Chords for Dock Boggs. Sugar Baby {original 1927 recording}

Tempo:
125.6 bpm
Chords used:

C#

C#m

F#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dock Boggs. Sugar Baby {original 1927 recording} chords
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[C#m]
[C#] Oh, I've got no sugar baby now.
[F#] All I can do is see [C#] Pete with you, and I can't get along this way.
Can't get along this way.
[F#] All I can do is [C#] all I can say, I will sing you to your mama next baby.
Sing you to your mama next baby.
[C#m]
[D#] Got no youthful [C#] red rocking chair.
I've got no honey baby now.
Got no sugar baby now.
[C#m]
[F#]
Who rocked the cradle?
Who [C#] sang the song?
Who rocked the cradle when I'm gone?
Who rocked the cradle when I'm gone?
I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing the song.
I'll rock the cradle when you gone.
I'll rock the cradle when you gone.
[C#m]
[C#] All I [F#] can do is all [C#] I can say, I will sing you to your mama next baby.
Glitter in the shade, give her every dime I made.
What more could a poor boy do?
What more could a poor boy do?
Oh, I've got no honey baby now.
Got [D#] no sugar baby now.
[C#m]
[D#] That's all I can say, that's [C#] all I can do,
and I can't make a living with you.
Can't make a living with [C#m] you.
[N]
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C#
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C#m
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F#
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D#
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C#
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C#m
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F#
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D#
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Learn the basic chords of Harry Smith - Sugar Baby chords, with this master sequence: C#m, C#, C#m, C#, F#, D#, C#, C#m, F# and C#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 62 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 126 BPM. With D Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ Oh, I've got no sugar baby now.
[F#] All I can do is see [C#] Pete with you, and I can't get along this way.
_ Can't get along this way.
[F#] All I can do is [C#] all I can say, I will sing you to your mama next baby.
_ Sing you to your mama next baby.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] Got no youthful [C#] red rocking chair.
I've got no honey baby now.
Got no sugar baby now.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
Who rocked the cradle?
Who [C#] sang the song?
Who rocked the cradle when I'm gone?
Who rocked the cradle when I'm gone?
I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing the song.
I'll rock the cradle when you gone.
_ I'll rock the cradle when you gone. _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ All I [F#] can do is all [C#] I can say, I will sing you to your mama next baby. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Glitter in the shade, give her every dime I made.
What more could a poor boy do?
What more could a poor boy do?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I've got no honey baby now.
_ Got [D#] no sugar baby now.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] That's all I can say, that's [C#] all I can do,
and I can't make a living with you.
Can't make a living with [C#m] you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the s Anthology American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs album.

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