Island Girl

island girl : elton john . #14 in uk and #1 usa in 1975 . Intro : Dm A# ( x2 ) #1 . Dm A# i see your teeth flash , jamaican honey , so sweet . . C A# down where lexington cross 47th street . Dm A# she’s a big girl , she’s standing six foot three . . F C G# turning tricks for the dudes in the big city . Chorus : G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . what you wanting with the white man’s world? G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . black boy want you in his island world . A# F he want to take you from the racket boss . . A#7 D# he want to save you but the cause is lost . A# A#7 D# C is . . land girl , island girl , island gi . . . rl . . A# D# F A# tell me what you wanting with the white man’s world . Dm A# ( x2 ) #2 . Dm A# she’s black as coal but she burn like a fire . . C A# and she wrap herself around you like a well worn tire . Dm A# you feel her nail scratch your back , just like a rake . . F C G# oh , ho , he one more gone , he one more john who make the mistake . Chorus : G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . what you wanting with the white man’s world? G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . black boy want you in his island world . A# F he want to take you from the racket boss . . A#7 D# he want to save you but the cause is lost . A# A# D# C is . . land girl , island girl , island gi . . . rl . . A# D# F A# tell me what you wanting with the white man`s world . ( Interlude : ) Dm A# ( x2 ) Dm A# C A# . . Dm A# F C G# Chorus : G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . what you wanting with the white man’s world? G# D# A# F is . . land girl . . . black boy want you in his island world . A# F he want to take you from the racket boss . . A#7 D# he want to save you but the cause is lost . A# A# D# C is . . land girl , island girl , island gi . . . rl . . A# D# F tell me what you wanting with the white man . . Outro : A# D# F tell me what you wanting with the white man . . ( x2 ) . . . Dm A# ( x3 ) a seventies smash from kraziekhat .