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Rodriguez - Sugar Man Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, E, E7, F, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [Dm] [E] Sugar [Am]Man [Am]won’t you [Dm]hurry [E7]’Cause I’m [Dm]tired [E7]of these [Am]scenes For a [Am]blue coin [Am]won’t you [Dm]bring back [E7]All those [Dm]colors [E7]to my [Am]dreams [C]Silver [Am]magic [Dm]ships you [F]carry [C]Jumpers, [Am]coke, [F]sweet ‘mary [Bb]jane’ [Am]

Sugar [Am]Man [E7]met a [F]false friend [E7]on a [Dm]lonely [E7]dusty [Am]road Lost my [Am]heart [Am]when I [Dm]found it [E7]it had [Dm]turned to [E7]dead black [Am]coal [C]Silver [Am]magic [Dm]ships you [F]carry [C]jumpers, [Am]coke, [F]sweet ‘mary [Bb]jane’ [E]

Sugar [Am]Man [Am]you’re the [Dm]answer [E7]That makes my [Dm]questions [E7]disa[Am]ppear Sugar [Am]Man [Am]’cause I’m [Dm]weary [E7]Of those [Dm]double [E7]games I [Am]hear

[Am] [Dm] [E]Sugar [Am]Man, sugar [Dm]man [E]sugar [Am]Man, sugar [Dm]man [E]sugar [Am]Man [Dm] [E]

[Am] [Dm] [E] Sugar [Am]Man won’t you [Dm]hurry [E7]’Cause I’m [Dm]tired [E7]of these [Am]scenes For a [Am]blue coin [Am]won’t you [Dm]bring back [E7]All those [Dm]colours [E7]to my [Am]dreams [C]Silver [Am]magic [Dm]ships you [F]carry [C]Jumpers, [Am]coke, [F]sweet ‘mary [Bb]jane’ [E]

Sugar [Am]Man [E7]met a [F]false friend [E7]On a [Dm]lonely [E7]dusty [Am]road Lost my [Am]heart [Am]when I [Dm]found it [E7]It had [Dm]turned to [E7]dead black [Am]coal [C]Silver [Am]magic [Dm]ships you [F]carry [C]Jumpers, [Am]coke, [F]sweet ‘mary [Bb]jane’ [E]

Sugar [Am]Man [Am]you’re the [Dm]answer [E7]That makes my [Dm]questions [E7]disa[Am]ppear

Artist Rodriguez
Album Cold Fact
Genres Rock
Year 1970
Key Am

How to Play Sugar Man on Ukulele?

Rodriguez - Sugar Man can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, E, E7, F, Bb chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sugar Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.