Island Girl Chords & Tabs
Elton John Chords & Tabs
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Island Girl:Elton John.
#14 in UK and #1 USA in 1975.
Intro:Dm A# (x2)
#1.
Dm A#
I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey, so sweet..
C A#
down where Lexington cross 47th Street.
Dm A#
She's a big girl, she's standing six foot three..
F C G#
turning tricks for the dudes in the big city.
CHORUS:
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
A# F
He want to take you from the racket boss..
A#7 D#
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
A# A#7 D# C
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
A# D# F A#
tell me what you wanting with the white man's world.
Dm A# (x2)
#2.
Dm A#
She's black as coal but she burn like a fire..
C A#
and she wrap herself around you like a well worn tire.
Dm A#
You feel her nail scratch your back, just like a rake..
F C G#
oh, ho, he one more gone, he one more John who make the mistake.
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CHORUS:
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
A# F
He want to take you from the racket boss..
A#7 D#
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
A# A# D# C
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
A# D# F A#
tell me what you wanting with the white man`s world.
(INTERLUDE:) Dm A# (x2) Dm A# C A#..Dm A# F C G#
CHORUS:
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...what you wanting with the white man's world?
G# D# A# F
Is..land girl...black boy want you in his island world.
A# F
He want to take you from the racket boss..
A#7 D#
he want to save you but the cause is lost.
A# A# D# C
Is..land girl, island girl, island gi...rl..
A# D# F
tell me what you wanting with the white man..
OUTRO:
A# D# F
tell me what you wanting with the white man..(x2)
...Dm A# (x3)
A Seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
