almighty
Bb majorBb
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
G minorGm
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
FF G minorGm
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
A minorAm
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
Bb majorBb
Tonight I am walkin' away
G minorGm
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah
Pre-Chorus: Wizkid:
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Bb majorBb G minorGm
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Bb majorBb G minorGm
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Chorus: Wizkid:
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
Your back against the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
The best thing in all the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Verse 2: Beyoncé:
FF
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
G minorGm A minorAm
She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
Bb majorBb
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
G minorGm
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
FF
I think tonight she might braid her braids
G minorGm A minorAm
Melanin too dark to throw her shade
Bb majorBb
She minds her business and wines her waist
G minorGm
Gold like 24k, okay
Pre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé:
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Bb majorBb N.C
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Bb majorBb G minorGm
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé:
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
Your back against the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
The best thing in all the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Verse 3: Beyoncé:
FF G minorGm
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)
A minorAm
Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)
Bb majorBb
There's complexities in complexion
G minorGm
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
FF G minorGm
Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
A minorAm
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
Bb majorBb
I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
G minorGm
To every single curve, your body natural
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
Bb majorBb
Most things out of focus, view
G minorGm FF
But when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you)
G minorGm A minorAm Bb majorBb
'Cause you're beautiful
FF
Yeah, you're beautiful
Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé:
G minorGm A minorAm
Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your glory
Bb majorBb G minorGm
Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
FF G minorGm
Keep dancin', they can't control you
A minorAm
They watchin', they all adore you
Bb majorBb N.C
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you
Chorus: Beyoncé & Wizkid:
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
Your back against the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
FF G minorGm A minorAm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb majorBb
The best thing in all the world
G minorGm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
Outro: Blue Ivy Carter:
FF
Brown skin girl
G minorGm A minorAm
Your skin just like pearls
BB
The best thing in the world
N.C
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...