A way to play it in standard tuning.C* x3556xF* x8101011xC C* C C* C C C* CGold coast slave ship bound for cotton fieldsF F* F F* F F* FSold in a market down in New OrleansC C* C C* C C* CScarred old slaver know he's doin alrightBb C Bb GHear him whip the women just around midnightG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar how come you taste so goodG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar, just like a young girl shouldDont know the names of the chords for this part, so:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---8-----9-----5------6-----1----3------5------6-----5---p-----t---------| G|---8----8------5-----5------1----3------5-----5------5----l-----w--------| D|---8----8------5-----5------1----3------5-----5------5-----a-----i-------| A|-6----6------3-----3------------------3------3------3-------y-----c------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------e-----|C C* C C* C C* CDrums beating cold English blood runs hotF F* F F* F F* FLady of the house wondrin where its gonna stopC C* C C* C C* CHouse boy knows that he's doin alrightBb C Bb GYou should a heard him just around midnightG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar how come you taste so goodG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar, just like a black girl shouldC C* C C* C C* CI bet your mama was a tent show queenF F* F F* F F* FAnd all her boyfriends were sweet sixteenC C* C C* C C* CIm no schoolboy but I know what I likeBb C Bb GYou should have heard them just around midnightG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar how come you taste so goodG C C* C C* CAh brown sugar, just like a young girl should
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