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Island Girl (chromatic)

by Elton John · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
ISLAND GIRL
By Bernie Taupin & Elton John
Key: Bb

I see your teeth flash, jamaican honey so sweet
Down where lexington cross 47th street
Shes a big girl, shes standing six foot three
Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city

3    7   -6
Is-land girl
-5    -6  7    7   7   -6  -6    -5   -5 5
What you want-ing with de white man’s world
3    7   -6
Is-land girl
-5    -6   7    7   7 -6  -6  -6  -5 5
Black boy want you in his is-land world
5   -5  -6  7    -5  -5  -6   7   -6  -6
He want to take you from the rack-et boss
-6  7  -7*   8  -7* -5  -5 -5 5  -3* -3*
He want to save you but de cause is lost
7   -6   -6   7   -6  7-7*   8  -7*-7*-55
Is-land girl, is-land girl, is-land girl
7   -7*  -7*  7   7    -6
Tell me what you want-ing 
-5    5   -3*   5    -55-3*
with the white man’s world
5       -5  -5  -5   -5  -5  -5   5   5 5-3*
She’s black as coal but she burn like a fire
-3*  5   -5   5    5  -3  5    -5  
And she wrap her-self a-round you 
5    5  5     7  7-6
like a well worn tire
-3   -3   5   -5     -5
You feel her nail scratch 
-5    -5   -5   -5  5 5-3*
your back just like a rake
5-5-6 -5  -5  5    5    -3 -3   3     3  
Oh,   he one more gone, he one more john 
7    7    -6 -6   -6
who make the mis-take
3    7   -6
Is-land girl
-5    -6  7    7   7   -6  -6    -5   -5 5
What you want-ing with de white man’s world
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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