Intro: ( Dm Bb ) x2
I see your t[Dm]eeth flash, Jamaican honey, so [Bb/F]sweet, down where L[C/G]exington cross [F/A]47th St[Bb]reet
She's a b[Dm]ig girl, she's standing six foot t[Bb/F]hree, turning tr[F]icks for the dudes in the b[C]ig cit[Ab]y
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Bridge: ( Dm Bb ) x2
She's b[Dm]lack as coal but she burn like a [Bb/F]fire, and she [C/G]wrap herself around yo[F/A]u, like a well worn [Bb]tire
You feel her [Dm]nail scratch your back, just like a [Bb/F]rake
Oh, ho, he [F]one more gone, he [C/G]one more John who m[Ab]ake the mistake
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Solo: ( Dm Bb ) x2 Dm Bb/F C/G F/A Bb Dm Bb/F F C/G Ab
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Solo: ( Dm Bb ) x2 Dm Bb/F C/G F/A Bb Dm Bb/F F C/G Ab
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
[Bb]Island girl, i[Bb7]sland girl, i[Eb]sland g[C]irl, [Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man's
[Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man
[Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man[Dm][Bb][Dm][Bb][Dm][Bb]
Chords:
Dm Bb F Eb F/A Ab or Bb/F C/G Gm
e-1-----1--3--1------4-------------3------------------------------------
B-3--3--1--4--1---1--4----3----1---3------------------------------------
G-2--3--2--3--2---1--5----3----0---3------------------------------------
D-0--3--3--5--3---1--6----3----2---5------------------------------------
A----1--3--6--0---3--6-------------5------------------------------------
E-------1---------4--4----1----3---3------------------------------------
I see your t[Dm]eeth flash, Jamaican honey, so [Bb/F]sweet, down where L[C/G]exington cross [F/A]47th St[Bb]reet
She's a b[Dm]ig girl, she's standing six foot t[Bb/F]hree, turning tr[F]icks for the dudes in the b[C]ig cit[Ab]y
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Bridge: ( Dm Bb ) x2
She's b[Dm]lack as coal but she burn like a [Bb/F]fire, and she [C/G]wrap herself around yo[F/A]u, like a well worn [Bb]tire
You feel her [Dm]nail scratch your back, just like a [Bb/F]rake
Oh, ho, he [F]one more gone, he [C/G]one more John who m[Ab]ake the mistake
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Solo: ( Dm Bb ) x2 Dm Bb/F C/G F/A Bb Dm Bb/F F C/G Ab
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
Bb Bb7 Eb C Bb/F Gm F/A Bb NC
Island girl, island girl, island girl, tell me what you wanting with the white man's world
Solo: ( Dm Bb ) x2 Dm Bb/F C/G F/A Bb Dm Bb/F F C/G Ab
NC Ab Eb Bb F
Island girl, what you wanting with the white man's world?
[Eb]Island g[Bb]irl, black boy want you in his island w[F]orld
He want to t[Bb]ake you from the [F/A]racket boss, he want to s[Ab]ave you but the c[Eb]ause is lost
[Bb]Island girl, i[Bb7]sland girl, i[Eb]sland g[C]irl, [Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man's
[Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man
[Bb/F]tell me what you wanting with the w[Gm]hite [F/A]man[Dm][Bb][Dm][Bb][Dm][Bb]
Chords:
Dm Bb F Eb F/A Ab or Bb/F C/G Gm
e-1-----1--3--1------4-------------3------------------------------------
B-3--3--1--4--1---1--4----3----1---3------------------------------------
G-2--3--2--3--2---1--5----3----0---3------------------------------------
D-0--3--3--5--3---1--6----3----2---5------------------------------------
A----1--3--6--0---3--6-------------5------------------------------------
E-------1---------4--4----1----3---3------------------------------------
