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You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell (1939) |
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot (1974) |
Sunshine Superman Donovan (1966) |
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles (George Harrison, 1969) |
Keep On The Sunny Side Carter Family (Ada Blenkhorn & Howard Entwisle, 1899) |
Walkin In The Sunshine Roger Miller (1967) |
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) |
Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes (Gordon Gano, 1983) |
Sunny Bobby Hebb (1966) |
Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves (Kimberley Rew, 1983) |
***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
Three Little Birds Bob Marley (1975) |
House Of The Rising Sun Traditional Folk Song |
On the Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1930 |
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell (1939)





4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
Chorus
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray [C7]
You'll never [F]know dear, how much I [C] love you
[Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way
The other [C] night dear, as I lay sleeping [C7]
I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms [C7]
But when I a[F] woke, dear, I was mis[C]taken [Am]
So I [C]hung my [G7] head and I [C] cried. [G7]
Chorus
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray [C7]
You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you
[Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way
I'll always [C] love you and make you happy, [C7]
If you will [F] only say the [C] same. [C7]
But if you [F] leave me and love a- [C] nother [Am]
You'll [C] regret it [G7] all some- [C] day]
Chorus
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray [C7]
You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you
[Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way
You told me [C] once, dear, you really loved me [C7]
And no one [F] else could come bet- [C] ween. [C7]
But not you've [F] left me and love ano- [C] ther [Am]
You have [C] shattered [G7] all of my [C] dreams.
Chorus
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray [C7]
You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you
[Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way
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Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot (1974)




4/4 | d - D - - u - u |
1 2 (3)& &
I can [D] see her lyin' back in her | satin dress
In a [A] room where you do what you [D] don't confess
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creeping round [D] my back stairs [D]
She's been [D] lookin' like a queen in a | sailor's dream
And she [A] don't always say what she [D] really means
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain [D]
I can [D] picture ev'ry move that a | man could make
Getting' [A] lost in her lovin' is your [D] first mistake
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a sin
When I [C] feel like I'm winnin' when I'm [D] losin' again [D]
I can [D] see her lookin' fast in her | faded jeans
She's a [A] hard lovin' woman got me [D] feelin' mean
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a sin
When I [C] feel like I'm winnin' when I'm [D] losin' again [D] [D↓]
#Capo on 4th fret to play along with original.
#Extended jams are all on a [D] chord.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan (1966)



Intro Riff on C chord
A|-3--3--1-3----6-|----3---1-3-----|
E|-0--0--0-0----0-|----0---0-0-----| Repeat 4x
C|-0--0--0-0----0-|----0---0-0-----|
G|-0--0--0-0----0-|----0---0-0-----|
1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & 4
[C7] Sunshine came softly a-through my, a-window today
[C7] Could've tripped out easy a-but I've, a-changed my ways
[F] It'll take time I know it, but in a while
[C7] You're gonna be mine and I know it, we'll do it in style
[G7] 'Cause I made my mind up you're [F] going to be mine,
I'll tell you right [C7] now, any trick in the book now baby,
[C7] All that I can find
[C7] Superman or Green Lantern ain't got, a-nothin' on me
[C7] I can make like a turtle and dive for, your pearls in the sea
[F] I'll give you, you can just sit there a-thinkin', on your velvet throne
[C7] 'Bout all the rainbows a-you can, a-have for your own
[G7] 'Cause I made my mind up you're [F] going to be mine,
I'll tell you right [C7] now, any trick in the book now baby,
[C7] All that I can find
[C7] Everybody's hustlin' just to, have a little scene
[C7] When I say we'll be cool I think that, you know what I mean
[F] We stood on the beach at sunset, do you remember when?
[C7] I know a beach where baby, a-it never ends
[G7] When you've made your mind up, for- [F] ever to be mine,
mmm-mmm-mm- [C7] mmm, I'll pick up your hand and slowly,
[C7] Blow your little mind
[G7] 'Cause I made my mind up you're [F] going to be mine,
I'll tell you right [C7] now, any trick in the book now baby,
All that I can find
[C7] Superman or Green Lantern ain't got, a-nothin' on me
[C7] I can make like a turtle and dive for, your pearls in the sea - yup!
[F] I'll give you, you can just sit there a-thinkin', on your velvet throne
[C7] 'Bout all the rainbows a-you can, a-have for your own
[G7] When you've made your mind up, for- [F] ever to be mine,
mmm-mmm-mm- [C7] mmm, I'll pick up your hand and slowly,
[C7] Blow your little mind
[G7] When you've made your mind up, for- [F] ever to be mine,
mmm-mmm-mm- [C7] mmm, I'll pick up your hand and slowly,
[C7] Blow your little [C7↓] mind
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 3/09/18 JJ
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Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles (George Harrison, 1969)







