Chords with lyrics
Introduction:
F6F6 E7E7
F6F6 E7E7
F6F6 E7E7
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Am7Am7 D MajorD
FF A minorAm
Verse:
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
I remember Christmas morning back in 1954
E minorEm A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF F/E DmDm
When we moved her to Mount Savage as if it mattered anymore
FF E minor 7Em7
Mama always said
Bm7Bm7 E7E7 A minorAm
How the air can clear her head
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
We were colder and much higher than we ever were before
E minorEm A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF F/E DmDm
I recall her tailored jersey and the flowers that she wore
FF E minor 7Em7
Years ago I tried to tell her
FF Bm7Bm7
What was in my heart
E7E7
But she was part of the city
Chorus:
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (She took a little with sugar)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (She took the money from my old man)
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (Ohhhh yes she did)
Am7Am7 D MajorD FF Am7Am7
She took the money from my old man
Verse:
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
All the years that she was with us you could count them on one hand
E minorEm A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF F/E DmDm
I was taken with her showboat style, but too young to understand
FF E minor 7Em7
She was all alone
FF Bm7Bm7
Ahead of her time
E7E7
She was first generation
Chorus:
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (She took a little with sugar)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (She took the money from my old man)
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (Ohhhh yes she did)
Am7Am7 D MajorD FF Am7Am7
She took the money from my old man
Outro:
F6F6 E7E7
Took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (She took the money from my old man)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (She took a little with sugar)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (Ohhhh, She took the money from my old man)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (Ohhhh yes she did)
Am7Am7 F#7#5
She took the money from my old man (I said)
G6G6 F#7F#7
She took a little with sugar (She took a little with sugar)
G6G6 F#7F#7
She took a little with sugar (Ohhhh, she took the money from my old man)
G6G6 F#7F#7
She took a little with sugar (Ohhhh yes she did)
G6G6 F#7F#7
She took a little with sugar (She took the money from my old man)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
She took the money from my old man (The money from my old man)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
She took the money from my old man (Ohhhh yes she did)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
She took the money from my old man (She took a little with sugar)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
She took the money from my old man (Ohhhhhhhh)
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar
F6F6 E7E7
She took a little with sugar (Money from my old man)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (She took a little with sugar)
Am7Am7 D MajorD
She took the money from my old man (She took the money from my old man)
Fade Out: