Elton John – Island Girl (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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.
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.