PAM TILLIS -- SHAKE THE SUGAR TREE

Written by Chapin Hartford C1992 Sony/ATV Songs LLC Tree Publishing Co.(BMI)
Transcribed by Darragh Egan
>From "Pam Tillis - greatest hits" - 1997, Arista Nashville
Originally on the album, "Homeward Looking Angel"

INTRO: guitar plays eight bars of E while mandolin plays recurring melody.

ELove, you're gettin Elazy
EYou're forgetting to Egive me
ASweet sugar, Awords that I Ewant to hearE
You've been neBglecting meB
You know Bjealousy, it is Bbitter as a green spring EberryE

And just like Efruit from a Efickle vine
EYou turn sweet in the Enick of time
ALove, you only Acome alive when you're Elosin me E
And it's a Bchildish game B
I've got to Bshake you up, just to Bwake you up
To make you Elove me E

CHORUS: E E E E
I'll shake the sugar tree 'til I feel your love falling
AAll....B...... aEround meE
You've got to Btend to what you plBanted
And if you Btake my love for gBranted
Baby, I'll Eshake.B..... the Asugar treeA

BREAK: E E E E

EAnother night and you're Esleeping
EI'm awake and I'm Edreaming
AOh honey, A'bout the way that it Eused to be E
A little Btime's gone by B
Do you Bthink that I'm con-Btent
With the cookin and the Bpayin' of rent
No, I Bwanna know if you're Elove'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).