Written by Chapin Hartford
E E Love, you're gettin lazy E E You're forgetting to give me A A E E Sweet sugar, words that I want to hear B B You've been neglecting me B B E E You know jealousy, it is bitter as a green spring berry And just like (E)fruit from a (E)fickle vine (E)You turn sweet in the (E)nick of time (A)Love, you only (A)come alive when you're (E)losin me (E) And it's a (B)childish game (B) I've got to (B)shake you up, just to (B)wake you up To make you (E)love me (E) CHORUS: E E E E I'll shake the sugar tree 'til I feel your love falling A B E E All.......... around me B B You've got to tend to what you planted B B And if you take my love for granted E B A A Baby, I'll shake...... the sugar tree BREAK: |E |E |E |E (E)Another night and you're (E)sleeping (E)I'm awake and I'm (E)dreaming (A)Oh honey, (A)'bout the way that it (E)used to be (E) A little (B)time's gone by (B) Do you (B)think that I'm con-(B)tent With the cookin and the (B)payin' of rent No, I (B)wanna know if you're (E)love's all spent (E) (CHORUS AND BREAK) BRIDGE: Bm\.... F#\.... I've got to raise some commotion Bm\.... F#\.... B\ \ \ \ B\ \ \ \ Before you show me some real emotion (CHORUS - REPEAT AND FADE) I like to play B7 instead of B in the verses. I also like to play B7 in place of E in the last half bar of verses 2 and 3 (leading into chorus).