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Did You Know? John Denver wrote Sunshine On My Shoulders about the end of winter and how the warmth of the sun after a long winter can make you feel great. He released in in 1974 then as the Vietnam war ended in 1975 the song took on a new significance, began receiving more airplay and went to number 1 in the charts.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords And Strumming, John Denver
Django Chords:
(capo fret 3)
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django A Chord
Django D Chord
Plus Django Bm Chord: x20233
& Django D/F# Chord: 200233
To simplify:
Use D instead of D/F#
Strumming:
"Miss 2":
|D D D U |
or
|B D D U |
Tempo: 142 bpm
Key: G
Intro -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x6
|A - - - |A - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x8
(G)Sunshine
(C) on my
(G)shoulders
(C) makes me
(G)happy (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine
(C) in my
(G)eyes (C)can make me
(A)cry
(A) (D/F#) (D/F#)
(G)Sunshine
(C) on the
(G)water
(C) looks so (G)lovely
(C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine
(C) almost
(G)always
(C) makes me
(G)high
(C) (G) (C)
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - || x3
|A - - - |A - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
||G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - || x4
(G)If I (A)had a
(Bm)day
(C) that I could give
(G)you
(A) (Bm) (C)
(G)I'd give to you
(A) the
(Bm)day
(C)just like to(A)day
(A) (D/F#) (D/F#)
(G)If I
(A)had a
(Bm)song
(C) that I could
(G)sing for
(A)you
(Bm) (C)
(G) I'd sing a
(A)song to
(Bm)make you (C)feel this
(G)way (A) (Bm) (C)
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x6
|A - - - |A - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x8
(G)Sunshine (C) on my (G)shoulders (C) makes me (G)happy (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) in my (G)eyes (C)can make me (A)cry (A) (D/F#) (D/F#)
(G)Sunshine (C) on the (G)water (C) looks so (G)lovely (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) makes me (G)high (C) (G) (C)
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - || x3
|A - - - |A - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
||G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - || x4
(G)If I
(A)had
(Bm) a tale
(C) that I could
(G)tell you
(A) (Bm) (C)
(G)I'd tell a
(A)tale
(Bm)sure to
(C)make you (A)smile
(A) (D/F#) (D/F#)
(G)If I
(A)had a
(Bm)wish
(C) that I could
(G)wish for
(A)you
(Bm) (C)
(G) I'd make a (A)wish for
(Bm)sunsh(C)ine all
(G)the while
(A) (Bm) (C)
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|A - - - |A - - - |D/F# - - - |D/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |A - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |
(G)Sunshine
(C) on my
(G)shoulders
(C) makes me
(G)happy
(A) (Bm) (C)
(G)Sunshine
(C) in my (G)eyes (C)can make me
(A)cry
(A) (D/F#) (D/F#)
(G)Sunshine
(C) on the
(G)water
(C) looks so
(G)lovely
(A) (Bm) (C)
(G)Sunshine
(C) almost
(G)always
(C) makes me (G)high
(A) (B) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)all the time (C) makes me (G)high (A) (B) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) (G) (A) (B) (C)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords And Strumming - John Denver Version 1
Open Chords:
(capo fret 3)
G, C, D, Am, Am7,
Plus Bm7 Chord: x20230
& D7/F# Chord: 2x0210
Key: G
To simplify:
Use D instead of D7/F#
& Am instead of Am7
Strumming:
"Miss 2":
|D D D U |
or
|B D D U |
Tempo: 142 bpm
Key: G
Intro -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x6
|Am - - - |Am - - -|D7/F# - - - |D7/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x8
(G)Sunshine (C) on my (G)shoulders (C) makes me (G)happy (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) in my (G)eyes (C)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (C) on the (G)water (C) looks so (G)lovely (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) makes me (G)high (C) (G) (C)
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - || x3
|Am - - - |Am - - - |D7/F# - - - |D7/F# - - - |
||G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - || x4
