Intro
SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter]
N.C#
Brown skin girl
N.C#
Your skin just like pearls
N.C#
The best thing in the world
N.C#
Never trade you for anybody else
N.C#
Singin' brown skin girl
N.C#
Your skin just like pearls
N.C#
The best thing in the world
N.C#
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...
[Verse 1: Wizkid]
F#
She said she really grew up poor like me
G#m A#m
Don't believe in nothin' but the almighty
Cb
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
G#m
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
F# G#m
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
A#m
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
Cb
Tonight I am walkin' away
G#m
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Wizkid]
F# G#m A#m
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Cb G#m
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
F# G#m A#m
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Cb G#m
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
[Chorus: Wizkid]
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
Your back against the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
The best thing in all the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
F#
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
G#m A#m
She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
Cb
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
G#m
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
F#
I think tonight she might braid her braids
G#m A#m
Melanin too dark to throw her shade
Cb
She minds her business and wines her waist
G#m
Gold like 24k, okay
[Pre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé]
F# G#m A#m
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
Cb N.C#
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
F# G#m A#m
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
Cb G#m
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
[Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé]
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
Your back against the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
The best thing in all the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Verse 3: Beyoncé]
F# G#m
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)
A#m
Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)
Cb
There's complexities in complexion
G#m
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
F# G#m
Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
A#m
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
Cb
I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
G#m
To every single curve, your body natural
F# G#m A#m
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
Cb
Most things out of focus, view
G#m F#
But when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you)
G#m A#m Cb
'Cause you're beautiful
F#
Yeah, you're beautiful
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]
G#m A#m
Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your glory
Cb G#m
Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
F# G#m
Keep dancin', they can't control you
A#m
They watchin', they all adore you
Cb N.C#
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Wizkid]
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
Your back against the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
F# G#m A#m
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
Cb
The best thing in all the world
G#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Outro: Blue Ivy Carter]
F#
Brown skin girl
G#m A#m
Your skin just like pearls
C
The best thing in the world
N.C#
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...