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Ebony Eyes

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Tom: D  
Intro: ( D9 G6 )
   D7MWind in your hair, 
   G/BSun on yoG/Aur skin
   D7MAnd you&#146;re looking good, girl
   G/BAll G/Aover agD7Main
Hey there miss brown, 
   G/BI G/Awant you to know
   D7MI love you
   D7MBrown as the sand, 
   G/BYou&#14G/A6;re soft as the shore,
   D7MYou&#146;re leaving me huG/Bngry and, 
G/ACrying for D7Mmore, ooh baby, 
   G/BGirl, G/Ayou&#146;re such a score 
   D7MAnd I want you to know that
        D9  G6/ B  G6  
I love you
                         D9  G6/B  
I bet you didn&#146;t know that girl
You didn&#14G66;t know that
I nD9eed you
   G6/         B  G6  
By now baby, by now baby
And I D7Mbet you didn&#146;t know that ebony eyes
(Introduced)
   D7MLips soft and tender, 
   G/BReady to sG/Apeak
   D7MHer voice says I love you (I love you)
   G/BAnd it&#14G/A6;s making me weak
   D7MHey there little girl,
   G/BMay G/AI just say? 
I lD7Move you.
   D7MLove is the brown G/Bskin 
G/AGirl in my eyes
   D7MThink it&#146;s time that I told you
   G/BDon&#1G/A46;t yoD7Mu realize you&#146;re such a queen?
   G/BWoman yG/Aou&#146;re such a prize, 
   D7MAnd I want you to know that
(refrain)  
I love you
And I bet you didn&#146;t know that girl
You didn&#146;t know that
I need you
By now baby, by now baby
And I bet you didn&#146;t know that ebony eyes
I love you
Ebony eyes oh my
I need you
Oh, and I bet you didn&#146;t know that ebony eyes
I really love you
Woman love you
Ebony eyes oh my
I need you
And I bet you &#133;..
I love you
Ebony eyes, oh my
I need you
Girl, and I bet you didn&#146;t know that ebony eyes

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Ebony Eyes

by Rick James

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D7M

G/B

G/A

Tom:

Intro: ( D9 G6 )

D7M

Wind in your hair,

G/B G/A

Sun on your skin

D7M

And youre looking good, girl

G/B G/A D7M

All over again

Hey there miss brown,

G/B G/A

I want you to know

D7M

I love you

D7M

Brown as the sand,

G/B G/A

Youre soft as the shore,

D7M G/B

Youre leaving me hungry and,

G/A D7M

Crying for more, ooh baby,

G/B G/A

Girl, youre such a score

D7M

And I want you to know that

D9 G6 B G6

I love you

D9 G6 B

I bet you didnt know that girl

You didnt know that

I need you

G6 B G6

By now baby, by now baby

D7M

And I bet you didnt know that ebony eyes

(Introduced)

D7M

Lips soft and tender,

G/B G/A

Ready to speak

D7M

Her voice says I love you (I love you)

G/B G/A

And its making me weak

D7M

Hey there little girl,

G/B G/A

May I just say?

D7M

I love you.

D7M G/B

Love is the brown skin

G/A

Girl in my eyes

D7M

Think its time that I told you

G/B G/A D7M

Dont you realize youre such a queen?

G/B G/A

Woman youre such a prize,

D7M

And I want you to know that

(refrain)

I love you

And I bet you didnt know that girl

You didnt know that

I need you

By now baby, by now baby

And I bet you didnt know that ebony eyes

I love you

Ebony eyes oh my

I need you

Oh, and I bet you didnt know that ebony eyes

I really love you

Woman love you

Ebony eyes oh my

I need you

And I bet you ..

I love you

Ebony eyes, oh my

I need you

Girl, and I bet you didnt know that ebony eyes

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