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i need a little sugar in my bowl Chords

Music by: Bessie Smith
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[Verse 1]
[C]Tir[Bb]ed of[Fdim] bein' [Abdim]lonely,[F][C][Ebdim][D][Dm][G][C][F][C][F][Dm][Abdim][C]
[Db]tired of [C]bein' [F]blue[Bb][F][Bb]
[A]I wished I had s[Dm]ome g[Ab]ood man,
[C]to tell my [G]troubles [C]to[Am][Bb]
[A]Seem like the whole world's
[D]wrong[Dm][Abdim]
[G]Since [C]my [G]man's been [C]gone

[Verse 2]
I [F]need a little [E]sugar [Eb]in m[D]y bowl
I [G]need a little hot dog on my roll
I can [C]stand a bit of [Bb]lovin', [C]oh so bad
I [F]feel so [C]funny, [F]I feel so sad
[G]I nee[F]d a lit[E]tle steam-heat

[Verse 3]
on [Eb]on my floor
[D]Maybe [G]I can fix things up,
so they'll go
[Bb]What's the matter hard papa
[Abdim]Come on and save[F] your
[Eb]mama's soul
[D]'Cause I need a [G]little sugar,
[C]in [F]my bowl, [Eb]doggone [D]it
I need a [G]some sugar [C]in [F]my bowl

[Verse 4]
[C]I nee[F]d a little sug[E]ar in [Eb]my bo[D]wl
I [G]need a little hot dog between my rolls
[C]You gettin' dif[Ebdim]ferent, I'v[C]e been told
[F]Move your finger[G], drop
something in [F]my bowl
[C]I n[F]eed a

[Verse 5]
[E]little steam-heat on [Eb]on my floor
[D]Maybe [G]I can fix things up, so they'll go
[Bb]Get off your knees,
I can't [Abdim]see what you're [G]drivin' [F]at
It's [E]dark down [D]there looks
like a snake!
[G]C'mon here and drop somethin'
[C]here in my bowl
[F]Sto[D]p your foolin' and
[G]drop somethin' [C]in [F]my bowl[Dm]
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