Chords for Sonny Charles and The Checkmates, LTD. - Black Pearl - 45 RPM
Tempo:
96 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#]
[D] Ooh, yeah, yeah, my, my, my
Black [G] girl, precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Black pretty [G] little [Em] girl
You've been [A] in the [D] background much too long
You've been working so hard, [G] you fool
[D]
Tending other [F#m] people's houses
[G] Raising up [D] their children too
[G] Hey, I've [D] got something [G] for [D] me and [Bm] you
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme
[G] No more servant, baby, they're gonna serve my queen
[E] It's our turn for happiness, and our day has come
[G] Living for [A] you, no one [D] [G] else
Precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Because I love you
[G] Girl, pretty little [Em] girl
You've been in the background [D] too long
Together [F#m] we'll stay in [G] so straight and [D] so tall
Created [F#m] by love, [G] love [D] all [G] day
I [D] feel hot, [G] so [D] do you, [Bm] sir
No other woman could ever take your place
[G] My world is built around the very smiles on your face
[E] You'll never win a beauty show, though they won't take you
[G] But you're my Miss America, [A] I love
[D] you
Black girl, [G] precious little girl
[Em] Let me [A] put you up where [D] you belong
I believe you
Black [G] girl, precious little [Em] girl
You've been [E] in the [D] background much too long
You know I [G] need you, you know I want [Em] you
Black girl, [E] precious little [D] girl
You know I
[G] need you, you [Em] know I got [E] nothing but my love for you, [D] baby
Come on, baby, come on, come on, come on, let me be my baby
[G] You know I love [Em] you
I don't [E] need nobody [D] else
Let me put you up where you belong
Let me take you home, [G] come on, baby, love
[Em] And [E] [D] I need you, and I want you, want you all my [G] life
I [Em]
[E] [D]
[G] [Em] want you,
[D] Ooh, yeah, yeah, my, my, my
Black [G] girl, precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Black pretty [G] little [Em] girl
You've been [A] in the [D] background much too long
You've been working so hard, [G] you fool
[D]
Tending other [F#m] people's houses
[G] Raising up [D] their children too
[G] Hey, I've [D] got something [G] for [D] me and [Bm] you
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme
[G] No more servant, baby, they're gonna serve my queen
[E] It's our turn for happiness, and our day has come
[G] Living for [A] you, no one [D] [G] else
Precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Because I love you
[G] Girl, pretty little [Em] girl
You've been in the background [D] too long
Together [F#m] we'll stay in [G] so straight and [D] so tall
Created [F#m] by love, [G] love [D] all [G] day
I [D] feel hot, [G] so [D] do you, [Bm] sir
No other woman could ever take your place
[G] My world is built around the very smiles on your face
[E] You'll never win a beauty show, though they won't take you
[G] But you're my Miss America, [A] I love
[D] you
Black girl, [G] precious little girl
[Em] Let me [A] put you up where [D] you belong
I believe you
Black [G] girl, precious little [Em] girl
You've been [E] in the [D] background much too long
You know I [G] need you, you know I want [Em] you
Black girl, [E] precious little [D] girl
You know I
[G] need you, you [Em] know I got [E] nothing but my love for you, [D] baby
Come on, baby, come on, come on, come on, let me be my baby
[G] You know I love [Em] you
I don't [E] need nobody [D] else
Let me put you up where you belong
Let me take you home, [G] come on, baby, love
[Em] And [E] [D] I need you, and I want you, want you all my [G] life
I [Em]
[E] [D]
[G] [Em] want you,
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Ooh, _ _ yeah, _ _ _ yeah, my, my, my
_ Black [G] girl, precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong _
_ Black pretty [G] _ little [Em] girl
You've been [A] in the [D] background much too long
You've been working so hard, [G] you fool
[D] _
Tending other [F#m] people's houses
[G] Raising up [D] their children too
[G] Hey, I've [D] got something [G] for [D] me and [Bm] you
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme _
[G] No more servant, baby, they're gonna serve my queen _
[E] It's our turn for happiness, and our day has come
[G] Living for _ [A] you, no one [D] _ _ _ [G] else
Precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Because I love _ you
[G] Girl, pretty little [Em] girl
You've been in the background [D] too long _
Together [F#m] we'll stay in [G] so straight and [D] so tall
Created [F#m] by love, [G] love [D] all [G] day
I [D] feel hot, [G] so [D] do you, [Bm] sir
No other woman could ever take your place
[G] My world is built around the very smiles on your face
[E] You'll never win a beauty show, though they won't take you
[G] But you're my Miss America, [A] I love _
[D] you
Black girl, [G] precious little girl
[Em] Let me [A] put you up where [D] you belong
I believe you
Black [G] girl, precious little [Em] girl
You've been [E] in the [D] background much too long
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I [G] need you, you know I want [Em] you
Black girl, [E] precious little [D] girl
You know I _
_ _ _ _ [G] need you, you [Em] know I got [E] nothing but my love for you, [D] baby
Come on, baby, come on, come on, come on, let me be my baby
[G] You know I love [Em] you
I don't [E] need nobody [D] else
Let me put you up where you belong
Let me take you home, [G] come on, baby, love _
[Em] And _ [E] _ _ [D] I need you, and I want you, want you all my [G] life
I _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] want you,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Ooh, _ _ yeah, _ _ _ yeah, my, my, my
_ Black [G] girl, precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong _
_ Black pretty [G] _ little [Em] girl
You've been [A] in the [D] background much too long
You've been working so hard, [G] you fool
[D] _
Tending other [F#m] people's houses
[G] Raising up [D] their children too
[G] Hey, I've [D] got something [G] for [D] me and [Bm] you
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme _
[G] No more servant, baby, they're gonna serve my queen _
[E] It's our turn for happiness, and our day has come
[G] Living for _ [A] you, no one [D] _ _ _ [G] else
Precious little girl
[Em] Let me [E] put you up where [D] you belong
Because I love _ you
[G] Girl, pretty little [Em] girl
You've been in the background [D] too long _
Together [F#m] we'll stay in [G] so straight and [D] so tall
Created [F#m] by love, [G] love [D] all [G] day
I [D] feel hot, [G] so [D] do you, [Bm] sir
No other woman could ever take your place
[G] My world is built around the very smiles on your face
[E] You'll never win a beauty show, though they won't take you
[G] But you're my Miss America, [A] I love _
[D] you
Black girl, [G] precious little girl
[Em] Let me [A] put you up where [D] you belong
I believe you
Black [G] girl, precious little [Em] girl
You've been [E] in the [D] background much too long
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I [G] need you, you know I want [Em] you
Black girl, [E] precious little [D] girl
You know I _
_ _ _ _ [G] need you, you [Em] know I got [E] nothing but my love for you, [D] baby
Come on, baby, come on, come on, come on, let me be my baby
[G] You know I love [Em] you
I don't [E] need nobody [D] else
Let me put you up where you belong
Let me take you home, [G] come on, baby, love _
[Em] And _ [E] _ _ [D] I need you, and I want you, want you all my [G] life
I _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] want you,
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