Boney M. – Brown Girl In The Ring (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Brown Girl In The Ring Artist: Boney M. Tempo: Q=120 Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Repeat Verse and Chorus for all Verses. Play the E bass string (6th) in the F chord with you left-hand thumb.
[Chorus]   (2x)
   C                                                  G
E|-0----0----0-----------|-0-------0---1---3--------|-----------------------|-3--------5---3---1---0------|
B|---------------3---1---|-----3--------------------|-3----3----3---1---0---|--------------------------3--|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2------------2---|------0------------0---|------0---------------0------|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------------3--------|-----------2-----------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-3---------------------|-3------------3--------------|
   Brown girl in the ring, (Tra la  la  la  la) there's a brown girl in the ring, (Tra la  la  la  la  la)

   C                                       G           C            G                C            G
E|-0----0----0-----------|-0-------0---1---3----3---|-/8----3---3---0---0----------|------8---8-------------|
B|---------------3---1---|-----3--------------------|-----------------------3---3--|-1----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------0---|-------0----------------------|------0-----------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2----------------|-----------------------0------|------------------------|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------------3--------|------------------------------|-3-----------------2----|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-/8------------3--------------|--------------3---------|
   Brown girl in the ring, (Tra la  la  la  la) she   looks like a sugar   in  a     plum (plum, plum)

[Verse1]
   C                                                 G
E|-0----0----------------|-0-------0---1---3-------|------------------------|-3--------5---3---1---0-------|
B|----------3---1--------|-----3-------------------|-3----3---1---0---------|--------------------------3---|
G|-------------------0---|-------------------------|-------------------0----|------------------------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2------------2--|------0------------0----|------0---------------0-------|
A|-3------------3--------|-3---------------3-------|--------------2---------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3----------------------|-3------------3---------------|
   Show me  your motion,  (Tra la  la  la  la)       show me  your motion    (Tra      la  la  la  la  la)

   C                                       G          C             G                 C           G
E|-0----0----------------|-0-------0---1---3----3---|-/8----3---3---0---0-----------|------8---8------------|
B|----------3---1--------|-----3--------------------|-----------------------3---3---|-1---------------------|
G|-------------------0---|----------------------0---|-------0-----------------------|------0----------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2----------------|-----------------------0-------|-----------------------|
A|-3------------3--------|-3---------------3--------|-------------------------------|-3-----------------2---|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-/8------------3---------------|--------------3--------|
   Show me  your motion,  (Tra la  la  la  la)  she    looks like a sugar   in  a     plum (plum, plum)

 [Verse2]
   C                                              G                           C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
   All  had  wa-  ter    run dry,                 no- where   to  wash my     clothes.

   C                                              G                           C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
   All  had  wa-  ter    run dry,                 no- where   to  wash my     clothes.  I    re-

   C                                              G                           C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
   member   one Satur-   day night,       we had  fried fish and  Johnny      cakes.    I    re-

   C                                              G                           C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-----------1-------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------0-----------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
   member   one Satur-   day night,       we had  fried fish and  Johnny      cakes. Beng-a-deng.

E|---------------------|
B|-1-----------1-------|
G|---------0-----------|
D|------2---------2----|
A|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|
           Beng-a-deng.
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