BROWN SUGAR Jagger & Richards Rolling Stones
G C G Bb G C G Eb F G4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^Gold |
G
||: d coast ^slave e^ship^bound^for | ^cot ton fields ss ^sold |
||: s beat ^ing g^cold^Eng^lish | ^blood runs hot tt ^la |
||: ~ I^bet ^your ma^ma^was^a | ^tent show queen ^and |
C
| dd in^a mar^ket^down^in | ^New Or ^leans ss s^scarred |
| dy of^the house^won^der^in | when^its^gon^na stop p^house |
| dd all^her boy friends^were | ^sweet six ^teen nn n^I'm |
G
| d old ^slav v^er know^he’s | do=ing al ^right tt t^hear |
| e boy ^knows ss that^he’s | do=ing al ^right tt t^you |
| m no ^school l^boy but^I | know=what I ^like ee e^you |
F G D
| r^him^whip^the wo men^just | t^a round mid night | / / / / |
| u should ^a heard him^just | t^a round mid night | / / / / |
| u should have heard him^just | t^a round mid night | / / / / |
G C G C G G C G C G D
| / Brown ^su gar r | ~ how^come^you taste so^good | d^d dd d dd d | / / / / |
G C G C G
| / Brown ^su gar r | ~ just^like^a ^young girl ^should |
^black
^young
G C G C Bb G C G Eb F
1. | d^d^d^d d dd ~ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^Drums :||
2. | d^d^d^d d dd ~ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||
G C G C D G C G
3. | d^d^d^d d / ~ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / ~ I^said^yeah |
D G
||: h^I^said^yeah h^I^said^yeah | h^I^said^oh hh hh |
G C G
(1.2. only) | ~ just^like^a ~ just^like^a |
C G
(1.2.3.4.5.) | ^black girl ^should d^I^said^yeah :||
G C G
(6.) | / / / / |
About this song:
Brown Sugar is performed by Rolling Stones and written by Jagger & Richards.
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