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Sunshine On My Shoulders

Sunshine on My Shoulders was originally written by John Denver and Mike Taylor, with Dick Kniss contributing the bass line. Denver wrote the song in Minnesota on a winter morning, missing the warmth of the sun. The song reflects Denvers love for nature and its effect on human well-being. It was initially a track on the album Poems, Prayers & Promises from 1971, and later released as a single in 1973, it went to number one in the United States in ... 1974. See more [+]

Key: G

Introduction:

 G         C        G          C           G        C     G     C 
Sunshine   on my shoulders   makes me happy.
 G         C        G     C            Am7    C      D     D7 
Sunshine   in my eyes can make me cry
 G         C         G      C           G         C     G     C 
Sunshine   on the water   looks so lovely.
 G         C         G       C           G      C     G     C 
Sunshine   almost always   makes me high

 G      Am7   Bm    C               G         Am7   Bm    C 
If I had a day    that I could give you
     G           Am7    Bm     C              Am7   C     D     D7 
I' d give to you    a day   just like   today.
 G     Am7    Bm    C               G            Am7   Bm    C 
If I had a song   that I could sing for you.
 G               Am7    Bm          C        G     Am7    Bm    C 
 I' d sing a song  to make you feel this way.

 G         C        G          C           G        C     G     C 
Sunshine   on my shoulders   makes me happy.
 G         C        G     C            Am7    C      D     D7 
Sunshine   in my eyes can make me cry
 G         C         G      C           G         C     G     C 
Sunshine   on the water   looks so lovely.
 G         C         G       C           G      C     G     C 
Sunshine   almost always   makes me high

 G     Am7    Bm        C               G        Am7   Bm    C 
If I had     a tale   that I could tell you
 G              Am7  Bm        C              Am7        D7 
 I' d tell a tale  sure  to   make you smile.
 G     Am7       Bm    C               G           Am7   Bm   C 
If I had    a wish   that I could wish for you.
 G                Am7   Bm     C      G       Am7   Bm    C 
 I' d make a wish for sunshine all the while.

 G         C        G          C           G        C     G     C 
Sunshine   on my shoulders   makes me happy.
 G         C        G     C            Am7    C      D     D7 
Sunshine   in my eyes can make me cry
 G         C         G      C           G         C     G     C 
Sunshine   on the water   looks so lovely.
 G         C         G       C           G     Am7    Bm    C 
Sunshine   almost always   makes me high

 G         C         G             C           G      Am7    Bm    C 
Sunshine   almost all the time   makes me high.
 G         C         G       C     G    Am7    Bm     C    G 
Sunshine   almost always.

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