Ella Fitzgerald – When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (Guitar)

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          WHEN MY SUGAR WALKS DOWN THE STREET  Gene Austin / Irving Mills / Jimmy McHugh    
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE

Pretty straightforward really. Harder to find videos with verse and chorus but here are 4 of them: You Tube video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qozlctfZWM You Tube video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmuyeyUS5DI You Tube video 4 (best I think!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Z2SUn44Js

VERSE CHORD SHAPES        CHORUS CHORD SHAPES 
  C F Fm Dm G7 D7 Em Am   C D G7 G A7 Dm
e|0-1-1--1--1--2--0--0--|-0-2-1--3-0--1--|
B|1-1-1--3--0--1--0--1--|-1-3-0--0-2--3--|
G|0-2-1--2--0--2--0--2--|-0-2-0--0-0--2--|
D|2-3-3--0--0--0--2--2--|-2-0-0--0-2--0--|
A|3-3-3--x--2--x--2--0--|-3-x-2--2-0--x--|
E|3-1-1--x--3--x--0--x--|-3-x-3--3-x--x--|

[VERSE 1]

C          F        Fm    C         F       Fm 
  I know a thing or two     and I'm telling you, 

C            Dm    G7  C     G7 
  I've got a wonderful gal!

C               F      Fm     C           F      Fm  
  She's got the cutest smile,   a million dollar style, 

D7                        G7 
   She's just a wonderful pal. 

Em             Am     G7               C 
I feel just so happy 'cause I love her so, 

C             F     Fm    C         F           Fm 
  When she is by my side     I'm so filled with pride, 

D7                        G7 
I want the whole world to know:

[CHORUS]

C                   D                G7                         C 
When my sugar walks down the street, all the little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!" 

C                                       G     G7                        C
   And in the ev'ning when the sun goes down, it's never dark if she's around 

C                         D              G7                   C 
She's so affectionate and I'll say this, when she kisses me I sure stay kissed! 

A7                     Dm                         G                       C 
   When my Sugar walks down the street the little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!"

[VERSE 2]

C           F      Fm     C           F       Fm  
  I like my coffee sweet,    and everything I eat 

C                 Dm    G7 C     G7  
   Must have some sugar on top 

C              F       Fm     C              F        Fm
   I'm telling you the truth    I've got the sweetest tooth 

D7                     G7
   I love a sweet lollipop. 

Em              Am      G7                  C 
Tell me what is sweeter than a sweet, sweet kiss, 

C                F       Fm     C        F        Fm   
    From someone who can be       oh, so sweet to me, 

D7                     G7 
I want you all to know this:

[VERSE 3]

C           F       Fm      C              F        Fm   
   I like a morning break –   if there's a piece of cake

C             Dm         G7     C      G7  
   With royal frosting - that's swell.  

C           F      Fm      C                   F     Fm   
  I like my tea so sweet –    some cream makes it complete

D7                            G7 
   With chocolate biscuits as well.

    Em             Am        G7           C 
But my gal is much sweeter – cotton candy smile

C              F      Fm     C                F     Fm   
  And when she kisses me        she tastes so heavenly

D7                        G7 
    She makes living worthwhile.