4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &

Intro
| [G] | [G] | [Cmaj7] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [Cmaj7] | [D] |
[G] Here comes the sun, du, du, du, du,
[Cmaj7] Here comes the [A7] sun
And I say [G] it's alright [Riff 1] or [C↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓] [D↓↓]
[G] Little darling, it's been a [Cmaj7] long cold lonely [D] winter
[G] Little darling, it feels like [Cmaj7] years since it's been [D] here
[G] Here comes the sun, du, du, du, du,
[Cmaj7] Here comes the [A7] sun
And I say [G] it's alright [Riff 1] or [C↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓] [D↓↓]
[G] Little darling, the smile's re- [Cmaj7] turning to their [D] faces
[G] Little darling, it seems like [Cmaj7] years since it's been [D] here
[G] Here comes the sun, du, du, du, du
[Cmaj7] Here comes the [A7] sun
And I say [G] it's alright [Riff 1] or [C↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓] [D↓↓]
Bridge (can use Riff 2 instead of chords)
[Bb↓] Sun [F↓] sun [C↓] sun... here it [G↓↓] comes [D]
[Bb↓] Sun [F↓] sun [C↓] sun... here it [G↓↓] comes [D]
[Bb↓] Sun [F↓] sun [C↓] sun... here it [G↓↓] comes [D]
[Bb↓] Sun [F↓] sun [C↓] sun... here it [G↓↓] comes [D]
[Bb↓] Sun [F↓] sun [C↓] sun... here it [G↓↓] comes [D]
[G] Little darling, I feel the [Cmaj7] ice is slowly [D] melting
[G] Little darling, it seems like [Cmaj7] years since it's been [D] clear
[G] Here comes the sun, du, du, du, du
[Cmaj7] Here comes the [A7] sun
And I say [G] it's alright [Riff 1] or [C↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓] [D↓↓]
[G] Here comes the sun, du, du, du, du
[Cmaj7] Here comes the [A7] sun
And I say [G] it's alright [Riff 1] or [C↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓] [D↓↓]
Optional Riffs

#Soundslice Link Riffs
#Soundslice Link Intro
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 3/24/20 JJ
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Keep On The Sunny Side
Carter Family (Ada Blenkhorn & Howard Entwisle, 1899)





4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
1 2 & 3 & 4 &
[C] There's a dark and a [F] troubled side of [C] life [C]
There's a [C] bright there's a | sunny side [G] too [G]
Though we [G] meet with the | darkness and [C] strife [C]
The [G] sunny side we | also may [C] view [C]
Chorus
[C] Keep on the [C7] sunny side [F] always on the [C] sunny side
[C] Keep on the | sunny side of [G] life [G7]
It will [C] help us every [C7] day it will [F] brighten all the [C] way
If we [C] keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C]
The [C] storm and its [F] fury broke to- [C] day [C]
Crushing [C] hopes that we | cherish so [G] dear [G]
Clouds and [G] storms will in | time pass a- [C] way [C]
The [G] sun again will | shine bright and [C] clear [C]
Chorus
[C] Keep on the [C7] sunny side [F] always on the [C] sunny side
[C] Keep on the | sunny side of [G] life [G7]
It will [C] help us every [C7] day it will [F] brighten all the [C] way
If we [C] keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C]
Instrumental Verse - Harmonica Solo
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
Let us [C] greet with the [F] song of hope each [C] day [C]
Though the [C] moment be | cloudy or [G] fair [G]
Let us [G] trust in our | Savior a- [C] way [C]
Who [G] keepeth every- | one in His [C] care [C]
Chorus
[C] Keep on the [C7] sunny side [F] always on the [C] sunny side
[C] Keep on the | sunny side of [G] life [G7]
It will [C] help us every [C7] day it will [F] brighten all the [C] way
If we [C] keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C]
If we [C] keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C]
If we [C] keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C↓][G7↓][C↓]
#Play along in this key with the original.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Walking In The Sunshine
Roger Miller (1967)







