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TUNING: D G D G B D
G Gsus G3 Bb Bbsus C Csus Eb Ebsus F Fsus G2 G2sus
D --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12-
B --0- --1- --0- --3- --4- --5- --6- --8- --9- -10- -11- -12- -13-
G --0- --0- --4- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12-
D --0- --2- --0- --3- --5- --5- --7- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- -14-
G --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12-
D --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12-
G2sus G2 C Csus C (rpt 3 more times)
Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C (rpt)
C
Gold coast slave ship ...
F
Sold in a market ...
C
Scarred old slaver ...
Bb C
Hear him whip the women ...
CHORUS:
G G3 G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C
Brown sugar, how come ...
G G3 G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C
Brown sugar, just ....
Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C
CHORUS
Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C (rpt and solo over)
G Gsus G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C (rpt chords)
I said yeah yeah yeah wooo! How come, how come you taste so good?
I said yeah yeah yeah wooo! Just like a, just like a black girl should
Yeah yeah yeah wooo!
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Brown Sugar (Tabs)
- Brown Sugar (Bass)
- Brown Sugar (Ver2) (Chords)
- Brown Sugar (Ver3) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: January 30, 2026