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Sugarcane
by Missy Higgins
Capo on 2
Nice song, nothing wrong with the other tab, I just reckon the chords are easier to play 
a capo on the second – actually the chords are even easier when transposed to a capo on 
4th fret but I find it a little squishy up there...
ABaby ballerina's hiding F#msomewhere in the corner where the
AShadow wraps around her and our tF#morches cannot find her she will
AStay there till the morning crawl beF#mhind us as we are yawning and she will
DLeave our games to Enever be the AsamAsus2e         Aso
[Chorus]
F#mGrow tDall sEugar cAane, F#meat that sDoil dEri...ink the Arain but
DKnow they'll chase you if you Eplay their little Agames so
F#mRun run fDast su..E.gar  cAane
          Bm       F#m        Eyou see my
APeep-show booth is handy there's a F#mone-way-only mirror so I can
ADance here with my hair down but I don't F#msee if you get bitter and theres a
AButton right beside me if I happen to F#mwant a wall to hide me if on-
Dly the balleErina had one Atoo        Asus2    Aso
F#mGrow tDall sEugar cAane eF#mat that soDil dri..E.ink the rAain but
DKnow they'll chase you if you Eplay their little Agames so
F#mRun run fDast su..E.gar-cAane and she said
[Bridge]
BmAlways   Ebe afraid  yeah she said Bmalways.. Ebe afrai.A.iyay...aid to
F#mGrow tDall sEugar-cAane, F#meat that sDoil dri..E.ink the rAain but
DKnow they'll chase you if you Eplay their little Agames so
F#mRun run fDast su..E.gar-cAane yeah you better
F#mRun run fDast su..E.gar-cAane yeah you better
F#mRun run fDast su......E....gar-cAaneAsus4  A  
OK? Sounds pretty tro to me.
When changing from A to F#m in the chorus, I like to hammer on an Asus4 just before 
to the F#m

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Sugarcane

by Missy Higgins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Asus2

Asus4

Sugarcane

by Missy Higgins

Capo on 2

Nice song, nothing wrong with the other tab, I just reckon the chords are easier to play

a capo on the second – actually the chords are even easier when transposed to a capo on

4th fret but I find it a little squishy up there...

A F#m

Baby ballerina's hiding somewhere in the corner where the

A F#m

Shadow wraps around her and our torches cannot find her she will

A F#m

Stay there till the morning crawl behind us as we are yawning and she will

D E A Asus2 A

Leave our games to never be the same so

[Chorus]

F#m D E A F#m D E A

Grow tall sugar cane, eat that soil dri...ink the rain but

D E A

Know they'll chase you if you play their little games so

F#m D E A

Run run fast su...gar cane

Bm F#m E

you see my

A F#m

Peep-show booth is handy there's a one-way-only mirror so I can

A F#m

Dance here with my hair down but I don't see if you get bitter and theres a

A F#m

Button right beside me if I happen to want a wall to hide me if on-

D E A Asus2 A

ly the ballerina had one too so

F#m D E A F#m D E A

Grow tall sugar cane eat that soil dri...ink the rain but

D E A

Know they'll chase you if you play their little games so

F#m D E A

Run run fast su...gar-cane and she said

[Bridge]

Bm E Bm E A

Always be afraid yeah she said always.. be afrai..iyay...aid to

F#m D E A F#m D E A

Grow tall sugar-cane, eat that soil dri...ink the rain but

D E A

Know they'll chase you if you play their little games so

F#m D E A

Run run fast su...gar-cane yeah you better

F#m D E A

Run run fast su...gar-cane yeah you better

F#m D E A Asus4 A

Run run fast su..........gar-cane

OK? Sounds pretty tro to me.

When changing from A to F#m in the chorus, I like to hammer on an Asus4 just before

to the F#m

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