[F] Walking in the Sunshine, | singing a little sunshine [C7] song, [C7]
[C7] Put a smile upon your | face as if there's nothing [F] wrong. [F]
[F] Think about a good time | had a long time ago;
[Bb] Think about forgetting about your | worries and your woes,
[F] Walking in the Sunshine, [C7] singing a little sunshine [F] song. [F]
[Bb] ...La la la la [F] la dee oh
[C7] Whether the weather be [F] rain or snow
[Bb] ...Pretending can [F] make it real
A [G↓] snowy pasture, a [C7↓] green and grassy field. <1,2,3,4>
[F] Walking in the Sunshine, | singing a little sunshine [C7] song, [C7]
[C7] Put a smile upon your | face as if there's nothing [F] wrong. [F]
[F] Think about a good time | had a long time ago;
[Bb] Think about forgetting about your | worries and your woes,
[F] Walking in the Sunshine, [C7] singing a little sunshine [F] song. [F]
Instrumental - KAZOO!
| [F] | [F] | [Bb] | [Bb] |
| [F] | [C7] | [F] | [F] |
[Bb] ...La la la la [F] la dee oh
[C7] Whether the weather be [F] rain or snow
[Bb] ...Pretending can [F] make it real
A [G↓] snowy pasture, a [C7↓] green and grassy field.
Key Change
| [A7] [D7] |
[G] Walking in the Sunshine, | singing a little sunshine [D7] song, [D7]
[D7] Put a smile upon your | face as if there's nothing [G] wrong. [G]
[G] Think about a good time | had a long time ago;
[C] Think about forgetting about your | worries and your woes,
[G] Walking in the Sunshine, [D7] singing a little sunshine [G] song. [G↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original through most of the tune.
#Capo on 1st fret after key change.
#Last Updated 3/12/18 JJ
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Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966)







4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro Riff:
Am E7
||: 12-12-10-10-|9-9-8-8-|7-7-5-5-|3-3-2-2- :||
Intro
| [Am] | [Am] | [E7] | [E7]
| [Am] | [Am] | [E7] | [E7]
The [Am] taxman's taken [G] all my dough
And [C] left me in my [G] stately home
[E7] Lazin' on a sunny after- [Am] noon
And I can't [G] sail my yacht
He's [C] taken every- [G] thing I've got
[E7] All I've got's this sunny after- [Am] noon [Am]
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin' to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
My [Am] girlfriend's run off [G] with my car
And [C] gone back to her [G] ma and pa
[E7] Tellin' tales of drunkenness and [Am] cruelty
Now I'm [G] sittin' here
[C] Sippin' at my [G] ice-cold beer
[E7] All I've got's this sunny after- [Am] noon [Am]
[A7] Help me, help me, help me sail a- [D7] way
Or give me [G7] two good reasons why I oughta [C] stay [E7]
Cos I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin' to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7] | [Am↓]
#Capo on 5th fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes (Gordon Gano, 1983)




