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No Sugar Tonight

The Guess Who
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 /  / /  / / / / / / / / /
   / / /  /
  D Dsus4add2/C /G (repeat on acoustic; no electric)
  Lonely feelin' deep inside
  Find a corner where I can hide
  Silent footsteps crowdin' me
  ;  electric plays fill below]
  Sudden darkness but I can see
 Fill:
  v v v v
-4---2-----------
-------4---2-0-2-
 
  ]
  No sugar tonight in my coffee
 
  ]
  No sugar tonight in my tea
  No  sugar to stand  beside me
 
  ]
  No sugar to run with me
  (four lines with nonsense syllables)
  In the silence of her mind
  Quiet movements where I can find
  Grabbin' for me with her eyes
  Now I'm fallin' from her skies
 The Guess Who
 No Sugar Tonight
 This is in concert F. The acoustic guitar (right channel) is capoed up
 four frets and played in D; the electric (left channel) appears to be
 played at standard pitch .
 <"No Sugar Tonight">
 D x 0 0 2 3 2 Dsus4add2 x 0 0 0 3 0
  ]
 D Dsus4add2 (repeat on acoustic; no electric)
 Lonely feelin' deep inside
 Find a corner where I can hide
 Silent footsteps crowdin' me
 Sudden darkness but I can see
 
]
 No sugar tonight in my coffee
 
]
 No sugar tonight in my tea
 
]
 No sugar to stand beside me
 
]
 No sugar to run with me
 (repeat with nonsense syllables)
 In the silence of her mind
 Quiet movements where I can find
 Grabbin' for me with her eyes
 Now I'm fallin' from her skies
 (repeat chorus)
 (repeat intro )
 <"New Mother Nature">
  D
 Jocko says yes and I believe him
 When we talk about the things I say
 She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
 When they're standing in each other's way
 You're driven back in time to places you been to
 You wonder what you're gonna find
 You know you been wrong but it won't be long
 Before you leave 'em all far behind
 
  ]
 'Cause it's the new Mother Nature takin' over
 
  ]
 It's the new splendid lady come to call
 
  ]
 It's the new Mother Nature takin' over
 
  ]
 She's gettin' us all (2x)
 Jocko said no when I came back last time
 It's lookin' like I lost a friend
 No use callin' 'cause the sky is fallin'
 It's gettin' pretty near the end
 A smoke-filled room in a corner basement
 The situation must be right
 A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine
 We're gonna get it on right tonight
 (repeat chorus)
 (NMN and NST first verses - simulaneously)
 (repeat NMN chorus)
 (repeat NST chorus)

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Readable chord sheet for No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who

[C]     [D]    /[G] / / [A] / / /  / / /  / / /

        [C] / / [D]/  /

        D   Dsus4add2/C  /G  (repeat on acoustic; no electric)

        Lonely feelin' deep inside
        Find a corner where I can hide
        Silent footsteps crowdin' me
                                  [[N.C.]; electric plays fill below]
        Sudden darkness but I can see

Fill:

         v   v   v   v

        -4---2-----------
        -------4---2-0-2-

        [F#]          [E]
        [[D]          [C]]
        No sugar tonight in my coffee
         [B]          [F#]
        [[G]          [D]]
        No sugar tonight in my tea
        N[D]o sugar to [C]stand beside me
         [B]          [F#]
        [[G]          [D]]
        No sugar to run with me

        (four lines with nonsense syllables)

[repeat fill]

        In the silence of her mind
        Quiet movements where I can find
        Grabbin' for me with her eyes
        Now I'm fallin' from her skies

[repeat chorus]

[repeat fill]

[repeat intro (2x)]

The Guess Who
No Sugar Tonight

This is in concert F
four frets and played in D; the electric (left channel) appears to be
played at standard pitch [in brackets].

<"No Sugar Tonight">

D       x 0 0 2 3 2             Dsus4add2       x 0 0 0 3 0

[C]   [D]   [G]  [A]
        [[E]  [F#]  [B]  [C#]]

D   Dsus4add2  (repeat on acoustic; no electric)

Lonely feelin' deep inside
Find a corner where I can hide
Silent footsteps crowdin' me
Sudden darkness but I can [F#]see [E]    [C#]        [B]           [A]              [B]

 [D]          [C]
[[F#]         [E]]
No sugar tonight in my coffee
 [G]          [D]
[[B]          [F#]]
No sugar tonight in my tea
 [D]          [C]
[[F#]         [E]]
No sugar to stand beside me
 [G]          [D]
[[B]          [F#]]
No sugar to run with me

(repeat with nonsense syllables)

[F#]  [E]  [C#]  [B]  [A]  [B]

In the silence of her mind
Quiet movements where I can find
Grabbin' for me with her eyes
Now I'm fallin' from her skies

(repeat chorus)

[F#]  [E]  [C#]  [B]  [A]  [B]

(repeat intro [2x])

<"New Mother Nature">

 D [electric piano plays F#]
Jocko says yes and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standing in each other's way
You're driven back in time to places you been to
You wonder what you're gonna find
You know you been wrong but it won't be long
Before you leave 'em all far behind

                [G7]                       [D7]
               [[B7]                       [F#7]]
'Cause it's the new Mother Nature takin' over
         [G7]                         [D7]
        [[B7]                         [F#7]]
It's the new splendid lady come to call
         [G7]                       [D7]
        [[B7]                       [F#7]]
It's the new Mother Nature takin' over
       [C]          [D]
      [[E]         [F#]]
She's gettin' us all  (2x)

Jocko said no when I came back last time
It's lookin' like I lost a friend
No use callin' 'cause the sky is fallin'
It's gettin' pretty near the end
A smoke-filled room in a corner basement
The situation must be right
A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine
We're gonna get it on right tonight

(repeat chorus)

(NMN and NST first verses - simulaneously)

(repeat NMN chorus)

(repeat NST chorus)

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