Elton John - Island girl
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Island Girl:Elton John.
#14 in UK and #1 USA in 1975.
Intro:Dm A# (x2)
#1.
DmI see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey, so A#sweet..
down where CLexington cross 47th A#Street.
She's a Dmbig girl, she's standing six foot A#three..
turning Ftricks for the dudes in the Cbig G#city.
CHORUS:
G#Is..D#land A#girl...what you wanting with the white man's Fworld?
G#Is..D#land A#girl...black boy want you in his island Fworld.
He want to A#take you from the Fracket boss..
he want to A#7save you but the D#cause is lost.
A#Is..land girl, A#7island girl, D#island gi...Crl..
A#tell me what you wanting with the D#white Fman's A#world.
Dm A# (x2)
#2.
She's Dmblack as coal but she burn like a A#fire..
and she Cwrap herself around you like a well worn A#tire.
You feel her Dmnail scratch your back, just like a A#rake..
oh, ho, he Fone more gone, he Cone more John who G#make the mistake.
CHORUS:
G#Is..D#land A#girl...what you wanting with the white man's Fworld?
G#Is..D#land A#girl...black boy want you in his island Fworld.
He want to A#take you from the Fracket boss..
he want to A#7save you but the D#cause is lost.
A#Is..land girl, A#island girl, D#island gi...Crl..
A#tell me what you wanting with the D#white Fman`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 Fworld?
G#Is..D#land A#girl...black boy want you in his island Fworld.
He want to A#take you from the Fracket boss..
he want to A#7save you but the D#cause is lost.
A#Is..land girl, A#island girl, D#island gi...Crl..
A#tell me what you wanting with the D#white Fman..
OUTRO:
A#tell me what you wanting with the D#white Fman..(x2)
...Dm A# (x3)
A Seventies smash from Kraziekhat.