[G Em C D
]
[G]Living here in [Em]Vietnam [C]isn’t so [D]hard
[G]but it can [Em]be, if [C]you’re counting[D ]carbs
[G]rice and [Em]noodles everywhere [C ]as you could have[D ]guessed
[G]but the simple [Em]carbohydrate sugar[C], aka Duong beats [D]the rest
Chorus 1
khong duong[G ]khong duong[Em ]khong duong[C ]no sugar please[D
]
[G]sure I love the tatse, [Em]buy my [C]metabolism isn’t Vietnamese[D
]
khong duong[G ]khong duong[Em ]khong duong[C ]no sugar please[D
]
[G]I asked you five [Em]times not for sugar and [C]you nodded
like understood but you still put sugar in my drink[D
]
Verse 2
[G]sugar in my [Em]coffee, [C]sugar in my tea[D
]
[G]sugar in my [Em]soda water, [C]and on my banh mi[D
]
[G]sugar on my [Em]French fries, [C]I just don’t get it[D
]
[G]now I’m one [Em]step closer to [C]being diabetic[D
]
Chorus 2
khong duong [G]khong duong [Em]khong duong [C]no sugar please[D
]
[G]sure I love the tatse, [Em]but [C]I can not afford the calories[D
]
khong duong [G]khong duong [Em]khong duong [C]no sugar please[D
]
[G]I know it tastes[Em ]good but I'm [C]already filled up with MSG [D
]
(sai gon ca phe sua da break)
[G]da da dad a [Em]dad a dad a [C]dad a dad a dad a da[D
]
[G]Sai gon ca phe [Em]sua da…[C]co nhieu duong qua[D
]
Vietnamese chorus:
Them duong [G]Them duong [Em]Them duong,[C ]more sugar please[D
]
[G]I eat rice 3 times a day [Em]but I’ll never get [C]fat,because I’m Vietnamese[D
]
Them duong [G]Them duong [Em]Them duong, [C]more sugar please[D
]
[G]and if a foreigner comes and tries[Em ]to ask for no sugar[C ]just give him twice as much anyway [D
]
Last chorus
khong duong [G]khong duong [Em]khong duong[C ]no sugar please[D
]
[G]sure I love the tatse, [Em]but my [C]metabolism isn’t Vietnamese[D
]
khong duong [G]khong duong [Em]khong duong [C]no thank you[D
]
[G]No I don’t want [Em]any sugar and yes,[C ]syrup counts as sugar too[D]