Garbage - Sugar: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sugar" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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          G#m
Give me sugar
F#        C#         B
Give me, something sweet
              G#m
I’ve spent a lifetime
F#    C#     G#m
Feeling incomplete, if I sound bitter
F#    C#          B
Or if I come too late
            G#m
Please reconsider
F#     C#               B
Don’t need much on my plate
              G#m
Just give me sugar

G#m                       C#
Don’t come close, please keep at a distance,
 B                             E
Look but don’t touch till the light goes on
G#m                         C#
Silence in line and please wait at the window
 B                              E
Don’t touch the glass till the curtain calls

Chorus:
F#    C#m   D#m           E
Wait, wait don’t make me wait
F#    C#m   D#m           E
Wait, wait don’t make me wait
             G#m
Just give me sugar

Give me sugar, give me, something deep
Don’t make a habit of crawling on my knees
But this is different, can't you see I'm in control
This is the moment where all your dreams have flown
Just give me sugar

Don't come close, please keep at a distance
Look but don't touch till the light goes on
Sour as a lemon
Please wait at the window
Don't touch the glass till the curtain calls

Chorus

           G#m
To hook her on
 E                B  Cm
Sugar to hook her on
C#                    G#m
Some sugar to hook her on
 E                B Cm
Sugar to hook her on

Oh, won’t someone love me
Won’t someone love me
Won’t someone love me
Oh, won’t someone love me

Like you
(Sugar)
Like you
(Sugar)
Like you
(Sugar)
Like you
(Sugar)
Someone like you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sugar" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sugar" by Garbage.

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