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