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Sound Of Sunshine by Michael Franti
Sound Of Sunshine
Tuning: E A D G B E
He plays it with simple strumming and it goes to a simple rhythm, there is an
equal amount of time from each chord to the next, that is why there may be one Bb
followed by another.
As for the actual chords, some of them are barre chords, so I will tell you which
one is which.
Bb barre 6th; F barre 8th; Eb barre 6th; Cm barre 3rd; Gm barre 3rd; the F in the
Bridge is a regular F barred on the 1st fret.
[Intro]
Bb Bb F F Eb Cm Bb Bb
[Verse]
Bb
I wake up in the morning at six o'clock
Bb
They say there may be rain, but the sun is hot
F
I wish I had some time just to kill today
F
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got to pay
Eb
Some days you lose, you win
Cm
and the water's as high as the times you're in
Bb
So I jump back in where I learned to swim
Gm
Try to keep my head above it the best I can
Eb Cm Bb Gm
That's why, Here I am, just waiting for this storm to pass me by
[Chorus]
F Eb Bb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb (stop)
[Verse]
Bb Bb
I saw my friend Bobby, he said 'what's up man, you got a little work or a twenty to
lend?'
F F
I opened up my hand he said, 'I'm glad to see, they can take away my job but not my
friends,
Eb Cm Bb Gm
You see, Here I am, just waiting for this storm to pass me by
[Chorus]
F Eb Bb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
Yo, yo, here we go
Bb
I wanna go where the summer never ends
Bb
With my guitar on the beach there with all my friends
F
The sun so hot and the waves in motion
F
And everything smells like suntan lotion
Eb
The ocean, and the girls so sweet
Cm
So kick off your shoes and relax your feet
Bb
You say that miracles are never ceasin'
Gm
And every little song needs a little releasin'
Bb
The stereo bumpin' til the sun goes down
Bb
And I only wanna hear that sound
Cm Eb Bb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
[Chorus]
F Eb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
Breakdown:
Bb
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down
Bb
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down
Eb Cm
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down
Bb Gm (stop)
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down
[Chorus]
F Eb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
F Eb Bb x2
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version 2
Intro:
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Verse: chords.
Bb Bb F F Eb Cm Bb Gm Eb Eb Bb Gm
Chorus:
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Repeat Chorus.
End of chorus:
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Verse 2:
Bb Bb F F Eb Cm Bb Gm
Chorus 2:
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Repeat Chorus 2.
Bridge:
Gm Bb 3x
F 4x
Chorus 2
Breakdown:
Bb
Bb
Eb Cm
Bb Gm
Chorus 2
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
I wake up in the morning at six o'clock
They say there may be rain but the sun is hot
I wish I had some time just to kill today
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got to pay
Some days you lose, you win
And the waters as high as the times you're in
So I jump back into where I learned to swim
Try to keep my head above it as best I can that's why
Here I am
Just waiting for this storm to pass me by
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
I saw my friend, Bobby, he said "What's up man?
You gotta little work or a twenty to lend?"
I opened up my hand, he said, "I'm glad to see
They can take away my job but not my friends, you see"
Here I am
Just waiting for this storm to pass me by
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And we say that's the sound of the sun going down
And the people of the world start to paint the town
The day that's long is a day complete
So kick of your shoes and relax your feet
They say that miracles are never ceasing
And every single soul needs a little release
They say that money makes the world go 'round
But only one thing will have the sun go down
Yes, sweet, sweet love will have sun go down
It's true, it's true, it's true
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And I say you're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down
You're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down
Singing hallelujah, hallelu'
Hallelujah, hallelu'
You're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
And all the people say
That's the sound of sunshine going down
So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you
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