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