Key of: G
Mostly 2 beat chords: | D - d u |
Intro: RIFF 2x
Riff:
|----2--3---2-|---2---2-3--2--|----2--3---2-|---
|-3-----------|-3-------------|-3-----------|-3-
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
[G] When I'm a [C] walkin' [G] I strut my [C] stuff
[G] then I'm [C] so strung [G↓] out. [Z]
I'm [G] high as a [C] kite [G] I just [C] might
[G] stop to [C] check you [G↓] out.
Chorus
Let me go [Em] on, like a [C] blister in the sun.
Let me go [Em] on, big [C] hands I know your the [D] one.
[G]Body [C]beats, [G]I stain my [C]sheets.
[G]I don't [C]even know [G↓]why. [Z]
[G]My girl[C]friend [G]she's at the [C]end,
[G]she is [C]starting to [G↓]cry.
Chorus
Let me go [Em] on, like a [C] blister in the sun.
Let me go [Em] on, big [C] hands I know your the [D] one.
RIFF 4x
|----2--3---2-|---2---2-3--2--|----2--3---2-|---
|-3-----------|-3-------------|-3-----------|-3-
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
Play verses quieter and quieter until whispering
[G] When I'm a [C] walkin' [G] I strut my [C] stuff
[G] then I'm [C] so strung [G↓] out. [Z]
I'm [G] high as a [C] kite, [G] I just [C] might
[G] stop to [C] check you [G↓] out. [Z]
[G] When I'm a [C] walkin' [G] I strut my [C] stuff
[G] then I'm [C] so strung [G↓] out. [Z]
I'm [G] high as a [C] kite [G] I just [C] might
[G] stop to [C] check you [G↓] out. [Z]
[G] Body [C] beats, [G] I stain my [C] sheets
[G] I don't [C] even know [G↓] why. [Z]
[G] My girl- [C] friend [G] she's at the [C] end
[G] she is [C] starting to [G↓] cry. [Z]
[G] When I'm a [C] walkin' [G] I strut my [C] stuff,
[G] then I'm [C] so strung [G↓] out. [Z]
I'm [G] high as a [C] kite [G] I just [C] might
[G] stop to [C] check you [G↓] out. [Z]
Chorus
Let me go [Em] on, like a [C] blister in the sun.
Let me go [Em] on, big [C] hands I know your the [D] one.
RIFF 2x
|----2--3---2-|---2---2-3--2--|----2--3---2-|---
|-3-----------|-3-------------|-3-----------|-3-
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---
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Sunny
Bobby Hebb (1966)






4/4 | D - X u D - X u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Riff
Em Em#5 Em6 Em#5
A |-2----2--3----3-|-4----4--3----3--||
E |-3----3--3----3-|-3----3--3----3-o||
C |-4-------4------|-4-------4------o||
G |-0-------0------|-0-------0-------||
Intro - Riff x 2
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] yesterday my | [C] life was filled with | [F#m] rain [B7] |
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] you smiled at me and | [C] really eased the | [F#m] pain [B7] |
Now the | [Em] dark days are done, and the | [G7] bright days are here |
| [C] My sunny one shines | [Cm] so sincere |
| [F#m] Sunny, one so | [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] sunshine bou- [F#m] quet [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] love you brought my [F#m] way [B7]
You [Em] gave to me your [G7] all and all
And [C] now I feel [Cm] ten feet tall
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] truth you've let me [F#m] see [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] facts from A to [F#m] Z [B7]
[Em] My life was torn, like [G7] windblown sand
Then [C] a rock was formed when [Cm] we held hands
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for that [C] smile upon your [F#m] face [B7] mm-mm-mm
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you thank you for that [C] gleam that flows with [F#m] grace [B7]
[Em] You're my spark of [G7] nature's fire
[C] You're my sweet com- [Cm] plete desire
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, yes I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] yesterday all my [C] life was filled with [F#m] rain [B7]
And [Em] Sunny, you [G7] smiled at me and [C] really, really eased the [F#m] pain [B7]
Now the [Em] dark days are done, and the [G7] bright days are here
[C] My sunny one shines [Cm] so sincere
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7↓] true
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em↓] you
#Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses.
#At the jam we will play all in same key.
#To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse.
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Walking On Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves (Kimberley Rew, 1983)



C F
| D - D - D - d U | - u d u d u d u |
1 2 3 4 & & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G F
| D - D - D - d U | - u d u d u d u |
1 2 3 4 & & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [F]
I [C] used to think [F] maybe you [G] love me,
now [F] baby I'm [C] sure [F] [G] [F]
And [C] I just can't [F] wait till the [G] day
when you [F] knock on my [C] door. [F] [G] [F]
Now [C] everytime I [F] go for the [G] mailbox
gotta [F] hold myself [C] down. [F] [G] [F]
'Cos [C] I just can't [F] wait till you [G] write me
you're [F] coming a- [C] round. [F] [G]
Chorus
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
[C] [F] [G] [F]
I [C] used to think [F] maybe you [G] loved me,
now I [F] know that it's [C] true [F] [G] [F]
And [C] I don't wanna [F] spend my whole [G] life just
a- [F] waitin' for [C] you [F] [G] [F]
Now [C] I don't want you [F] back for the [G] weekend,
not [F] back for a [C] day [F] [G] [F]
I said [C] baby I [F] just want you [G] back,
and I [F] want you to [C] stay [F] [G]
Chorus
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [F]
I feel [C] alive, I feel a [F] love,
I feel a [G] love that's really [F] real
I feel [C] alive, I feel a [F] love,
I feel a [G] love that's really [F] real
Chorus
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
[F] I'm walking on [G] sunshine... | Whoa- [F] oah!
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
And [F] don't it feel [C] good! Hey! [F] Al- [G] right now
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [F] [C↓]
#Original is in Key of Bb. This chart is in C.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Three Little Birds
Bob Marley (1977)



