[Verso 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. 
  
  

[Verso 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. 
  

[Refrão]
  
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 
  
  
 
[Verso 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. 
  
  

[Verso 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. 
  
  

[Ponte]
 
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. 
  
  

[Refrão]
  
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. 
  
  

[Ponte]
 
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. 
  
  
Outro: 
  
B         E  B      F#             E    B 
Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees 
B               E    B    F#              E   B 
going where the wind goes blooming like a red rose 
B              E   B   F#       E   B    B                    E       B 
breathing more freely, Ride our singin', I'll walk you in the morning sunshine 
B         E  B      F#        E  B      B              E  B 
Sunshine, daydream. Sunshine, daydream. Walking in the sunshine.