Please Don't Take My Sunshine Away
Guitar
Intro:
Main Riff
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---6-------6------6-------3p2-|
D|5------4-------3------2------2|
A|--0--0---0---0---0--0---0-----|
E|------------------------------|
The Backing riff starts in with the vocals
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---6-------6------6-------3p2-|
D|5------4-------3------2------2|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
your face is like the sun sinking into the ocean
your face is like watching flowers growing in fast motion
Part 2 starts at 0:33
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-------2-------2-------3p2-------2-------2--------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2-------2---------2---2---2---2---2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|0-------0---------2------2--------0-------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------0-------0--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
____________________________________________________|___Palm Muted___|
all your kisses i swallowed
brightened mornings and hollows
(This part has a ton of effects that make it hard to hear what the guitar's doing
but it sounds Ok with these chords)
D E A F#m
my vines and tree knots will come unwound
D E
baby you are my....
C#m D
Suuuuuuuuuunshine
C#m D
My Suuuuuuuuuunshine
Bm C#m D E
Please Don't Take My Sunshine away
(End chorus With)
e|---------1________|
B|------3-----------|
G|---2--------------|
D|0-----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Preverse Riff
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2--------0|
A|0-0---0-----------0---0----0--|
E|--------3-3---3-2-------0h1---|
(For the next verse only the backing riff in the intro is heard.)
the grounded fireflies are little stars that are dying
returning to the earth i can hear them crying
(Part 2)
like christmas bulbs that i swallowed
slept in a tree that’s gone hollow
D E A F#m
and Never a Brittle Winter Time
D E
baby you are my....
C#m D
Suuuuuuuuuunshine
C#m D
My Suuuuuuuuuunshine
Bm C#m D E
Please Don't Take My Sunshine away
(End chorus With)
e|---------1________|
B|------3-----------|
G|---2--------------|
D|0-----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Bridge:
Solo
(Use lots of vibrato on the notes you hold
and slide whenever you can)
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------10------|
B|/6-4-6-4-2/-6_____|/6-4-6-4-2/-11_____|/6-4-6-4-2/-9/-11----11\-9|
G|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
Chords that go underneath it
F#m E D
C#m D
Suuuuuuuuuunshine
C#m D
My Suuuuuuuuuunshine
Bm C#m D E D
Please Don't Take My Sunshine away.....
Artist: Sparklehorse
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