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