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