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)day (C) that I could give (G)you (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)I'd give to you (Am7) the (Bm7)day (C)just like to(Am)day (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)song (C) that I could (G)sing for (Am7)you (Bm7) (C)
(G) I'd sing a (Am7)song to (Bm7)make you (C)feel this (G)way (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x6
|Am - - - |Am - - -|D7/F# - - - |D7/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x8
(G)Sunshine (C) on my (G)shoulders (C) makes me (G)happy (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) in my (G)eyes (C)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (C) on the (G)water (C) looks so (G)lovely (C) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) makes me (G)high (C) (G) (C)
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - || x3
|Am - - - |Am - - - |D7/F# - - - |D7/F# - - - |
||G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - || x4
(G)If I (Am7)had (Bm7) a tale (C) that I could (G)tell you (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)I'd tell a (Am7)tale (Bm7)sure to (C)make you (Am7)smile (Am7) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)wish (C) that I could (G)wish for (Am7)you (Bm7) (C)
(G) I'd make a (Am7)wish for (Bm7)sunsh(C)ine all (G)the while (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|Am - - - |Am - - - |D7/F# - - - |D7/F# - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
|G - - - |Am7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |
(G)Sunshine (C) on my (G)shoulders (C) makes me (G)happy (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) in my (G)eyes (C)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (C) on the (G)water (C) looks so (G)lovely (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) makes me (G)high (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)all the time (C) makes me (G)high (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (C) almost (G)always (C) (G) (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords And Fingerpicking - John Denver
Open Chords:
(capo fret 3)
G, C, D, Am, Am7,
Plus Bm7 Chord: x20230
D7/F# Chord: 2x0210
& Django C Chord (dC)
To simplify:
Use D instead of D7/F#
& Am instead of Am7
Tempo: 142 bpm
Key: G
Intro -
Chorus -
(G)Sunshine (dC) on my (G)shoulders (dC) makes me (G)happy (dC) (G) (dC)
(G)Sunshine (dC) in my (G)eyes (dC)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (dC) on the (G)water (dC) looks so (G)lovely (dC) (G) (dC)
(G)Sunshine (dC) almost (G)always (dC) makes me (G)high (dC) (G) (dC)
Verse 1 -
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)day (C) that I could give (G)you (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)I'd give to you (Am7) the (Bm7)day (C)just like to(Am)day (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)song (C) that I could (G)sing for (Am7)you (Bm7) (C)
(G) I'd sing a (Am7)song to (Bm7)make you (C)feel this (G)way (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Chorus -
(G)Sunshine (dC) on my (G)shoulders (dC) makes me (G)happy (dC) (G) (dC)
(G)Sunshine (dC) in my (G)eyes (dC)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (dC) on the (G)water (dC) looks so (G)lovely (dC) (G) (C)
(G)Sunshine (dC) almost (G)always (dC) makes me (G)high (dC) (G) (dC)
Verse 2 -
(G)If I (Am7)had (Bm7) a tale (C) that I could (G)tell you (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)I'd tell a (Am7)tale (Bm7)sure to (C)make you (Am)smile (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)If I (Am7)had a (Bm7)wish (C) that I could (G)wish for (Am7)you (Bm7) (C)
(G) I'd make a (Am7)wish for (Bm7)sunsh(C)ine all (G)the while (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Chorus -
(G)Sunshine (dC) on my (G)shoulders (dC) makes me (G)happy (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (dC) in my (G)eyes (dC)can make me (Am)cry (Am) (D7/F#) (D7/F#)
(G)Sunshine (dC) on the (G)water (dC) looks so (G)lovely (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (dC) almost (G)always (dC) makes me (G)high (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (dC) almost (G)all the time (dC) makes me (G)high (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
(G)Sunshine (dC) almost (G)always (C) (G) (Am7) (Bm7) (C)
Final Chord Strum: G
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