Sunshine On My Shoulders

Words & Music:

John Denver, Mike Taylor & Dick Kniss

 

[Capo 3]

 

CHORUS:

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        G         Am7   Bm   C

I'd sing a song to make you feel this way.

 

CHORUS:

 

If I had a tale that I could tell you,

I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.

If I had a wish that I could wish for you,

I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while.

 

CHORUS:

 

OUTRO:

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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