Chords with lyrics
Island Girl:Elton John.
1 USA in 1975.
Intro:Dm Bb majorBb (x2)
#1.
DmDm Bb majorBb
I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey, so sweet..
C majorC Bb majorBb
down where Lexington cross 47th Street.
DmDm Bb majorBb
She's a big girl, she's standing six foot three..
FF C majorC AbAb
turning tricks for the dudes in the big city.
CHORUS:
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
Bb majorBb FF
He want to take you from the racket boss..
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb C majorC
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
tell me what you wanting with the white man's world.
DmDm Bb majorBb (x2)
#2.
DmDm Bb majorBb
She's black as coal but she burn like a fire..
C majorC Bb majorBb
and she wrap herself around you like a well worn tire.
DmDm Bb majorBb
You feel her nail scratch your back, just like a rake..
FF C majorC AbAb
oh, ho, he one more gone, he one more John who make the mistake.
CHORUS:
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
Bb majorBb FF
He want to take you from the racket boss..
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb C majorC
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
tell me what you wanting with the white man`s world.
(INTERLUDE:) DmDm Bb majorBb (x2) DmDm Bb majorBb C majorC Bb..Dm Bb majorBb FF C majorC AbAb
CHORUS:
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
Bb majorBb FF
He want to take you from the racket boss..
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb C majorC
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF
tell me what you wanting with the white man..
OUTRO:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF
tell me what you wanting with the white man..(x2)
...Dm Bb majorBb (x3)