Bessie Smith - I need a little sugar in my bowl

Tire^Amd of be^G#in' lon^Gel^Cy, tire^G7d of bein'^C blue^{F Bb F Bb} I w^Aished I ^A7had some goo^Dmd man, to tell my tr^Coub^Gles to ^{C7 Bb} S^Aeem like the w^A7hole worl^Dmd's wrong ^CSince my ^Gman's been^C7 gone

I^F need a little s^G#ugar in^C7 my b^Dowl I^G need a little hot dog on my roll I ^Ccan stand a bi^Bbt of lovin', oh ^Gso b^Cad I^F feel so funny, I feel so sad ^FI need a little ^Esteam-^C7heat ^Don my floor ^GMaybe I can fix things up, so they'll go

What's the matter har^Bbd papa Come ^G#on and sav^Fe your mam^Eba's s^Doul 'Cause I need a little s^Gugar, in ^Cmy b^Fowl, dog^Ebgon^De it I need a some su^Ggar in^C my b^Fowl ^C

^FI need a little ^G#sugar i^C7n my ^Dbowl ^GI need a little hot dog between my rol^G7ls ^CYou gettin' di^Bbfferent, I've be^G7en to^Cld^{C7 F}Move your finger, drop something in my bowl ^FI need a little ^Esteam-^C7heat ^Don my floor G G7

Get off your knees, I^Bb can't see what you're dri^G#vin' at It's dark down there looks l^Fike a snak^Ebe! ^D C^G'mon here and drop somethin' here in my bowl^{C F} St^Ebop yo^Dur foolin' and drop somethin' in m^Gy bowl ^{C F Bbm F}