Lucky Old Sun Chords

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Lucky Old Sun by Kenny Chesney With Willie Nelson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Dm7(b5), C, Fm9, Fm, F/g, G, Em, F, C11, C7, Bb13, Bb11, Fm6, F/G, Dm, Bm7(b5), E and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: Am, Dm7(b5), C, Fm9, Fm, C, F/g, G, C, F/g, G  

(Kenny) 
   C                  Am             
   Up in the morning, Out on the job 

   Em            F     G      C  C11  C7     
   Work like the devil for my pay, 

   F            Bb13 Bb11   C        Fm6 Fm 
   Lucky old sun, ain't got nothin' to do 

   C           F/G       G C F/G  G 
   Roll around heaven all day 

(Willie) 
   C                    Am                
   Fuss with my woman , toil for my kids, 

   Em                  F        G        C C7 
   and sweat 'till I'm wrinkled and grey. 

   F                  Bb11 Bb13 Bb11    C Em Am Dm7(b5) 
   But that lucky old sun, ain't got nothin' to do 

   C           F/G     G        C 
   Roll around heaven all day. 



Bridge: 
(Kenny) 
        C      Em                 F    C       
   Dear Lord above,can't you see I'm cry in' 

Dm  F/G             C  Bm7(b5)  E  Am    
   Tears are in my eyes. 

   Am          Em     F         C        
   Send down a cloud, with a silver lining 

Am D7                 F/G G 
   Take me to paradise 

(Willie) 
   C                   Am             
   Show me that river, lead me across 

   Em         F/G  G        C11 C7 F 
   and take all my troubles away. 

(Kenny) 
    F        Bb13 Bb11  C             Fm6 Fm       C    
   Like that lucky old sun, I'll have nothing to do 

   F/G                        G     C 
   but roll around heaven all day 

Instrumental:

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