Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords

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Sunshine On My Shoulders by John Denver is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am7, D7 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G       C       G         C       G    C   G   C     
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy,    
G       C      G    C          Am7   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    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     Am7   G   
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   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      Am7    G   
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   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       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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