 Rodriguez was born Sixto Diaz Rodriguez on the 10 July 1942. Sixto means sixth in Spanish -  he is the sixth child in his family. He was born and bred and still lives in Detroit, Michigan, in the USA. He is popular in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In Australia...

Pourtant Sixto Rodriguez, sixième fils de Maria et Ramon, immigrant de la tumultueuse México, aurait dû fouetter d'autres chats. Il est fils de prolo. Ramon, son père, travaille dans l'industrie sidérurgique et chante son désespoir sous forme de blues, armé de sa guitare. Rodriguez veut l'imiter. Nous sommes à la fin des 60's et les chicanos, au même titre que les noirs n'ont pas bonne presse.  Sixto signe chez Sussex une filiale de RCA (Record Company America), Les 70's sont devant lui et Detroit, sa ville natale, vient de s'inscrire durablement sur la carte rock'n'rollesque. 

It seems it generally takes the world around forty years to find out about some long not-known Detroit musical legends.  In 1969, Bob Babbitt, the bass player for the Funk Brothers, joined other Detroit production luminaries like Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore, to help produce 'Cold Fact', the debut album by a young Detroit singer-songwriter called Rodriguez.   Rodriguez first appeared on the Detroit music scene in 1967 when he released 'I'll Slip Away' on the Impact label, which was incorrectly credited to &quot;Rod Riguez&quot;.

Am              D7
Sugar man, won't you hurry
            E              Am
Cause I'm tired of these scenes
            Am              D7
For a blue coin won't you bring back
             E           Am
All those colors to my dreams.


 C      Am     D7       F
Silver magic ships you carry
 C        Am      F        Bb
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane


       Am        D7
Sugar man met a false friend
      E           Am
On a lonely dusty road
         Am           D7
Lost my heart when I found it
        E                    Am
It had turned to dead black coal.



 C      Am     D7       F
Silver magic ships you carry
 C        Am      F        Bb
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane


       Am            D7
Sugar man you're the answer
               E             Am
That makes my questions disappear
      Am              D7
Sugar man cause I'm weary
          E             Am
Of those double games l hear


      Am         D7
Sugar man Sugar man
      E          Am
Sugar man Sugar man
      Am         D7
Sugar man Sugar man
      E
Sugar man


      Am              D7
Sugar man, won't you hurry
            E              Am
Cause I'm tired of these scenes
            Am              D7
For a blue coin won't you bring back
             E           Am
All those colors to my dreams.



 C      Am     D7       F
Silver magic ships you carry
 C        Am      F        Bb
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane


       Am        D7
Sugar man met a false friend
      E           Am
On a lonely dusty road
         Am           D7
Lost my heart when I found it
        E                    Am
It had turned to dead black coal.



 C      Am     D7       F
Silver magic ships you carry
 C        Am      F        Bb
Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane


       Am            D7
Sugar man you're the answer
               E             Am
That makes my questions disappear...

Sugar Man

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E|--0--2----------------2--0--|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|

A Amaj7 D E
                                          
  A               Amaj7
I wonder how many times you've been had 
      D               E              
And I wonder how many plans have gone bad 
  A               Amaj7
I wonder how many times you've had sex
      D             E
And I wonder do you know who'll be next
  A   Amaj7 D      E               A Amaj7 D E
I wonder, I wonder,... wonder I do


  A                Amaj7
I wonder about the love you can't find
      D                E              
And I wonder about the loneliness that's mine
  A               Amaj7
I wonder how much going have you got
      D                E              
And I wonder about your friends that are not
  A   Amaj7 D      E               A Amaj7 D E
I wonder, I wonder,... wonder I do


  A                Amaj7
I wonder about the tears in children's eyes
      D                E              
And I wonder about the soldier that dies
  A                Amaj7
I wonder will this hatred ever end
  D                E              
I wonder and worry my friend
  A   Amaj7 D      E               A Amaj7 D E 
I wonder, I wonder,... wonder don't you?


