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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Sugar Mountain - Neil Young
Intro by John Meckley
               D554030
               C332010
               G320033
F(addG)         xx3213
Dsus4(addE)     x54030
             C/Exx2010
  e----0-------0-------3---0---3-------0-------0-------3---0---3-------|
  b----3-------1-------0---1---0-------3-------1-------0---1---0-------|
  g----0-------0-------0---0---0-------0-------0-------0---0---0-------|
  d----4-------2-------0---2---0-------4-------2-------0---2---0-------|
  a----5-------3-------2---3---2-------5-------3-------2---3---2-------|
  E----5-------3-------3---3---3-------5-------3-------3---3---3-------|
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too Gsoon,
Dmyou're leavin' there too Gsoon.
                      G  F(addG)
It's so noisy at the fair
but all your friends are Gthere
                        F(addG)
And the candy floss you had
and your mother and your daGd.
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too Gsoon,
Dmyou're leavin' there too Gsoon.
Dsus4(addE)    C  G  
                                G  F(addG)
There's a girl just down the aisle,
oh, to turn and see her Gsmile.
                               F(addG)
You can hear the words she wrote
as you read the hidden noteG.
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too Gsoon,
Dmyou're leavin' there too Gsoon.
Dsus4(addE)    C  G  
                              G  F(addG)
Now you're underneath the stairs
and you're givin' back some glareGs
                         F(addG)
To the people who you met
and it's your first cigarGetteC/E.G  
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too Gsoon,
Dmyou're leavin' there too Gsoon.
                             G  F(addG)
Now you say you're leavin' home
'cause you want to be aloneG.
                          F(addG)
Ain't it funny how you feel
When you're findin' out it's rGeal?
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too Gsoon,
Dmyou're leavin' there too Gsoon.
            G  F(addG)
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
                         G  F(addG)
with the barkers and the colored balloons,
                  G  F(addG)
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dmtho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too sooGn,
        ^^^^^^^              Elon College             ---------

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Sugar

by Neil Young

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Dsus4

C/E

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Sugar Mountain - Neil Young

Intro by John Meckley

554030

332010

320033

(addG) xx3213

Dsus4

(addE) x54030

C/E

xx2010

e----0-------0-------3---0---3-------0-------0-------3---0---3-------|

b----3-------1-------0---1---0-------3-------1-------0---1---0-------|

g----0-------0-------0---0---0-------0-------0-------0---0---0-------|

d----4-------2-------0---2---0-------4-------2-------0---2---0-------|

a----5-------3-------2---3---2-------5-------3-------2---3---2-------|

E----5-------3-------3---3---3-------5-------3-------3---3---3-------|

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

Dm G

you're leavin' there too soon.

G F

(addG)

It's so noisy at the fair

but all your friends are there

(addG)

And the candy floss you had

and your mother and your dad.

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

Dm G

you're leavin' there too soon.

Dsus4 C G

(addE)

G F

(addG)

There's a girl just down the aisle,

oh, to turn and see her smile.

(addG)

You can hear the words she wrote

as you read the hidden note.

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

Dm G

you're leavin' there too soon.

Dsus4 C G

(addE)

G F

(addG)

Now you're underneath the stairs

and you're givin' back some glares

(addG)

To the people who you met

G C/E G

and it's your first cigarette.

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

Dm G

you're leavin' there too soon.

G F

(addG)

Now you say you're leavin' home

'cause you want to be alone.

(addG)

Ain't it funny how you feel

When you're findin' out it's real?

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

Dm G

you're leavin' there too soon.

G F

(addG)

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain

G F

(addG)

with the barkers and the colored balloons,

G F

(addG)

You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain

Dm G

tho' you're thinkin' that you're leavin' there too soon,

^^^^^^^ Elon College ---------

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