From When the Angels Make Contact
Spoonful of Sugar
Tabbed by Steve Degen email: steve_degen@hotmail.com
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
by himself...there's a video of him playing it by himself on youtube
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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[-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-]
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[-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-]
When the leaves are dying and look so pretty
Em C G
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[-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-]
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[-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
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[-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
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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
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Ohhh
D C
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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
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[-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
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[-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
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Million miles an hour through the wind and snow
Em C G
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[-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-]
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[-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
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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
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This year the trees fell before the leaves
Em C G
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This year the trees fell before the leaves
Em C G
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Em C G
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Em C G
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This just repeats to the end
Any questions..send me an email..its at the top
Artist: Matt Mays
Click to get the code!