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Sweet Potato Pie Chords

Music by: Al Jarreau
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[Verse 1]
[Am]Now [D]it[Am][A]
[D]was[E] a[Am]
hot sticky morning
'Round [A]the Fourth of July
[Em]The breeze was standing stil[E]l[Em]
I'm hanging [Am]out by m[A]yself
And I'm having a [Am]good time
[Em]With the folk inside my head
And you know, [D]Lord,
How you did [Am]a lovely thing
[D]See, times my head is lighter
Than it's [Am]ever been
An[G]d a[D]nyone who's ever had
Sweet potato [Am]pie
Don't want pumpkin again,
[C]No, the[Am]y don[A]'t wan[Am]t

[Verse 2]
'Cause it don't taste right, no [Am]Look-a-here
city city city boy with your
[Em]Silks and braided hair
Don't you let nobody [Am]fool you
[A]With no [Am]imitation nothing
Tell 'em, say, unh, [Em]unh, buddy,
I been there
Listen [D]mama, when you
Finally walk [Am]on in
[D]Don't forget to bring along
[Am]Your sweet potato tin
'Cause [D]when you serve him
[C]A s[G]lice of y[Em]our sweet potato

[Verse 3]
[Em]Sin, [D]gir[A]l, he won't wan[Am]t pumpkin again,
No, he won't [A]want
[Am]Now I took a trip down to Sissy's
She's a friend of mine
She [E]smiled and asked [Em]me in
Well, she drew [Am]a box and a big,
Fancy question mark
[Em]Said, "Brother, which one is you in?"
I told her, "S[D]ister, don't worry
'bout [Am]the mule going blind
You [D]just sit in the wagon and
Hold [A]on to [Am]the line
[A]'Cause [D]anyone who's ever had
Sweet [E]potato pie
[Am]Don't [A]want [D]pumpkin [Am]again,
Really [D]don't [Am]want"

[Verse 4]
[D]Now I saw the gates
[Am]Gold and pearl
And I sat right [D]down
[Ebdim]In a dream [E]of you, o[Em]ld fr[Am]iend
I'm thinking [E]some [Am]milk and
Honey and a pot of stew
Might [E]fill that gap again
You know, I'm [Em]a thank[D] ful
Witness to the things [Am]I've seen
[D]And times my

[Verse 5]
head is lighter
Than it's ever [Am]been
[D]And anyone who's ever had
Sweet potato [E]pie
[A]Really don't want pumpkin [Am]again,
No they [D]won't [A]want[D]

[Interlude 1]
[D][Am][D][Am]
[D][Am]
[A][Am][D][Am][D][A]

[Verse 6]
[A]Would you give me [Am]some[A][D]
[A][Am][A][Am][A][Am]
Sweet [D]potato[G][Am][A]
[Am][D][A][Am]

[Outro 1]
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