Boney M. - Brown Girl in the Ring: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Brown Girl in the Ring" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: C# Brown girl in the ring, tra la la la la, G#7 there's a brown girl in the ring, tra la la la la la. C# Brown girl in the ring, tra la la la la, G#7 C# she looks like a sugar in the plum, plum, plum. C# Show me a motion, tra la la la la, G#7 come on, show me a motion, tra la la la la la, C# show me a motion, tra la la la la, G#7 C# she looks like a sugar in a plum, plum, plum. C# G#7 C# Old head water run dry, nowhere to wash my clothes. C# G#7 Old head water run dry, got nowhere to C# wash my clothes. C# G#7 I remember one saturday night, C# we had fried fish and Johnny cakes. C# G#7 I remember one saturday night, C# we had fried fish and Johnny cakes, Chorus: Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la There's a brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la la Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la She looks like a sugar in a plum Plum plum Show me your motion Tra la la la la Come on show me your motion Tra la la la la la Show me your motion Tra la la la la She looks like a sugar in a plum Plum plum All had water run dry Got no way to wash my clothes All had water run dry Got no way to wash my clothes I remember one Saturday night We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes I remember one Saturday night We had fried fish and Johnny-cakes Chorus: Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la See, brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la la Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la She looks like a sugar in a plum Plum plum All had water run dry Got no way to wash my clothes All had water run dry Got no way to wash my clothes Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la Look that brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la la Brown girl in the ring Tra la la la la She looks like a sugar in a plum Plum plum You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  G#7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Brown Girl in the Ring" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brown Girl in the Ring" by Boney M..