Island Girl

Intro: 0:00
Bm G | Bm G

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

Chorus 1: 0:34
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D
In his island world.
0:48
            G
He want to take you
          D
From the racket boss,
            G
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    D          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
But she burn like a fire,
         A
And she wrap herself around you
D                   G
  Like a well worn tire.
1:29
              Bm
You feel her nail scratch your
 Bm        A      G
Back just like a rake.
          D
Oh-ho, he one more gone,
   A
He one more John
                 F   F!F!
Who make the mistake.

Chorus 2: 1:43
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D
In his island world.
1:57
            G
He want to take you
          D
From the racket boss,
            G
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    D     G!
Wid de white man's world.

Solo: 2:18
Bm G | Bm G
2:25
Bm Bm:A | G | A D | G
2:39
Bm Bm:A | G | D A | F F!F!

Chorus 3: 2:51
C       G
Island girl, what you wantin'
                    D
Wid de white man's world?
C       G
Island girl, black boy want you
               D
In his island world.
3:06
            G
He want to take you
          D
From the racket boss,
            G
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    D
Wid de white man's...

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

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