Reggae Strum (Short Muted Strokes)
4/4 | - - D - - - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro:
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A]
Chorus
Don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Rise up this | [A] mornin', | smiled with the | [E7] risin' sun | [E7]
Three little | [A] birds, | pitch by my | [D] doorstep | [D]
Singin' | [A] sweet songs, | of melodies | [E7] pure and true | [E7]
Sayin' | [D] this is my | message to you- | [A] ou-ou | [A]
Chorus
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry | (don't worry), about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Rise up this | [A] mornin', | smiled with the | [E7] risin' sun | [E7]
Three little | [A] birds, | pitch by my | [D] doorstep | [D]
Singin' | [A] sweet songs, | of melodies | [E7] pure and true | [E7]
Sayin' | [D] this is my | message to you- | [A] ou-ou | [A]
Chorus
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | (worry about a thing oh)
| [D] Every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right (don't worry) | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing (I won't worry) | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right (I won't worry) | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A]
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A]
Singin' don't | [A] worry, | ...about a | thing | [A] (oh no)
'Cause | [D] every little thing, | gonna be all | [A] right | [A↓]
#Play with original in this key.
#Last Updated 9/26/17 JJ
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House Of The Rising Sun
Traditional Folk Song





6/8 Fingerpicking Pattern
A|----------R-------|
E|-------M-----M----|
C|----I-----------I-|
G|-T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 &
Intro
| [Am] | [C] | [D] | [F]
| [Am] | [E7] | [Am] | [E7]
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7]
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans [E7]
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gamblin' [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or- [Am] leans [E7]
Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suitcase [C] and a [E7] trunk [E7]
And the [Am] only [C] time [D] he's satis- [F] fied
Is [Am] when he's [E7] on a [Am] drunk [E7]
He [Am] fills his [C] glasses up [D] to the [F] brim
And [Am] pushes those [C] cards a- [E7] round [E7]
The [Am] only [C] pleasure he [D] gets out of [F] life
Is [Am] rambling from [E7] town to [Am] town [E7]
Now [Am] tell my [C] baby [D] sister [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done [E7]
But [Am] shun that [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done [E7]
[Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and miser- [F] y
In the [Am] House of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Well, I got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F]
The [Am] other foot [C] on the [E7] train [E7]
I'm [Am] goin' [C] back to [D] New Orleans [F]
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain [E7]
Well, there [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [C] | [D] | [F]
| [Am] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am↓]
#Good tune for learning fingerpicking. Easy 6/8 (or 3/4) pattern.
#Though this version doesn't track directly with the Animals' famous rendition, you can still play along with it in this key.
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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On the Sunny Side of the Street
Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1930








[D7↓]... Grab your [G] coat and get your [B7] hat,
leave your [C] worry on the [D7] door step,
[G] Just direct your [E7] feet,
to the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G] street. [D7]
Can't you [G] hear the pitter [B7] pat?
And that [C] happy tune is [D7] your step
[G] Life can be so [E7] sweet
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G] street
I used to [G7] walk in the shade.
With those [C] blues on parade.
But [A7] I'm not afraid.
This [D7↓↓] rover [Z↓↓] crossed [D7↓↓] over.
If I [G] never have a [B7] cent,
I'll be [C] rich as Rocke- [D7] feller.
[G] Gold dust at my [E7] feet,
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G]street.
I used to [G7] walk in the shade.
With those [C] blues on parade.
But [A7] I'm not afraid.
This [D7↓↓] rover [Z↓↓] crossed [D7↓↓] over.
If I [G] never have a [B7] cent,
I'll be [C] rich as Rocke- [D7] feller.
[G] Going to set my [E7] feet,
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [E7] street
...on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G↓↓] street [C↓↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓]
#Follow along with Ukester Brown. Ignore the intro verse.
#Last Updated 4/2/18 JJ
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