C G C F C x2
Eb C G# Bb C x2
C Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
F Sold in a market down in New Orleans
C Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
Bb Hear him whip the women C just around midnight
G ......brown sugar, C how come you taste so good?
G .....brown sugar, C just like a young girl should
Eb C G# Bb C
C Drums beating cold English blood runs hot
F Lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop
C House boy knows that he's doing alright
Bb You should a heard him C just around midnight
G ......brown sugar, C how come you taste so good?
G .....brown sugar, C just like a young girl should
Eb C G# Bb C x4
G aaH......brown sugar, C how come you taste so good?
G aaH.....brown sugar, C just like a black girl should
C I bet your mama was a tent show queen
F And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
C I'm no school boy but I know what I like
Bb You should have heard me C just around midnight
G aaH......brown sugar, C how come you taste so good?
G aaH.....brown sugar, C just like a young girl should
G I said yeah, yeah, yeah, wou! C how come you taste so good
G yeah, yeah, yeah, wou! C just like a black girl should
G yeah, yeah, yeah, wou! C G ................ C
G ................ C G C