That Lucky Old Sun Chords
by Ray Charles
That Lucky Old Sun by Ray Charles is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Cm, Abm, Ab, Eb7, Bb7, G7, Gm, Fm, F7, F, Db7, F#, A#m, B, D#m, C#, F#7, Bm and C#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse: 1
Eb Cm Abm
Up in the morning, out on the job
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
And I work like the devil for my pay
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb Ab
But roll around heaven all day
Verse: 2
Eb Cm Abm
I fuss with my woman and I toil with my kids
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
I sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb G7
But roll around heaven all day
Verse: 3
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you see I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
I got tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Why don't you send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7
With a silver lining, lift me up to paradise
Verse: 4
Eb Cm Abm
Show me that river, why don't you take me across
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
And wash all my troubles away
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb G7
But roll around heaven all day
Verse: 3
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you know I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
Tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7 Db7
With a silver lining, lift me to paradise
Verse: 4
F# A#m B F#
Show me that river, and then take me across
D#m C# F# F#7
Wash all my troubles away
B Bm F# (D#m Bm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
F# C# F# C#7
But roll around heaven all day
F# C# F# C#7
He got nothing but roll around heaven all day
F# C# F# C#7
I say he just roll around heaven all day
F# C#7 F#
Now you say it, roll around heaven all day