Island Girl Chords by Elton John

Tempo:
139.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ELTON JOHN ISLAND GIRL chords
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[Dm]
I'll be a big fat Jamaican [Am] honey [F] so sweet
I'm [C] a legend times [F] 12, 14, 17
[Bb] Oh, she's my big [Dm] girl
She's [C] 96, [F] 43
93, 64 to do what you [C] say, say
[Ab] Big
[Eb] girl, [Bb] what you want it with your wild [F] ass world
Big
[Eb] [Bb] girl, that's the one you really [F] signed for
You [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
[Fm] You want to steal [Eb] from the cold and sloth
[Bb] Big girl,
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] tell me what you want [Eb] it with your [Dm] wild [Bb] ass world
[Dm] Well,
[Bb] [Dm]
she's black as [D] coal
But she [Am] burns [F] like a fire
And [Bb]
[C] she wraps herself around [F] you like a well-worn [Bb] wire
You [Dm] feel that nail scratch your back just [F] like a grave
[Bb] Oh, do [F] you want more gum?
[C] Do you want more chum?
[Ab] We'll make some place
[Eb]
I like [Bb] what you want it with your wild [F] ass world
[Eb]
[Bb] Black girl, that's the one you really [F] signed for
You [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
You [Fm] want to steal from [Eb] the cold and sloth
[Gm] Island girl, [Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] tell me what you want it [Eb] with your wild [F] ass [Bb] world
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[C] What [F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [G]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] you want it with your wild [F] ass world
[Eb]
That's [Bb] the one you really signed [F] for
You [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
You [Fm] want to steal from [Eb] the cold and sloth
[Bb] Island girl,
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] tell me what you want it [Eb] with your wild [F]
ass [Bb] world
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Dm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered) Island Girl chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, F, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 139 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Gb Major.

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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll be a big fat _ Jamaican [Am] honey [F] so sweet
I'm _ _ [C] a legend times [F] 12, 14, _ 17
[Bb] _ _ Oh, _ she's my big [Dm] girl
_ _ She's [C] 96, [F] 43
_ _ 93, _ _ _ 64 to do what you [C] say, say
[Ab] _ Big _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ girl, [Bb] what you want it with your wild [F] ass world
Big _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ girl, that's the one you really [F] signed for
_ You _ _ [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
[Fm] You want to _ steal [Eb] from the cold and sloth
[Bb] Big girl, _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] tell me what you want [Eb] it with your [Dm] wild [Bb] ass world _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Well, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ she's black as [D] coal
But she [Am] burns [F] like a fire
And _ [Bb] _
[C] she wraps herself around [F] you like a well-worn [Bb] wire _ _ _
You [Dm] feel that nail scratch your back just [F] like a grave
_ _ [Bb] Oh, do [F] you want more gum?
[C] Do you want more chum?
[Ab] We'll make some _ place
_ [Eb]
I like _ [Bb] what you want it with your wild [F] ass world
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Black girl, that's the one you really [F] signed for _ _ _ _ _
You [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
You [Fm] want to steal from [Eb] the cold and sloth
[Gm] Island _ girl, [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] tell me what you want it [Eb] with your wild [F] ass _ [Bb] world _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] What _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ you want it with your wild [F] ass _ world
_ _ [Eb]
That's [Bb] _ _ _ _ the one you really signed [F] for _ _ _ _ _
You [Bb] want to take you [F] from the raggedy bottom
You [Fm] want to steal from [Eb] the cold and sloth
[Bb] Island girl, _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] tell me what you want it [Eb] with your wild [F]
ass [Bb] world
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Bernie Taupin and Elton John who authored this song.

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