Verse 1:
A D A
Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming
A G E A
heads all empty and I don't care,
A C#m F#m
Saw my baby down by the river
E D A *riff 2
knew she'd have to come up soon for air.
Verse 2:
A D A
Sweet blossom come on, under the willow
A G E A
we can have high times if you'll abide
A C#m F#m
We can discover the wonders of nature
E D A *riff 2
rolling in the bushes down by the riverside.
D G D D A D
She's got everything delightful, she's got everything I need,
D G D D E A *riff 2
Takes the wheel when I'm seeing double, pays my ticket when I speed
Verse 3:
A D A
She comes skimmin' through rays of violet
A G E A
she can wade in a drop of dew,
A C#m F#m
She don't come and I don't follow
E D A *riff 2
waits backstage while I sing to you.
Verse 4:
A D A
Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm
A G E A
jump like a willys in four wheel drive.
A C#m F#m
She's a summer love for spring, fall and winter
E D A *riff 2
She can make happy any man alive.
Bridge:
A G D A G D A G D
Sugar magnolia, ringing that bluebell, caught up in sunlight
A E G D
come on out singing I'll walk you in the sunshine
D A *riff 2
come on honey, come along with me.
D G D D A D
She's got everything delightful, she's got everything I need,
D G D
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight
D E A *riff 2
lazing in the sunshine yes indeed.
Bridge:
A
Sometimes when the cuckoo's cryin'
A
when the moon is half way down,
B E B
Sometimes when the night is dying
B A E D A B A E
I take me out and I wander around, I wander 'round.