Boney M. - Brown girl in the ring
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Brown Girl In The Ring
Artist: Boney M.
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=120
Capo: 2
Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Emphasize the melody notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Repeat Verse and Chorus for all Verses.
Play the E bass string (6th) in the F chord with you left-hand thumb.
[Chorus] (2x)
C G
E|-0----0----0-----------|-0-------0---1---3--------|-----------------------|-3--------5---3---1---0------|
B|---------------3---1---|-----3--------------------|-3----3----3---1---0---|--------------------------3--|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2------------2---|------0------------0---|------0---------------0------|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------------3--------|-----------2-----------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-3---------------------|-3------------3--------------|
Brown girl in the ring, (Tra la la la la) there's a brown girl in the ring, (Tra la la la la la)
C G C G C G
E|-0----0----0-----------|-0-------0---1---3----3---|-/8----3---3---0---0----------|------8---8-------------|
B|---------------3---1---|-----3--------------------|-----------------------3---3--|-1----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------0---|-------0----------------------|------0-----------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2----------------|-----------------------0------|------------------------|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------------3--------|------------------------------|-3-----------------2----|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-/8------------3--------------|--------------3---------|
Brown girl in the ring, (Tra la la la la) she looks like a sugar in a plum (plum, plum)
[Verse1]
C G
E|-0----0----------------|-0-------0---1---3-------|------------------------|-3--------5---3---1---0-------|
B|----------3---1--------|-----3-------------------|-3----3---1---0---------|--------------------------3---|
G|-------------------0---|-------------------------|-------------------0----|------------------------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2------------2--|------0------------0----|------0---------------0-------|
A|-3------------3--------|-3---------------3-------|--------------2---------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3----------------------|-3------------3---------------|
Show me your motion, (Tra la la la la) show me your motion (Tra la la la la la)
C G C G C G
E|-0----0----------------|-0-------0---1---3----3---|-/8----3---3---0---0-----------|------8---8------------|
B|----------3---1--------|-----3--------------------|-----------------------3---3---|-1---------------------|
G|-------------------0---|----------------------0---|-------0-----------------------|------0----------------|
D|------2------------2---|---------2----------------|-----------------------0-------|-----------------------|
A|-3------------3--------|-3---------------3--------|-------------------------------|-3-----------------2---|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-/8------------3---------------|--------------3--------|
Show me your motion, (Tra la la la la) she looks like a sugar in a plum (plum, plum)
[Verse2]
C G C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
All had wa- ter run dry, no- where to wash my clothes.
C G C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
All had wa- ter run dry, no- where to wash my clothes. I re-
C G C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
member one Satur- day night, we had fried fish and Johnny cakes. I re-
C G C
E|------0---------0----|-0----------------------|-----------------0---------|---------------------|
B|-1---------1---------|-----3------------------|-3---3-------3--------3----|-1-----------1-------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------0-----------|
D|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|------2---------2----|
A|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------------3---------|-----------3---------|
member one Satur- day night, we had fried fish and Johnny cakes. Beng-a-deng.
E|---------------------|
B|-1-----------1-------|
G|---------0-----------|
D|------2---------2----|
A|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|
Beng-a-deng.
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