Verse
D G D
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
G D
Everywhere I travel the pretty girls call my name
D
I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink
D G
I buy their hard-headed husbands a long cool drink
F# B
You better come up smelling sweet' Cause you're a long time stinking
E
and it's a little too late to complain
G A D
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
[Verse 2]
D G D
Now if you catch my eye and you find that it runs down your leg
G D
It's like striking a match pretty hard upon a powder keg
D
They tell you from the borders to the waters of the gulf
G
If you take all the sugar, you will end up in the sulfur
D
And you're burning, hello baby then I'm I'm pleased to meet you
G
I wouldn't do you wrong, honey, I wouldn't cheat you, honey
F# B E A
But when can I see you again? Wrap you up in cellophane
G A A
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
[Bridge]
G D
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
F#m
When your eyes fill up with brine 'Cause you're drowning in wine
Bm
It's like the last days of Rome with the despots and divine
G A
And there's no place like home For a little doll from China
G A
It's a little too late to complain
G A D
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
[Verse 3]
D
You can go west to Texas Go east to Mississippi
G
You can run out of money You can run out of pity
D
Throw open your purse Until you're crying for mercy
G
Go to Alabama, escape Louisiana
D
I'm digging like a miner North and South Carolina
G
And then if you continue You will end up in Virginia
D
The women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
G
But in Albany, New York They love the filthy way I talk
F# B
Until they gargle with the finest champagne
E A
They can't get the grape and the grain
G A D
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
[Verse 3]
D
If I could find a piano Here in Bloomington, Indiana
G
I would play it with my toes Until the girls all take their clothes off
D
Up in Syracuse, I was falsely accused
G
But I'm not here to hurt you I'm here to steal your virtue
D
Down in Bridgeport The women will kill you for sport
G
But in Worcester, Massachusetts They love my sauce
D
The women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
G
But I hear in Ypsilanti They don't wear any panties
F# B
Once they gargle with the finest champagne
E A
They hitch up their skirts and exclaim
G A
It's not very far, sugar
G A
It's not very far, sugar
G A
Pour a little sugar on me, sugar
G A
It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane
[Outro]
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- 1. Chord Gitar Elvis Costello - Sulphur To Sugarcane Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elvis Costello - Sulphur To Sugarcane Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan