Liberian Girl

...LIBERIAN GIRL... by Michael Jackson

*from 'Bad' (1987)*

(Original Key: Abm)

Intro:

(Spoken):

"Naku penda piya, naku taka piya, mpenziwe".

Em7, Am7 Bm7 (x2)

Verse 1:

Li-berian girl; you came and you changed my world; a love so brand new.

Li-berian girl, you came and you changed me, girl; a feeling so true.

Chorus 1:

Li-berian girl,

You know that you came, and you changed my world.

Just like in the movies, with two lovers in a scene,

And she says; do you love me? And he says, so endlessly;

B (n.C.) (Em7)

I love you, Liberian girl.

Bridge 1:

Naku penda piya, naku taka piya, mpenziwe. I...

I... ooh, babe, all right.

Verse 2:

Li-berian girl, more precious than any pearl; your love's so complete.

Li-berian girl, you kiss me then, ooh, the world, you do this to me.

Chorus 2:

Li-berian girl,

You know that you came, and you changed my world.

Just like in the movies, with two lovers in a scene,

And she says; do you love me? And he says, so endlessly;

B (n.C.) (Em7)

I love you, Liberian girl.

Bridge 2:

Naku penda piya, naku taka piya, mpenziwe.

Interlude:

Chorus 3:

Li-berian girl,

You know that you came, and you changed my world.

I wait for the day, when you have to say "I do",

And I'll smile and say it too, and for-ever we'll be true,

I love you, Liberian girl.

Coda:

All the time...I love you, Liberian girl,

All the time...I love you, Liberian girl.

All the time...I love you, Liberian girl,

All the time...I love you, Liberian girl.

{Repeat to Fade}

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)