Island Girl

Intro: 0:00
Bm G | Bm G

Verse 1: 0:07
            Bm
I see your teeth flash,
          A          G/D
Jamaican honey, so sweet,
            A/E
Down where Lexington
       D/F#             G
Cross fourty seventh street. Oh,
0:20
         Bm
She's a big girl,
Bm                A          G/D
  She's standing six foot three,
          D
Turning tricks for the dudes
        A/E
In the big city-
  Fadd9 Fadd9!Fadd9!
-ty.

Chorus 1: 0:34
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D    Dsus4 D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D    Dsus4 D
In his island world.
0:48
            G
He want to take you
          D/F#
From the racket boss,
            G/F
He want to save you
         C
But the cause is lost.
0:55
G            G7
Island girl, island girl,
C           A7
Island girl,
 G
Tell me what you wantin'
         C/E  D/F#       G!
Wid de white man's world.

Instrumental: 1:09
Bm G | Bm G

Verse 2: 1:15
            Bm
Oh, she's black as coal
              A      G/D
But she burn like a fire,
         A/E
And she wrap herself around you
D/F#                G
  Like a well worn tire.
1:29
              Bm
You feel her nail scratch your
 Bm        A      G/D
Back just like a rake.
          D
Oh-ho, he one more gone,
   A/E
He one more John
                 Fadd9 Fadd9!Fadd9!
Who make the mistake.

Chorus 2: 1:43
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D    Dsus4 D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D    Dsus4 D
In his island world.
1:57
            G
He want to take you
          D/F#
From the racket boss,
            G/F
He want to save you
         C
But the cause is lost.
2:04
G            G7
Island girl, island girl,
C           A7
Island girl,
 G
Tell me what you wantin'
         C/E  D/F#  G!
Wid de white man's world.

Solo: 2:18
Bm G | Bm G
2:25
Bm Bm:A | G/D | A/E D/F# | G
2:39
Bm Bm:A | G/D | D A/E | Fadd9 Fadd9!Fadd9!

Chorus 3: 2:51
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D    Dsus4 D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D    Dsus4 D
In his island world.
3:06
            G
He want to take you
          D/F#
From the racket boss,
            G/F
He want to save you
         C
But the cause is lost.
3:13
G            G7
Island girl, island girl,
C           A7
Island girl,
 G
Tell me what you wantin'
         C/E  D/F#
Wid de white man's...

Refrain: 3:23
 G
Tell me what you wantin'
         C/E  D/F#
Wid de white man's...
 G
Tell me what you wantin'
         C/E  D/F#
Wid de white man's...

Coda: 3:30
Bm G | Bm G | Bm G G:G!