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Matt Mays - Spoonful Of Sugar Tabs

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Spoonful Of Sugar Tabs

(ver. 1)
Matt Mays
Spoonful of Sugar
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
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
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

He plays the chords lightly

Spoon full of Sugar in Montreal city

       Em                 C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

When the leaves are dying and look so pretty

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

At home the ships are on the rocks and sinking

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

And as hard as we try we just cant stop thinking

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

Dirt in my fist roots on my sleeve

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]


This year the trees fell before the leaves

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

People like me like people like you

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Cause people like you are far too few

    Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Oh night and daylight had got nothing on you
 
       Am           C                     G
[-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------]
[-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------]
[-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------]
[--------------0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

And nothing's everlasting when your always just passing through

       Am           C                     G
[-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------]
[-1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------]
[-2-2-2-2-2-------0-0-0-0-0-----0---0--------0-------0-------0-----]
[-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-0h2----------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------]
[-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Ohhh

      D              C
[-3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------]
[-2-2-2-2-2-------1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------]
[-3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0----0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2--------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------]
[-----------------0-0-0-0-0--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

   Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

   Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Ear full of music just when I need it

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

Your soul wont sing unless you bleed it

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

Lookin for answers through the night owl window

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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-]

Million miles an hour through the wind and snow

        Em                C                         G
[-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-]
[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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--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-]
[-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
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Where the leaves are dying and look so pretty

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Nothing can cure the home sick disease

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

This year the trees fell before the leaves

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

Nothing can cure the home sick disease

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

This year the trees fell before the leaves

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

This year the trees fell before the leaves

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

This year the trees fell before the leaves

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

  Em             C              G
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----]
[-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-]
[-----------------3---3---3---3-----------------------------------]
[-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---]

This just repeats to the end

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