No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
The Guess Who

(Randy Bachman [NST] / Burton Cummings [NMN])

This is in concert F#.  The acoustic guitar (right channel) is capoed up
four frets and played in D (notated by []); the electric (left channel)
is played at standard pitch.

                          "No Sugar Tonight"

Intro [part 1]:

        Acoustic guitar [2X; electric guitar enters 2nd time]:

        Capo IV
        ---- --

        [C]           [D]           [G]           [A]
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v
        -----0---3---|-2-----------|-------------|-------------
        -----1-------|-3-----------|-----0---3---|-2-----------
        -----0-------|-2-----------|-----0-------|-2-----------
        -----1-------|-0-----------|-----0-------|-2-----------
        -3-----------|-------------|-------------|-0------[0-2]
        -------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------

        Electric guitar:

         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v
        -------------|-------------|-------9-11--|-------------
        ---------9---|---------11--|-----12----12|-9-----------
        -----9-11--9-|-11----------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-----11------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------

Intro [part 2]:

        Acoustic guitar [6X; bass enters 3rd time; drums 5th;
                         continue into verse]:

        Capo IV
        ---- --

        [D]            [Dsus4sus2 : xx0030]
         v       v       v       v
        -/-----/-/---/-----/-/---/---/---

        Bass:

         v       v       v       v
        ---------------------------------
        -4-------------4-2---------------
        -------------------------4-------
        ---------------------------------

Verse 1:

        Lonely feelin'  deep inside
        Find a corner  where I can hide
        Silent footsteps  crowdin' me
                                  [N.C.]
        Sudden darkness  but I can see

        Fill (electric guitar; doubled with bass):

         v   v   v   v
        -----------------
        -----------------
        -----------------
        -4---2-----------
        -------4---2-0-2-
        -----------------
        (see)

Chorus:

        F#          E
        [D          C]
        No sugar tonight in my coffee
         B          F#
        [G          D]
        No sugar tonight in my tea
         D          C
        No sugar to stand beside me
         B          F#
        [G          D]
        No sugar to run with me

        (four lines with nonsense syllables)

         v   v   v   v     v
        -----------------|---
        -----------------|---
        -----------------|---
        -4---2-----------|---
        -------4---2-0-2-|---
        -----------------|-2-

        [1: repeat chord pattern from intro, part 2 (4X)]

Verse 2:

        In the silence  of her mind
        Quiet movements  where I can find
        Grabbin' for me  with her eyes
        Now I'm fallin'  from her skies

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro, part 1 (2X, w/electric both times during repeat); repeat
        chord pattern from intro, part 2 (4X)]

                          "New Mother Nature"

Verse 1:

         F#
        Jocko says yes and I believe him
        When we talk about the things I say
        She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
        When they're standing in each other's way
        You're driven back in time to places you been to
        You wonder what you're gonna find
        You know you been wrong but it won't be long
        Before you leave 'em all far behind

Chorus:

                        B7                       F#7
        'Cause it's the new Mother Nature takin' over
                 B7                        F#7
        It's the new splendid lady come to call
                 B7                       F#7
        It's the new Mother Nature takin' over
               E         F#
        She's gettin' us all
               E         F#
        She's gettin' us all

Verse 2:

        Jocko said no when I came back last time
        It's lookin' like I lost a friend
        No use callin' 'cause the sky is fallin'
        It's gettin' pretty near the end
        A smoke-filled room in a corner basement
        The situation must be right
        A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine
        We're gonna get it on right tonight

[repeat NMN chorus]

[NMN and NST first verses - simultaneously]

[repeat NMN chorus]

[repeat NST chorus]

source: Andrew Rogers

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