Island Girl Elton John
Intro:Dm A# (x2)
[Dm]I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey, so [A#]sweet..
down where [C]Lexington cross 47th [A#]Street.
She's a [Dm]big girl, she's standing six foot [A#]three..
turning [F]tricks for the dudes in the [C]big [G#]city.
CHORUS:
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...what you wanting with the white man's [F]world?
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...black boy want you in his island [F]world.
He want to [A#]take you from the [F]racket boss..
he want to [A#7]save you but the [D#]cause is lost.
[A#]Is..land girl, [A#7]island girl, [D#]island gi...[C]rl..
[A#]tell me what you wanting with the [D#]white [F]man's [A#]world.
Dm A# (x2)
She's [Dm]black as coal but she burn like a [A#]fire..
and she [C]wrap herself around you like a well worn [A#]tire.
You feel her [Dm]nail scratch your back, just like a [A#]rake..
oh, ho, he [F]one more gone, he [C]one more John who [G#]make the mistake.
CHORUS:
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...what you wanting with the white man's [F]world?
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...black boy want you in his island [F]world.
He want to [A#]take you from the [F]racket boss..
he want to [A#7]save you but the [D#]cause is lost.
[A#]Is..land girl, [A#]island girl, [D#]island gi...[C]rl..
[A#]tell me what you wanting with the [D#]white [F]man`s [A#]world.
(INTERLUDE:) Dm A# (x2) Dm A# C A#..Dm A# F C G#
CHORUS:
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...what you wanting with the white man's [F]world?
[G#]Is..[D#]land [A#]girl...black boy want you in his island [F]world.
He want to [A#]take you from the [F]racket boss..
he want to [A#7]save you but the [D#]cause is lost.
[A#]Is..land girl, [A#]island girl, [D#]island gi...[C]rl..
[A#]tell me what you wanting with the [D#]white [F]man..
OUTRO:
[A#]tell me what you wanting with the [D#]white [F]man..(x2)
...Dm A# (x3)
A Seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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