[Intro]
(Opening riff - lead guitar)
             x3

(Rhythm guitar)
                
                

[Verse 1]

Gold coast sla

ve ship bound 

for cotton fie

lds

Sold in a mark

et down in New

 Orleans

Scarred old sl

aver know he's

 doin' alright
            
Hear him whip 

           
the women just

 around midnig

ht

[Chorus]

   Brown sugar

How come you t

aste so good?

   Brown sugar

Just like a yo

ung girl shoul

d, aha

[Instrumental]
    

[Verse 2]

Drums beat and

 cold English 

blood runs hot

Lady of the ho

use wondering 

where it's gon

na stop

House boy know

s that he's do

ing alright
            
You shoulda he

         
ard him just a

round midnight

 

[Chorus]

   Brown sugar
             
How come you t

           
aste so good? 

Now

   Brown sugar
             
Just like a yo

        
ung girl shoul

 
d now

[Instrumental]
    
    
    
    

[Chorus]

 Oh come on, b

rown sugar

How come you t

aste so good? 

Babe

 Oh, got me cr

aving, brown s

ugar

Just like a bl

ack girl shoul

d, yeah

[Verse 3]

Ah, I bet your

 mamma was a t

ent show queen

And all her bo

yfriends were 

sweet sixteen

I'm no school 

boy but I know

 what I like
            
You shoulda he

         
ard me just ar

ound midnight

[Chorus]

 Brown sugar

How come you t

aste so good? 

Babe

 Oh, brown sug

ar

 Just like a y

oung girl shou

ld, yeah

[Outro]





I said yeah, y

eah, yeah, ooo

o

How come you, 

how come you d

ance so good?

Yeah, yeah, ye

ah, oooo

Just like, jus

t like a black

 girl should

Yeah, yeah, ye

ah, oooo