Sonny Rollins - Brown Skin Girl Chords

Tempo:
114.05 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sonny Rollins - Brown Skin Girl chords
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[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] Brown skinned girls stay home [F] and buy [Eb] a baby
Brown skinned girls stay [C] home and buy a baby
I'm going away in [Ab] a sailing boat
And [Eb] if I don't come back, stay [Bb] home and [E] buy a baby
Oh, the girl who got [Eb] more enjoyment
[Bb] And I would [Eb] love to fall against the bush
[Gm] But if you want to stay [Eb] home and help me
[B] You'd better stay [Eb] inside the big door and not me
Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
Brown skinned girls [Bb] stay home and buy a [Eb]
baby
I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
[Gm] And if I don't come back, [Dm] stay home [Bb] and buy a baby
[Eb] [Eb]
[Am]
[Eb] [C]
[C]
[Eb] [G] [F]
[G] [Bb] [Gm]
[Eb]
[D] [Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Gm] [Dbm] [C]
[Eb]
[A] [Ab]
[Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[A] [Ab]
[Gb] [Cm] [Eb]
[C]
[Bb]
[Eb] [A] [Cm]
[Am] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Bb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[D] [Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[G] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb] [G] [Em] [Eb]
[C] [G] [Bb] [Eb]
[A] [Eb]
[F]
[G] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
I'm going [A] away [Eb] in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back, stay [Fm] home and buy a baby
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Bm] [D]
[Eb] I'm going [A] away [Ab] in a sailing [C] boat
And if I [D] don't come back, [Eb] stay home and buy a baby
The boat was not for the docking
[Bb] So the girl did not [Eb] watch out
[Bb] She had a husband so it's [Eb] time to find him
[Ab] And it would work if I [Eb] brought him home
So the brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a baby
[Eb] Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
And [Eb] if I don't [A] come back, stay home and buy a baby
[Gm] Brown [Bb] skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
[Eb] And if I don't [F] come back, stay home and buy [Eb] a baby
Girls are suffering in China
[Bb] Out for [G] fighting and [Bm] prowse
Want to stay good and healthy
[Gb] Better [Eb] stay in the house
[F] Girls are suffering in [Bb] China
Out for [Eb] fighting and prowse
Want to stay good and healthy
[Bb] Better [Eb] stay in the house
[Gm] Girls are suffering in China
Out for fighting and prowse
Want to stay good [Eb] and healthy
Better stay in the house
Girls are suffering in [Bb] China
Out for fighting [C]
[G] [Bb] [Am] and [Eb] [C]
[Eb] [A]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [A] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] prowse
[Eb] [Am] [Gm] [D]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[C]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[F]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To learn Sonny Rollins Quartet - Brown Skin Girl chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, Gm, Eb, G, Cm, Bb, Eb, Ab and Eb. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 114. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] Brown skinned girls stay home [F] and buy [Eb] a baby
_ Brown skinned girls stay [C] home and buy a baby
I'm going away in [Ab] a sailing boat
And [Eb] if I don't come back, stay [Bb] home and [E] buy a baby
Oh, the girl who got [Eb] more enjoyment
[Bb] And I would [Eb] love to fall against the bush
[Gm] But if you want to stay [Eb] home and help me
[B] You'd better stay [Eb] inside the big door and not me
Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
_ Brown skinned girls [Bb] stay home and buy a [Eb]
baby
I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
[Gm] And if I don't come back, [Dm] stay home [Bb] and buy a baby
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ I'm going [A] away [Eb] in a sailing boat
And if I don't come back, stay [Fm] home and buy a baby
[Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
[Eb] I'm going [A] away [Ab] in a sailing [C] boat
And if I [D] don't come back, [Eb] stay home and buy a baby
The boat was not for the docking
[Bb] So the girl did not [Eb] watch out
[Bb] She had a husband so it's [Eb] time to find him
[Ab] And it would work if I [Eb] brought him home
So the brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a baby
_ [Eb] Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
And [Eb] if I don't _ _ [A] come back, stay home and buy a baby
_ [Gm] Brown [Bb] skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
_ Brown skinned girls stay [Bb] home and buy a [Eb] baby
_ I'm going away [Ab] in a sailing boat
[Eb] And if I don't _ [F] come back, stay home and buy [Eb] a baby
Girls are suffering in China
[Bb] Out for [G] fighting and [Bm] prowse
Want to stay good and healthy
[Gb] Better [Eb] stay in the house
[F] Girls are suffering in [Bb] China
Out for [Eb] fighting and prowse
Want to stay good and healthy
[Bb] Better [Eb] stay in the house
[Gm] Girls are suffering in China
Out for fighting and prowse
Want to stay good [Eb] and healthy
Better stay in the house
Girls are suffering in [Bb] China
Out for fighting _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ and [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] prowse _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album The Jazz Story - Summer Swing, written by Sonny Rollins, this one stands out.

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