Sugar Mama Chords by John Lee Hooker

Tempo:
84.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

E

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker - Sugar Mama chords
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[C] [Gm] [G]
Sugar mama, [E] sugar mama, sugar [G]
mama, please come back to me.
Sugar mama, [E] sugar [G] mama, [E] [G] sugar mama, please come back to [Gm] me.
[G]
Bring [Ab] my gratulated sugar, sugar [G] mama.
[Dm] Sugar mama, [G] ease my misery.
[Gm]
[G]
They've been bragging about your sugar, sugar mama.
They've been bragging all over town.
[G] They've been bragging about your sugar.
They've been bragging all over town.
[Gm]
[G] Everywhere I go, sugar mama, sugar mama, I sure can hear your name.
Read them crazy about your sugar mama, [Gm] because you ease my worry.
[Fm] [G]
Read them crazy [C] about your sugar [G] mama, because you ease my worry.
[G]
You got something sugar mama, [Dm] ain't [G] nobody else got but you.
[F] [G]
I light my coffee sweet early in the morning.
[F] You know I'm crazy about my [G] tea at night.
You know what I mean about that sugar mama.
I light my coffee sweet early in the morning.
You know I'm crazy about my tea at night.
[B] [N] Don't get my sugar three times [G] a day.
[Dm] [A] Lord, you know me and you just [G] can't get along right.
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
E
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Gm
123111113
E
2311
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To start learning John Lee Hooker - (Single Version) Sugar Mama chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Gm, G, E, G, G and Gm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 42 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Sugar mama, [E] sugar mama, sugar [G] _ _
mama, please come back to me. _ _ _
_ _ _ Sugar mama, [E] sugar [G] mama, [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ sugar mama, please come back to [Gm] me.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Bring [Ab] my gratulated sugar, sugar [G] mama. _
_ [Dm] Sugar mama, [G] ease my misery.
[Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
They've been bragging about your sugar, sugar mama. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They've been bragging all over town.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ They've _ been bragging about your sugar. _ _
They've been bragging all over town.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Everywhere I go, sugar mama, sugar mama, I sure can hear your name. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Read them crazy about your sugar mama, _ _ _ [Gm] because you ease my worry. _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Read them crazy [C] about your sugar [G] mama, _ _ because you ease my worry.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ You got something sugar mama, [Dm] ain't [G] nobody else got but you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I light my coffee sweet early in the morning.
_ [F] You know I'm crazy about my [G] tea at night.
_ You know what I mean about that sugar mama. _
_ I light my coffee sweet early in the morning. _
You know I'm crazy about my tea at night. _ _ _
_ _ [B] [N] Don't get my sugar three times [G] a day.
[Dm] [A] Lord, you know me and you just [G] can't get along right. _ _

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