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