Chords
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

You Are the Sunshine of My Life is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder. The song is one of Wonder’s most famous and enduring singles, winning the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1974. Notably, the song’s opening vocals are not performed by Wonder but by Motown singers Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves. The lyrics and melody celebrate the exaltation of a profound and lasting love.

Key: C

Introduction: C7+    G7#5    

C          F6                Em7         A#º  
You are the sunshine of my life
Dm7                  G7        C          Dm7    G7  
That' s why I' ll always be around
C                F6      Em7        A#º  
You are the apple of my eye
Dm7          G7                C         Dm7    G7  
Forever you' ll stay in my heart

C         F6          C7+        F/C     C7+  
I feel like this is the beginning
C7+          F/C                  Bm              E7  
Though I' ve loved you for a million years
A              D             E/G#          Eb/G  
And if I thought our love was ending
Am11                             D7            G7  
I' d find myself drowning in my own tears

C          F6                Em7         A#º  
You are the sunshine of my life
Dm7                  G7        C          Dm7    G7  
That' s why I' ll always be around
C                F6      Em7        A#º  
You are the apple of my eye
Dm7          G7                C         Dm7    G7  
Forever you' ll stay in my heart

C      F6          C7+         F/C     C7+  
You must have known that I was lonely
C7+          F/C            Bm     E7  
Because you came to my rescue
A              D             E/G#         Eb/G  
And I know that this must be heaven
Am11                              D7        G7  
How could so much love be inside of you?
(Original modulates up 1 step here, not shown)

C          F6                Em7         A#º  
You are the sunshine of my life
Dm7                  G7        C          Dm7    G7  
That' s why I' ll always be around
C                F6      Em7        A#º  
You are the apple of my eye
Dm7          G7                C         Dm7    G7  
Forever you' ll stay in my heart
(Repeat to fade)