Intro
(2 bars for each chord)
DmF
Sugar, Sugar, mmmm
(Instrumental for sax melody)
DmFDmDm7FVerseBbmaj7/GBbAm7
She sits alone waiting for suggestions
Bbmaj7BbAm7
He's so nervous, avoiding all the questions
Bbmaj7BbAm7
His lips are dry, her heart is gently pounding
Bbmaj7BbAm7
Don't you just know exactly what they're thinking?
ChorusDm
If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
F
Come on sugar let me know
Dm
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
F
Come on honey tell me so, tell me so baby
(Instrumental x2 for sax melody)
DmFDmDm7FVerseBbmaj7/GBbAm7
He's acting shy looking for an answer
Bbmaj7BbAm7
Come on honey let's spend the night together
Bbmaj7BbAm7
Now hold on a minute before we go much further
Bbmaj7BbAm7
Give me a dime so I can phone my mother
Bbmaj7BbAm7
They catch a cab to his high rise apartment
Bbmaj7BbAm7
At last he can tell her exactly what his heart meant
ChorusDm
If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
F
Come on honey tell me so
Dm
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
F
Come on sugar let me know
(Instrumental x2 for sax melody)
DmFDmDm7FBridgeAm7Dm
His heart's beating like a drum
Am7Dm
'cause at last he's got this girl home
GmBbmC
Relax baby, now we are all alone
(Instrumental break for sax solo: 1 bar per chord, several repeats)
DmCDmCDmCVerseBbmaj7/GBbC7
They wake at dawn 'cause all the birds are singing
Bbmaj7BbC7
Two total strangers but that ain't what they're thinking
Bbmaj7BbC7
Outside it's cold, misty and it's raining
Bbmaj7BbC7
They got each other, neither one's complaining
Bbmaj7BbC7
He says, "I'm sorry but I'm out of milk and coffee"
Bbmaj7BbC7
Never mind sugar, we can watch the early movie
ChorusDm
If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
F
Come on sugar let me know
Dm
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
F
Come on honey tell me so
(Instrumental sax solo x2)
DmFDmDm7F
(Continue this chord pattern over the rest of the lyrics until fadeout)
Sugar
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
Come on sugar let me know
If you really, really, really, really need me
Just let me know
Just reach out and touch me
If you really want me
Just reach out and touch me
Come on sugar let me know
If you really need me j-j-just reach out and touch me
Come on sugar let me know
If you, if you, if you really need me
Just come on and tell me so
Just reach out and tell me so
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.