Brown Sugar

The Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar

Intro

Riff A (x4)
Riff B (x2) Don't slide the second time

Gtr. 1
|----Riff A------|-----------------------Riff B---------------------|

E|-8--7-----------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-8--8--5-5-66-5-|-/88-9-8-9-8-|-55-6-5-6-5-|-33-4-3-4-3-|-55-6-5-6-5-|
G|-7--7--5-5-55-5-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------5-5-77-5-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|-/66-6-6-6-6-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-11-1-1-1-1-|-33-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|

Gtr. 2
|----Riff A------|------------------------Riff B---------------------|

E|----------------|-------------|------------|-4444-6666-|------------|
B|----------------|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-5555-7777-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
G|----------------|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-6666-8888-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------3-5~~-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-6666-8888-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
A|------3-5-------|-/66-6-6-6-6-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-6666-8888-|-33-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|-------------|------------|-4444-6666-|------------|

Verse

Gtr. 1&2

Beat Played As

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|----------------------------Riff C-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------|-11-1-11-11-1-11-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-11-1-11-11-1-22-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
G|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-22-2-22-22-2-33-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
D|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
A|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-----------------|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-11-1-11-33-3-33-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus

Gtr.1

|--------------------Riff D------------------|

E|-3-3---------|-----------|-----------------|
B|-3-3---------|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
G|-0-0-----0---|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
D|-0-0---0-----|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
A|-2-2-2-------|-3~~~~~~~~-|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|
E|-3-3-------3-|-----------|-----------------|

Gtr. 2                                           x2
/
E|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-----------------|  /
B|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|---3---5-3-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-| /
G|-0-0~~~~~~~~-|---3---5-3-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|/
D|-0-0~~~~~~~~-|-5---5-----|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
A|-2-2~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|
E|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-----------------|

|------------------Riff D-------------------|

Preverse
Riff B (x2)

Verse
Riff C (x1)

Chorus
Riff D (x2)

Bridge
Riff B (x4)

Chorus
Riff D (x2)

Verse
Riff C (x1)

Chorus
Riff D (x2)

Outro
Riff D (x2)
Riff B (x4)

Verse 1:
C    C *    C     C *   C         C  C *  C
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
F    F *   F      F *      F   F * F
Sold in a market down in New Orleans
C       C *  C      C *        C    C * C
Scarred old slaver know he's doin alright
Bb                      C              Bb   G
Hear him whip the women just around midnight
G              C   C *       C     C * C
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
G               C    C *     C     C *   C
Ah brown sugar, just like a young girl should

Verse 2:
C     C *      C    C *      C     C *   C
Drums beating cold English blood runs hot
F    F *     F     F *      F         F *    F
Lady of the house wondrin where its gonna stop
C     C *  C     C *        C     C * C
House boy knows that he's doin’ alright
Bb                     C              Bb  G
You should a heard him just around midnight
G              C   C *       C     C * C
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
G               C    C *     C     C *   C
Ah brown sugar, just like a black girl should

Verse 3:
C  C *       C    C *    C    C *   C
I  bet your mama was a tent show queen
F   F *      F  F *           F     F *  F
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
C   C * C         C *    C         C * C
I’m no schoolboy but I know what I  like
Bb                         C              Bb  G
You should have heard them just around midnight
G              C   C *       C     C * C
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
G               C    C *     C     C *   C
Ah brown sugar, just like a young girl should