Watermelon Sugar | Chords + Lyrics
Verse 1
| Dm | Am |
Tastes like strawberries, on a summer evenin’.
| C | G |
And it sounds just like a song.
| Dm | Am |
I want more berries and that summer feelin’.
| C | G |
It’s so wonderful and warm.
Bridge 1
| Dm | Am |
Breathe me in, breathe me out.
| C | G |
I don’t know if I could ever go without.
| Dm | Am |
I’m just thinking out loud.
| C | G |
I don’t know if I could ever go without.
Chorus 1
| Dm | Am |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| C | N.C |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar high. Watermelon sugar.
Verse 2
| Dm | Am |
Strawberries, on a summer evenin’.
| C | G |
Baby, you’re the end of June.
| Dm | Am |
I want your belly, and that summer feelin’.
| C | G |
Getting washed away in you.
Bridge 2
| Dm | Am |
Breathe me in. Breathe me out.
| C | N.C |
I don’t know if I could ever go without.
Chorus 2
| Dm | Am |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| Dm | Am |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
Chorus tag
| Dm | Am |
I just wanna taste it. I just wanna taste it.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar high.
Verse 3 (breakdown)
| Dm | Am |
Tastes like strawberries, on a summer evenin’.
| C | G |
And it sounds just like a song.
| Dm | Am |
I want your belly, and that summer feelin’.
| N.C | N.C |
I don’t know if I could ever go without.
Outro Chorus
| Dm | Am |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar (sugar), high. Watermelon sugar, high (sugar).
| Dm | Am |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar, high.
| Dm | Am |
I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it.
| C | G |
Watermelon sugar high.
| Dm | Am |
I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it.
| C | G N.C |
Watermelon sugar, high. Watermelon sugar.
Watermelon Sugar’s chords, progressions, and TAB
Harry Styles (formerly of the boy band One Direction) released Watermelon Sugar as a single from his second album, Fine Line (2019).
With combined sales of over 10 million, it was the best-performing track from the album.
Built around a four-chord progression loop of II – VI – I – V in the key of C, it’s the order of the chords that make us want to keep hearing it loop.
Starting on chord II, and finishing on chord V means that we never feel settled.
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Harry Styles
Starting out with One Direction on the talent show X Factor, Harry Styles launched a successful solo career on the back of the boyband’s success.
His best tunes include What Makes You Beautiful, Sign Of The Times, Watermelon Sugar, Lights Up, Adore You, and As It Was.
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