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