Metric - Raw Sugar: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Raw 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

               Am                E/G#
Sort of wonder why no one said a word
                         C/G
Don't you like it on the sly?
                          G#
Don't you like it till it hurts?
     A#             Am
Have I been on your mind? What's a voice without
  E/G#
a song?
                  C/G
Something in your head you've been fighting all
 G#   Gm
along...

I don't want to say it
The news is not so good
We'll never get away
And even if we could
We'd just play the tambourine
Around an open flame
Oversleep and burn
To be back in the game

        A#           C                       E
'Cause summer never comes nowhere near high noon
                 Am                    G#   A#
And winter never comes nor the harvest moon

Chorus:
     C
Raw sugar
                                 A#
I don't want to die living in a high rise grave
(My baby come home)
G#               Gm
Same black day, high rise grave
     C
Raw sugar
                                 A#
I don't want to die living in a high rise grave
(My baby come home)
G#              Gm
Same black day, high rise grave

No, I'm not complaining
Yes, it could be worse
Ferment on the wishbone
Match the lips to the purse
Neighborhood's a runway
Fry the ass and thighs
Dirty denim dealers
Pushed behind the eyers

And summer never comes
Nowhere near high noon
And winter never comes
Nor the harvest moon

Chorus

Still, I wear the red dress
Paint my toes and twirl
Take it back to old times
When I was still a girl
'Cause now, I'm all baboon boys
Coochie coochie coo
Sort of wonder why
I missed a kiss for you

'Cause summer never comes
Winter never comes
Summer never comes
Winter never comes
Summer never comes
Summer never comes
The summer never comes



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Raw Sugar" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Raw Sugar" by Metric.