Sugarland is an Atlanta, Georgia country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (background vocals, lead vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar). Sugarland was founded in 2003 by Bush and Kristen Hall (acoustic guitar, background vocals), and became a trio when Jennifer Nettles was brought in as lead singer. Sugarland was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2004.
Sugarland's debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, was released Oct.
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I love this song!!! I also love to play it, and I hope you do, too! Enjoy!
The whole song consists of these chords:
C, G, F, Am, Dm
CGF They say, this town, the stars stay up all night, well I CGF Don’t know, can’t see ‘um, for the glow of the neon lights– and it’s a CGF Long way from here to the place where the home fires burn, well it’s CGFG Two thousand miles and one left turn
CG Dear Mom and Dad, please send money, FG I’m so broke that it ain’t funny, well I CGF Don’t need much– just enough to get me through, CG Please don’t worry cause I’m alright FG See I’m playin’ here at the bar tonight, well– AmGF This time I’m gonna’ make our dreams come true DmF Well I love you more than anything in the world– GCGFG Love, your baby girl
CGF Black top, blue sky– big town full of little white lies, well CGF Everybody’s your friend– you can never be sure CG They’ll promise fancy cars and diamond rings and F All sorts of shiny things, well CGFG Girl, you’ll remember what your knees are for
CG Dear Mom and Dad, please send money, FG I’m so broke that it ain’t funny, well I CGF Don’t need much– just enough to get me through, CG Please don’t worry cause I’m alright FG See I’m playin’ here at the bar tonight, well– AmGF This time I’m gonna’ make our dreams come true DmF Well I love you more than anything in the world– GCGFG Love, your baby girl
CFCGFCG I know that I’m on my way… Well, I can tell every time I play FCGDmF And I know it’s well worth the dues I pay when I can write to you and say…
CG Dear Mom and Dad, I’ve sent money, FG I’m so rich that it ain’t funny, well it CGF Ought to be more than enough to get you through CG Please don’t worry cause I’m alright FG See I’m staying here at the Ritz tonight CGFG What’d’ya know, we made our dreams come true CG And there are fancy cars and diamond rings but FG You know that they don’t mean a thing AmGF Well, they all add up to nothing compared to you DmF Well, remember me in ribbons and curls… DmF I still love you more than anything in the world– GCGFG Love, your baby girl CGFGCGF Your baby girl CGFGCG Your baby girl CGFGCGCGFGCGFGC Dreams come true