Biography:
Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt.
Raitt began playing guitar at an early age, something not a lot of her high school girlfriends did. "I had played a little at school and at camp," she later recalled in a July 2002 interview. "My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby—nothing more.
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Other songs:
- I Can't Make You Love Me
- Love Has No Pride
- Something To Talk About
- Will The Sun Ever Shine Again (home On The Range)
- 3 Time Loser
- All At Once
- Angel From Montgomery
- Any Day Woman
- Best Old Friend
- Can Love Stand The Test
- Come To Me
- Cry Like A Rainstorm
- Cry On My Shoulder
- Dimming Of The Day
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Everybody Cryin Mercy
- Everybodys Cryin Mercy
- Feels Like Home
- Fly Me An Angel
- Good Enough
- Good Man Good Woman
- Guilty
- Have A Heart
- I Aint Gonna Let You Break My Heart
- I Cant Make You Love Me
- I Feel The Same
- I Know
- I Will Not Be Denied
- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
- Lets Give Em Something
- Longing In Their Hearts
- Louise
- Love Me Like A Man
- Love Sneakin Up On You
- My First Night Alone Without You
- Nick Of Time
- Nobodys Girl
- Not Cause I Wanted To
- Not The Only One
- One Belief Away
- Run Like A Thief
- Runaway
- Shake A Little
- Standing In The Doorway
- Storm Warning
- Sugar Mama
- Take My Love With You
- Tennessee Waltz
- Thank You
- Thing Called Love
- Three Time Loser
- Time Of Our Lives
- Used To Rule The World
- What Is Success
- Who But A Fool
- Wild For You Baby
- Will The Sun Ever Shine Again
- Women Be Wise
- Write Me A Few Of Your Lines Kokomo Blues
- You
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- You Got To Know How
- Youve Changed My Mind
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From marten@sky.net Sun May 4 10:19:54 1997
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 09:57:58 -0800
From: Otto Marten
Reply-To: mail.sky.net@sky.net
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD: Bonnie Raitt
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Sugar Mama (Daddy)
Delbert McClinton / Home Plate 1975
As recorded by Bonnie Raitt on the album Home Plate 1975
5
Sittin' here worryin'
/ 1
While yer lookin' to find yourself
/
Somebody else
5 /
Me lovin' you and wantin' you baby
1 /
And you not knowin' what you want yourself
4 /
Why do you treat me so mean
/ /
Hurt so bad
1 /
All you wanna do is just sit around and jive
/ /
You don't even know this woman^?s alive
5
Sittin' here worryin'
/ 1
Knowin' yer lookin' to find yourself
5 / 1 /
Ain't gonna be no sugar mama no more
5 / 1 /
You can't have love when yer keepin' score
4 /
All you pretty boys used to catch my eye
1 /
I just want a man I can satisfy
5 / 1 /
Ain't gonna be no sugar mama no more
Sittin' here...
....yourself
All you pretty boys...
...no more
Ain't...
(in A; 2=half note, 4=qrt note, 8=eighth note)
intro 88 82 | 88 8 82
gf#e- rg f#e-
88 88 | | 88 8 8 4. | 4 4 4 8 8 | 4888888
rc#dd# E rc#d d#e A /C# /D /D# E
[Number system for any key: in C, 1=C, 2=D-, 3=E-, etc.]
[Bass notes are key scale numbers: in C, 1=C, 2=D, 3=E, etc.]
[Number in parens = vocal notes from key scale: in C, 1=C, 2=D, 3=E,
etc.]
| = bar line; / = play same as previous chord
No bar line = chord gets entire measure's time
Within bar lines chords divide measure accordingly
/^/ = split the beat (ex.: /^G7 )
transcribed by OtMan Otto Marten marten@sky.net
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From marten@sky.net Sun May 4 10:19:54 1997
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 09:57:58 -0800
From: Otto Marten
Reply-To: mail.sky.net@sky.net
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD: Bonnie Raitt
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Sugar Mama (Daddy)
Delbert McClinton / Home Plate 1975
As recorded by Bonnie Raitt on the album Home Plate 1975
5
Sittin' here worryin'
/ 1
While yer lookin' to find yourself
/
Somebody else
5 /
Me lovin' you and wantin' you baby
1 /
And you not knowin' what you want yourself
4 /
Why do you treat me so mean
/ /
Hurt so bad
1 /
All you wanna do is just sit around and jive
/ /
You don't even know this woman^?s alive
5
Sittin' here worryin'
/ 1
Knowin' yer lookin' to find yourself
5 / 1 /
Ain't gonna be no sugar mama no more
5 / 1 /
You can't have love when yer keepin' score
4 /
All you pretty boys used to catch my eye
1 /
I just want a man I can satisfy
5 / 1 /
Ain't gonna be no sugar mama no more
Sittin' here...
....yourself
All you pretty boys...
...no more
Ain't...
(in A; 2=half note, 4=qrt note, 8=eighth note)
intro 88 82 | 88 8 82
gf#e- rg f#e-
88 88 | | 88 8 8 4. | 4 4 4 8 8 | 4888888
rc#dd# E rc#d d#e A /C# /D /D# E
[Number system for any key: in C, 1=C, 2=D-, 3=E-, etc.]
[Bass notes are key scale numbers: in C, 1=C, 2=D, 3=E, etc.]
[Number in parens = vocal notes from key scale: in C, 1=C, 2=D, 3=E,
etc.]
| = bar line; / = play same as previous chord
No bar line = chord gets entire measure's time
Within bar lines chords divide measure accordingly
/^/ = split the beat (ex.: /^G7 )
transcribed by OtMan Otto Marten marten@sky.net
