Intro: G - D - C - D x3
G - D - C - D7
Verse 1:
Am C G D
The bus is on the road, sweet Georgia fades away,
Am C G D
We'll be burnin down Louisiana by the very next day.
Am C
No sleep will ever take me,
G D
my mind is stuck on you.
Am C
Oh you better be laying away,
G D
thinking of the tune.
Bridge:
Am C
I'll ask one thing,
(I'll ask one thing)
Am C
And I'll Bet That You'll be true,
(And I'll Bet that You'll be true)
Am C
The thing I'm asking of you.
Chorus:
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
This won't take long.
G D
I won't promise to stay the night,
C D
I won't sing you no song.
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
That's all I'll ask of you.
G D
You're my old lady,
C D7
But the road's my lady too.
Verse 2:
Am C
Thank you for your sugar,
G D
Sugar you brought down the night
Am C
I was seeing stars on the bedroom walls,
G D
Full moon in your eyes.
Am C
This don't mean nothing,
G D
Well I'll just pass the time.
Am C
But part of you I'll take with me,
G D
But most I'll leave behind.
Bridge:
Am C
One day I'll be back.
(Yeah I'll be back)
Am C
It might not be too soon.
(Might not be too soon)
Am C
I pray there's something left of you.
Chorus:
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
This won't take long.
G D
Don't give it too much,
C D
I won't be there when you fall.
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
That's all you gotta do.
G D
Anything left over,
C D
I'll take that too.
Bridge:
Am C
I'll ask one thing,
(I'll ask one thing)
Am C
And I'll bet you'll be true,
(And I'll bet you'll be true)
Am C
The thing I'm asking of you.
Chorus:
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
This won't take long.
G D
I won't promise to stay the night
C D
I won't sing you no song.
G D
Save me some sugar,
C D
That's all I'll ask of you.
G D
You're my old lady,
C D7
But the road's my lady too.
C D
Oh the road's my lady too,
C
But the road,
The road's my lady too.
