Spoonful of Sugar Matt Mays
Spoonful of Sugar
IMPORTANT: This song is tuned down a whole step
e tunes to d If your tuner sucks like mine, throw a capo on the
b tunes to a second fret and tune the guitar to standard.
g tunes to f
d tunes to c
E tunes to D
He plays this song a whole step down on the album but you can also
play it in standard tuning which he does when he performs the song
if you wanna check it out
Chords Used
[Em] [C] [G] [Am] [D]
[-0-][-0-][-3-][-0-][-2-] [-0-][-1-][-0-][-1-][-3-] [-0-][-0-][-0-][-2-][-2-] [-2-][-2-][-0-][-2-][-0-] [-2-][-3-][-2-][-0-][---] [-0-][-0-][-3-][---][---]
The picking technique he uses for this song is a little tricky at
first but with a some practice it becomes easier. The G string sort of
acts as the beat because it's the string your always hitting at
the same time. It might be easier to learn using your fingers
Main Riff-the one played through most of the song
[Em] [C] [G]
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[Em] [C] [G]
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[Em] [C] [G]
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[Em] [C] [G]
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He plays the chords lightly
Spoon full of Sugar in Montreal city
[Em] [C] [G]
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When the leaves are dying and look so pretty
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
At home the ships are on the rocks and sinking
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
And as hard as we try we just cant stop thinking
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
Dirt in my fist roots on my sleeve
[Em] [C] [G]
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This year the trees fell before the leaves
[Em] [C] [G]
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People like me like people like you
[Em] [C] [G]
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Cause people like you are far too few
[Em] [C] [G]
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Oh night and daylight had got nothing on you
[Am] [C] [G]
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And nothing's everlasting when your always just passing through
[Am] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------] [-1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------] [-2-2-2-2-2-------0-0-0-0-0-----0---0--------0-------0-------0-----] [-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-0h2----------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------] [-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
Ohhh
[D] [C]
[-3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------] [-2-2-2-2-2-------1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------] [-3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0----0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2--------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------] [-----------------0-0-0-0-0--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
[Em] [C] [G]
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[Em] [C] [G]
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Ear full of music just when I need it
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
Your soul wont sing unless you bleed it
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
Lookin for answers through the night owl window
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
Million miles an hour through the wind and snow
[Em] [C] [G]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-] [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-] [-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
Spoonful of Sugar in Montreal City
[Em] [C] [G]
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Where the leaves are dying and look so pretty
[Em] [C] [G]
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Nothing can cure the home sick disease
[Em] [C] [G]
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This year the trees fell before the leaves
[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
Nothing can cure the home sick disease
[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
This year the trees fell before the leaves
[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
This year the trees fell before the leaves
[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
This year the trees fell before the leaves
[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
[Em] [C] [G]
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[Em] [C] [G]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------] [---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----] [-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-] [-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------] [-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]
This just repeats to the end
Any questions..send me an email..its at the top
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