Brown Skin Girl chords by Beyoncé

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro: SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter:
N.C
Brown skin girl
N.C
Your skin just like pearls
N.C
The best thing in the world
N.C
Never trade you for anybody else
N.C
Singin' brown skin girl
N.C
Your skin just like pearls
N.C
The best thing in the world
N.C
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...

Verse 1: Wizkid:
F
She said she really grew up poor like me
Gm                Am
 Don't believe in nothin' but the almighty
Bb
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
     Gm
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
  F                      Gm
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
                 Am
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
 Bb
Tonight I am walkin' away
   Gm
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah


Pre-Chorus: Wizkid:
F              Gm       Am
 Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Bb                Gm
 I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
F               Gm         Am
 Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Bb             Gm
 If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me


Chorus: Wizkid:
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 Your back against the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 The best thing in all the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say


Verse 2: Beyoncé:
F
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
Gm             Am
 She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
Bb
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
  Gm
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
F
I think tonight she might braid her braids
Gm          Am
 Melanin too dark to throw her shade
  Bb
She minds her business and wines her waist
  Gm
Gold like 24k, okay


Pre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé:
F              Gm       Am
 Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Bb                N.C
 I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
F               Gm         Am
 Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Bb             Gm
 If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me


Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé:
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 Your back against the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 The best thing in all the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say


Verse 3: Beyoncé:
 F                    Gm
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)
           Am
Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)
Bb
There's complexities in complexion
  Gm
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
F                   Gm
 Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
          Am
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
Bb
 I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
Gm
 To every single curve, your body natural
F                Gm         Am
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
Bb
Most things out of focus, view
    Gm              F
But when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you)
Gm          Am Bb
 'Cause you're beautiful
           F
Yeah, you're beautiful


Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé:
                Gm          Am
Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your glory
Bb                  Gm
 Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
F              Gm
 Keep dancin', they can't control you
          Am
They watchin', they all adore you
Bb            N.C
 If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you

Chorus: Beyoncé & Wizkid:
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 Your back against the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F       Gm         Am
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Bb
 The best thing in all the world
 Gm
I never trade you for anybody else, say


Outro: Blue Ivy Carter:
F
Brown skin girl
Gm          Am
 Your skin just like pearls
B
 The best thing in the world
N.C
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...