Chords
Soulshine

Soulshine was written by Warren Haynes and is recognized as one of the most emblematic songs of The Allman Brothers Band. The inspiration for the song came from a conversation between Warren Haynes and his friends father, who told him that when everything else fails, you have to let your soul shine. The lyrics reflect this idea, encouraging people to find strength and light within themselves, even in the hardest times.

Key: Bb

Introduction:  Bb   F   Gm   Ab   Bb  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 A#              F                D#                               A# 
When you can' t find the light, that got you through the cloudy days,
 A#                     F                     D#                          A# 
When the stars ain' t shinin'  bright, you feel like you' ve lost you' re way,
 A#          F                      D#                 A# 
When those candle light of home, burns so very far away,
 A#                        F            Gm                         G# 
Well you got to let your soul shine, just like my daddy used to say.

                A#                           F 
He used to say soulshine, it' s better than sunshine,
                  D#                                A# 
It' s better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain.
                 A#                          F 
Hey now people don' t mind, we all get this way sometime,
                 Gm           G#                       A# 
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.

 A#                         F             D#                   A# 
I grew up thinkin'  that I had it made, gonna make it on my own.
 A#                 F               D#                A# 
Life can take the strongest man, make him feel so alone.
 A#                     F           D#                         A# 
Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin'  through my achin'  bones,
 A#                       F                     Gm                     G# 
I think back to what my daddy said, he said "Boy, in this darkness before the
dawn"

                A#                           F 
He used to say soulshine, it' s better than sunshine,
                  D#                                A# 
It' s better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain.
                 A#                          F 
Hey now people don' t mind, we all get this way sometime,
                 Gm           G#                       A# 
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.

 Gm                   D# 
Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness,
        D#2                            A# 
Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul.
   Dm                             D# 
A woman too, God knows, she can feel like this.
 G#                                          F 
And when your world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control.

                A#                           F 
He used to say soulshine, it' s better than sunshine,
                  D#                                A# 
It' s better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain.
                A#                           F 
Hey now people don' t mind, we all get this way sometime,
                 Gm           G#                       A# 
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.