
Brown Skin Girl
Beyonce
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Tom : F
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
[Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé]
[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]
[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'...
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