Chords for Harry Belafonte - Brown Skin Girl
Tempo:
84.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
D
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E] [B] [E]
[F#m] Everything [E] to keep me from sleeping, [D] a lot of [B] sailor boys [E] they were leaving, [F#m] and everybody [G] there they [E] were jumping, to [G] hear the sailor boys in our chorus [E] singing.
Brown skin girl stay [B] home and [E] mine baby, brown skin girl stay home [B] and mine [E] baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if I [E] don't come back stay home [B] and mine [E] [G] baby.
Now the Americans [E] made an invasion, [B] we thought it was a [E] help to the island, [F#m] until they [E] left from here on vacation, [B] they left the native boy [E] home to mine their children.
Singing brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl stay home and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, [E] and if I don't come back stay [B] home and [E] mine baby.
[B] Now I tell you [E] the story about Millie, she made a nice blue eyed baby, [E] they say she fancied the mother, but [E] the blue eyed baby ain't no she-father.
[D] [G#m] [B]
[E] [D] [G#m] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[G#m] Now the Americans [E] all had their pleasure, [B] while the [E] music played to their leisure, [B] and [E] everybody there they were jumping, [B] to hear the [E] sailor boys [B] in our [E] chorus singing.
Brown skin girl [B] stay home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home [E] and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if [E] I don't come [B] back stay home and mine [E] baby.
Brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home and [E] mine baby, I'm [A] going away in a sailing boat.
[E] [N]
[F#m] Everything [E] to keep me from sleeping, [D] a lot of [B] sailor boys [E] they were leaving, [F#m] and everybody [G] there they [E] were jumping, to [G] hear the sailor boys in our chorus [E] singing.
Brown skin girl stay [B] home and [E] mine baby, brown skin girl stay home [B] and mine [E] baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if I [E] don't come back stay home [B] and mine [E] [G] baby.
Now the Americans [E] made an invasion, [B] we thought it was a [E] help to the island, [F#m] until they [E] left from here on vacation, [B] they left the native boy [E] home to mine their children.
Singing brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl stay home and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, [E] and if I don't come back stay [B] home and [E] mine baby.
[B] Now I tell you [E] the story about Millie, she made a nice blue eyed baby, [E] they say she fancied the mother, but [E] the blue eyed baby ain't no she-father.
[D] [G#m] [B]
[E] [D] [G#m] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[G#m] Now the Americans [E] all had their pleasure, [B] while the [E] music played to their leisure, [B] and [E] everybody there they were jumping, [B] to hear the [E] sailor boys [B] in our [E] chorus singing.
Brown skin girl [B] stay home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home [E] and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if [E] I don't come [B] back stay home and mine [E] baby.
Brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home and [E] mine baby, I'm [A] going away in a sailing boat.
[E] [N]
Key:
E
B
D
A
F#m
E
B
D
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] Everything [E] to keep me from sleeping, [D] a lot of [B] sailor boys [E] they were leaving, [F#m] and everybody [G] there they [E] were jumping, to [G] hear the sailor boys in our chorus [E] singing.
_ Brown skin girl stay [B] home and [E] mine baby, brown skin girl stay home [B] and mine [E] baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if I [E] don't come back stay home [B] and mine [E] [G] baby.
Now the Americans [E] made an invasion, [B] we thought it was a [E] help to the island, [F#m] until they [E] left from here on vacation, [B] they left the native boy [E] home to mine their children.
_ Singing brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, _ brown skin girl stay home and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, [E] and if I don't come back stay [B] home and [E] mine baby.
[B] Now I tell you [E] the story about Millie, she made a nice blue eyed baby, [E] they say she fancied the mother, but [E] the blue eyed baby ain't no she-father.
_ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[G#m] Now the Americans [E] all had their pleasure, [B] while the [E] music played to their leisure, [B] and [E] everybody there they were jumping, [B] to hear the [E] sailor boys [B] in our [E] chorus singing.
Brown skin girl [B] stay home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home [E] and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if [E] I don't come [B] back stay home and mine [E] baby.
_ Brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, _ brown skin girl [B] stay home and [E] mine baby, I'm [A] going away in a sailing boat. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F#m] Everything [E] to keep me from sleeping, [D] a lot of [B] sailor boys [E] they were leaving, [F#m] and everybody [G] there they [E] were jumping, to [G] hear the sailor boys in our chorus [E] singing.
_ Brown skin girl stay [B] home and [E] mine baby, brown skin girl stay home [B] and mine [E] baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if I [E] don't come back stay home [B] and mine [E] [G] baby.
Now the Americans [E] made an invasion, [B] we thought it was a [E] help to the island, [F#m] until they [E] left from here on vacation, [B] they left the native boy [E] home to mine their children.
_ Singing brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, _ brown skin girl stay home and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, [E] and if I don't come back stay [B] home and [E] mine baby.
[B] Now I tell you [E] the story about Millie, she made a nice blue eyed baby, [E] they say she fancied the mother, but [E] the blue eyed baby ain't no she-father.
_ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[G#m] Now the Americans [E] all had their pleasure, [B] while the [E] music played to their leisure, [B] and [E] everybody there they were jumping, [B] to hear the [E] sailor boys [B] in our [E] chorus singing.
Brown skin girl [B] stay home and mine [E] baby, brown skin girl [B] stay home [E] and mine baby, I'm going [D] away [A] in a sailing boat, and if [E] I don't come [B] back stay home and mine [E] baby.
_ Brown skin girl stay [B] home and mine [E] baby, _ brown skin girl [B] stay home and [E] mine baby, I'm [A] going away in a sailing boat. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _