Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Chords by Bessie Smith

Tempo:
75.525 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith- I need A Little Sugar In My bowl chords
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[Gm] [Bb] [E] [Dm] [Am]
[Ebm] [D] [Dm] [Bb] [Am] [F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Gb] [Am] [B] Tired [E] of being [Gm]
lonely, [Db] tired [C] of [F] being [Bb] blue.
[C] [Bb] [A] I wished I had [Dm] some good [D] man [C] [Gb] to tell [F] my [G] troubles [C] to.
[Am] [Bb] [A] Seems [E] like the [A] whole [D] world's [Dm] wrong [D] [G] since [C] my [G] man's [C] been [Gm] gone.
[F] I need a [E] little sugar [Eb] in [D] my bowl.
[G] I need a little hot [Em] dog [G] on my roll.
[C] I can stand a [Fm] bit of [Bb] loving [E] [Ebm] oh [C] so [C] bad.
[F] I feel [C] so [F] funny.
[F] I [Fm] feel [F] so [E] sad.
[F] I need a [E] little steamy [Eb] on [D] my flow.
[G] Maybe [B] I can fix things [Em] up [Bm] so [G] they'll go.
[Gm] What's the matter, hot [Abm] papa?
[Bb] Come [F] on and [Eb] save your [D] mama's soul, because [G] I
need a little sugar [C] in [F] my [Eb] bowl.
[D] Doggone it, I [G] need some sugar [C] in [F] my [C] bowl.
[F] I need a [E] little sugar [Eb] in [D] my bowl.
[G] I [Dm] need a little hot dog [Em] between [G] my rolls.
[E] You [Eb] getting different, [E] I've been [Gm] [C] told.
[F] [B] Move your finger, drop [Ab] something in my [F] bowl.
[Ab] [F] I need a little [E] steamy [Cm] [D] on my flow.
[G] Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go.
[Bb] Get off your knees.
I can't see what you're driving at.
[Am] It's dark [Ebm] down there.
Looks [D] like a snake.
[G] Come on in and drop something [C] here in my [F] bowl.
[D] Stop your fooling [G] and drop something [C] in my bowl.
[D]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Bessie Smith - Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C, F, Eb, D, G, F, D, C and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 37 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 76 BPM. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _
[Ebm] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] _ [Gb] _ [Am] [B] Tired [E] of being [Gm] _
lonely, [Db] _ tired [C] of [F] being [Bb] blue.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [A] I wished I had [Dm] some good [D] man [C] [Gb] to tell [F] my [G] troubles [C] to. _
[Am] _ [Bb] [A] Seems [E] like the [A] whole [D] world's [Dm] wrong _ [D] [G] since [C] my [G] man's [C] been [Gm] gone.
_ [F] I need a [E] little sugar [Eb] in [D] my bowl.
[G] I need a little hot [Em] dog [G] on my roll.
[C] I can stand a [Fm] bit of [Bb] loving [E] [Ebm] oh [C] so [C] bad.
[F] I feel [C] so [F] funny.
[F] I [Fm] feel [F] so [E] sad.
[F] I need a [E] little steamy [Eb] on [D] my flow.
[G] Maybe [B] I can fix things [Em] up [Bm] so [G] they'll go.
[Gm] What's the matter, hot [Abm] papa?
[Bb] Come [F] on and [Eb] save your [D] mama's soul, because [G] I
need a little sugar [C] in [F] my [Eb] bowl.
[D] Doggone it, I [G] need some sugar [C] in [F] my [C] bowl.
_ [F] I need a [E] little sugar [Eb] in [D] my bowl.
[G] I [Dm] need a little hot dog [Em] between [G] my rolls.
[E] You [Eb] getting different, [E] I've been [Gm] [C] told.
[F] [B] Move your finger, drop [Ab] something in my [F] bowl.
[Ab] [F] I need a little [E] steamy [Cm] [D] on my flow.
[G] Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go.
[Bb] Get off your knees.
I can't see what you're driving at.
[Am] It's dark [Ebm] down there.
Looks [D] like a snake.
[G] Come on in and drop something [C] here in my [F] bowl.
[D] Stop your fooling [G] and drop something [C] in my bowl.
[D] _

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This song was written by Nina Simone.

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