G#
She said she really grew up poor like me
A#mCm
Don't believe in nothin' but the almighty
C#
Just a likkle jeans and a pure white tee
A#m
She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah
G#A#m
So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amiss
Cm
Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave
C#
Tonight I am walkin' away
A#m
9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Wizkid]G#A#mCm
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
C#A#m
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
G#A#mCm
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
C#A#m
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
[Chorus: Wizkid]G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
Your back against the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
The best thing in all the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]G#
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in
A#mCm
She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin
C#
Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in
A#m
Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in
G#
I think tonight she might braid her braids
A#mCm
Melanin too dark to throw her shade
C#
She minds her business and wines her waist
A#m
Gold like 24k, okay
[Pre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé]G#A#mCm
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me
C# N.C
I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me
G#A#mCm
Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowly
C#A#m
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told me
[Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé]G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
Your back against the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
The best thing in all the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Verse 3: Beyoncé]G#A#m
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)
Cm
Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)
C#
There's complexities in complexion
A#m
But your skin, it glow like diamonds
G#A#m
Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth
Cm
Took everything in life, baby, know your worth
C#
I love everything about you, from your nappy curls
A#m
To every single curve, your body natural
G#A#mCm
Same skin that was broken be the same skin takin' over
C#
Most things out of focus, view
A#mG#
But when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you)
A#mCmC#
'Cause you're beautiful
G#
Yeah, you're beautiful
[Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé]A#mCm
Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your glory
C#A#m
Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story
G#A#m
Keep dancin', they can't control you
Cm
They watchin', they all adore you
C# N.C
If ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you
[Chorus: Beyoncé & Wizkid]G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
Your back against the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
G#A#mCm
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls
C#
The best thing in all the world
A#m
I never trade you for anybody else, say
[Outro: Blue Ivy Carter]G#
Brown skin girl
A#mCm
Your skin just like pearls
D
The best thing in the world
N.C
I never trade you for anybody else, singin'...