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 .