Key: D
Introduction:
A2(2x)
VERSE 1
E(verse B A2 E B A2
My friend the com-mu-nist, Holds meetings in his RV
E B A2 E B A2
I can't af-ford his gas, So I'm stuck here wat-chin' TV
(intro riff 1x)
E B
I'm gonna soak up the sun
F#m G#mA A/C# B7
I'm gonna tell every - one to ligh-ten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)
E B
I've got (a) no one to blame
F#m G#mA A/C# B7
For every time I feel lame I'm loo-kin' up
I'm gonna soak up the sun
A
I'm lookin' up, you're lookin' down
EE(alt) BB(alt)
D/F#
That makes you act the way you do
D/F#
Maybe I am crazy too
CHORUS
E7chºrd).
forming this E7, be sure not to pick the low "E" string to emphasize the bass
line. Alternately, you can emphasize this bass line by also removing your
E7sus4(its
no "5th," but I digress). To emphasize the vibrato chord notes (3 and 1, i.e.
A2sºund.
they're call 'suspended' tones).
INTRO RIFF FOR ACOUSTIC
A2becºmes
A.
A/C#chºrd,
on the high "e" string, just concentrate on the fifth fret of the "B" string.
BRIDGE: This is fun. If the chord has an "alt" by it, alternately take your
A
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