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Brown Skinned Woman by Snooks Eaglin

[Verse 1]
C7             F                  C  C7
I love my baby but she don't love me
F                                      C      G7     C
Well I love my baby but she don't love me
G7
Tell me what's the matter
D     G7          C   F   G7
Where can my baby be?
 
 
[Chorus]
C7                   F                      C  G  C
Brown skinned woman, who can your good man be?
F                                          C  G  C7
Brown skinned woman, who can your good man be?
G7
Well you told me that you loved me
D       G7            C  F  G7
Tell me where can you be?
 
 
[Verse 2]
C7                               F
Well you said that you loved me, I know it was a lie
C7
You told me that you loved me baby, and what's the reason why
F
Yeah I love you
C7
Ooh I love you
G7                   F                         C  G  C7
Yes I love you baby, but I don't care what you do
 
 
[Chorus]
C7                   F                      C  G  C7
Brown skinned woman, who can your good man be?
F                                                          C  G  C7
Brown skinned woman, I want to say who can your good man be?
G7                           D              G7        C C7 C6         G Fdim Edim
Well you know that I love you but you're so untrue to me
 
 
[Outro]
E Bb D G
G Bb D E

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