Sugar And Booze
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EbCapotraste:
1st traste
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Pf2jOWMx4&t=52s
Key Eb capo 1 (*) one strum beat
[Intro]
Em7 A
Bells are ringin' and a-jinglin'
D7 G
Folks are mixin' and a-minglin'
C Bm7 Em
Twlinklin' lights and tinsel on the tree
Em7
How I love to keep the yuletide gay
Bm7 E7
Call me corny or cliché
Dm7
But there's a reason that the season
Am7 D7 D7 G
Brings so much joy to me
[Verse 1]
G Am7
I love snowmen and turtledoves in twos
D G G7
Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe can take away my blues
C Cm7
Kris Kringle and his reindeer friends
Bm7 E7
They endlessly amuse
Am7 C A
But the best part of the holidays is
D* D* G* G*
Sugar and booze
[Verse 2]
G Am7
I love mittens and skating on the ice
D* D*
But I glide right through December mixing
G*
Naughty with that Nice
C Cm7
So pour a nip into that nog
Bm7 E7
And let it light your fuse
Am7 C A
Cause the best part of the holidays is
D* D*
Sugar and booze
[Bridge 1]
B7 Em7
Wake up, baby, don't you hit the snooze
B7 Em Em7
Just forget the headlines and the news
B7 G Cm7
Pop a cork, put on your dancin' shoes
Em7 C
Gimme honey and hooch, and I'll give you a smooch
Am7 D7
And let's give those devils their dues
[Chorus]
G Am7
I like cider but keep it spiked with rum
D
What good's a little drummer boy with
G
No pa-rum-pa-pa-pum?
C Cm7
Come New Year's Day we'll all resolve
Bm7 E7
Those extra pounds to lose
Am7 A
But now's the time we let it rip with
D* D* G D7
Sugar and booze
[Interlude]
G Am7 D G C Cm7 Bm7 E7
Am7 A D* D* G
[Bridge 2]
B7 Em7
Once a year we all deserve some fun
B7 Em7
Life is short, so why live like a nun?
B7 G Cm7
Grab a fork, there's damage to be done
G
King Wenceslaus hit the sweets and sauce
Cm7 D7
So gimmie gin and cinnamon buns
[Chorus]
A Bm7
I like cider, but keep it spiked with rum
E7* D7*
What good's a little drummer boy with NO
N.C.
Pa-rum-pa-pa-pum?
D Dm7
Come New Year's Day we'll all resolve
Gb7
Those extra pounds to lose
Bm7
You can keep that tray of crudités
Dbm7 Gb7
Honey, I refuse
Bm7 Bdim
Martinis at lunch, pastries and punch
Dbm7
It's our annual excuse
D Dm7
We'll have Hendricks for the gentiles
Dbm7 Gb7
Manischewitz for the Jews
Bm7 D
'Cause the best part of the holidays is
E7* E7* A D
Sugar and booze
E7 A
Oh, yeah
How to play Sugar And Booze
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.