  A               Amaj7
I wonder how many times you've been had 
      D               E              
And I wonder how many plans have gone bad 
  A               Amaj7
I wonder how many times you've had sex
      D             E
And I wonder do you know who'll be next
  A   Amaj7 D      E               A Amaj7 D E
I wonder, I wonder,... wonder I do

I Wonder

Intro: Am E|Dm7 E|E|

V1:
      Am E          Dm9  E         Dm
       Am
Sugar Man won't you hurry, cos I'm tired of these scenes
      (Am)     E          Dm9       E
     E     Am
For a blue coin won't you bring back all those colours to my dreams

C       Am    D7        F       C
          F    Bb      E
Silver magick ships you carry - jumpers, coke, sweet 'mary jane'

V2:
      Am E       Dm9         E     Dm
     Am
Sugar Man, met a false friend on a lonely dusty road
        (Am) E        Dm9     E       Dm
   E           Am
Lost my heart, when I found it it had turned to dead black coal
C       Am    D7        F       C
          F    Bb      E
Silver magick ships you carry - jumpers, coke, sweet 'mary jane'

v3:
      Am E           Dm9   E             Dm
      E      Am
Sugar Man you're the answer that makes my questions disappear
     (Am) E        Dm9  E         Dm     E     Am  E  Dm7  E
Sugar Man, cos I'm weary of those double games I hear
      Am  E      Dm9 E      Am  E
   Dm9 E      Am  E      Dm9 E
Sugar Man, Sugar Man, Sugar Man, Sugar Man, Sugar Man, Sugar Man, Sugar
Am  E  Dm7 E
Man... into instrumental... Am E|Dm E|Am
E|E|E Am|Am|Am|

Bb
The generals hate holidays

Others shoot up to chase the sun blues away 
                    Dm
Another store front church is open 
Bb
Sea of neon lights, a boxer his shadow fights
                             Dm
Soldier tired and sailor broken 

C                            F
Winter's asleep at my window 
C                            F
Cold wind waits at my door 
C                            F
She asks me up to her place 
F                               Gm
But I won't be down anymore

Judges with metermaid hearts
Order supermarket justice starts
Frozen children, inner city 
Walkers in the paper rain
Waiting for those knights that never came                                 
The hi-jacked trying so hard to be pretty

Night rains tap at my window 
Winds of my thoughts passing by 
She laughed when I tried to tell her
Hello only ends in goodbye

America gains another pound 
Only time will bring some people around
Idols and flags are slowly melting
Another shower of rice
To pair it for some will suffice 
The mouthful asks for second helpings 

Moonshine pours through my window 
The night puts it's laughter away 
Clouds that pierce the illusion
That tomorrow would be as yesterday...

Dm
Generals hate holidays
A#
Other shoot up to chase the sun blues away
A                             A(special)
Another storefront chuch is opened etc....

Lifestyles

E, A, E, A,

E                            A                               E            A                           
Cause I lost my job two weeks before Christmas
         E                                       A                                                                                 E          A 
And I talked to Jesus at the sewer and the Pope said it was none of his God-damned business 
              E                                     A                                                                 E         A
While the rain drank champagne my Estonian Archangel came and got me wasted 
               E                                      A                            E       A
Cause the sweetest kiss I ever got is the one I've never tasted


                     E                         A    Abm          B
Oh but they'll take their bonus pay to Molly McDonald,
E                 A                                         Abm            B
Neon ladies, beauty is that which obeys, is bought or borrowed

Cause

Searching For Sugar Man

Asus4          A
Baby I ain't joking
Em7            F#m
And it's not what I'm smoking
Em7     F#m          Em7     F#m
I really think you're nice
Asus4          A
Don't think I'm kidding
Em7            F#m
And don't think that I'm bidding
Em7     F#m          Em7     F#m
 If silver words are your price



G                    D
 But oh if you could see
G                    D
 The change you've made in me
A                    F#m
 That the angels in the skies
Em7                  F#m             
Were envious and surprised
A     F#m            A 
 That anyone as nice as you
D                    G  D G
 Would chance with me



G                    D
 But oh if you could see
G                    D
 The change you've made in me
A                    F#m
 That the angels in the skies
Em7                  F#m             
Were envious and surprised
A     F#m            A 
 That anyone as nice as you
D                    G  A D
 Would chance with me

Silver Words

Coming From Reality

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
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Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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