Standard Tuning
Chords used:
EADGBe
Am: 002210
Asus2:002200
C/G: 332010
Em/A: 002000
F: 133211
G: 320033
Intro Riff w/chords: (repeat x2)
[G] [C/G] [F]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------1-----------1------|
G|-------0-----------0---------2---2-------2---2----|
D|-----0---0-------2---2-----3-------3---3-------3--|
A|---2-------2---3-------3--------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------1-----------1------------|
Verse 1 chords: (play chords or play Intro Riff)
Your b[G]eautiful Af[C/G]rican [F]friend
[G]Next to him [C/G]I look so w[F]hite
So [G]white that [C/G]you turned a[F]way
And [G]wanted me [C/G]out of your [F]sight
Interlude: G C/G F G C/G F
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
To be exotic and I did pretend
In the backyard to slowly undress
As you pulled the twigs from my hair
That I put there myself I confess
Chorus Chords:
[F] So come lay on the c[G]ouch with [C/G]me[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Cause nature's too[G] wild an[C/G]d free[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Come lay on the c[G]ouch
[F] We don't have t[G]o work on ou[C/G]r tan[G][Am][G][C/G][F][G][C/G][F]
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
A beautiful African man
Next to him I look so white
As white as the page in a book
That I read but still don't understand
Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)
So I joked of a forbidden fruit
As we argued into the night
In a city of tanning salons
And TV screens all shining bright
Final Chorus Chords:
[F] So come lay on the c[G]ouch with [C/G]me[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Cause nature's to[G]o wild and[C/G] free[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Come lay on the co[G]uch
[F] We don't have t[G]o work on ou[C/G]r tan[G][C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G]
Chords used:
EADGBe
Am: 002210
Asus2:002200
C/G: 332010
Em/A: 002000
F: 133211
G: 320033
Intro Riff w/chords: (repeat x2)
[G] [C/G] [F]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------1-----------1------|
G|-------0-----------0---------2---2-------2---2----|
D|-----0---0-------2---2-----3-------3---3-------3--|
A|---2-------2---3-------3--------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------1-----------1------------|
Verse 1 chords: (play chords or play Intro Riff)
Your b[G]eautiful Af[C/G]rican [F]friend
[G]Next to him [C/G]I look so w[F]hite
So [G]white that [C/G]you turned a[F]way
And [G]wanted me [C/G]out of your [F]sight
Interlude: G C/G F G C/G F
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
To be exotic and I did pretend
In the backyard to slowly undress
As you pulled the twigs from my hair
That I put there myself I confess
Chorus Chords:
[F] So come lay on the c[G]ouch with [C/G]me[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Cause nature's too[G] wild an[C/G]d free[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Come lay on the c[G]ouch
[F] We don't have t[G]o work on ou[C/G]r tan[G][Am][G][C/G][F][G][C/G][F]
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
A beautiful African man
Next to him I look so white
As white as the page in a book
That I read but still don't understand
Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)
So I joked of a forbidden fruit
As we argued into the night
In a city of tanning salons
And TV screens all shining bright
Final Chorus Chords:
[F] So come lay on the c[G]ouch with [C/G]me[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Cause nature's to[G]o wild and[C/G] free[G][Am][Asus2][Em/A]
[F] Come lay on the co[G]uch
[F] We don't have t[G]o work on ou[C/G]r tan[G][C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G]