Chords for Johnny Cash - You are my Sunshine Original
Tempo:
156.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
A one.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed [D] I held you [A] in my arms.
When [D] I awoke, dear, I was [A] mistaken.
So I bowed [E] my head and I [A] cried, you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
You [D] make me happy when [A] skies are gray.
You'll never [D] know, dear, how much [A] I love you.
Please don't take my [E]
sunshine [A] away.
[E]
[A]
[D] [E] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [C#m] [E]
[A] I've always loved you and made you happy.
And nothing [D] else could come
[A] between.
But now [D] you've left me to [A] love another.
You have shattered [E] all of my [A] dreams.
[D] You are [A] my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me [D] happy when [A] skies are gray.
You'll [D] never know, dear, how [A] much I love you.
Please don't take [E] my sunshine away.
[D] [A]
[G#]
What
[D]
do you want me to do?
Well, if I feel like my song is sung, it don't care.
[E] I [Am] don't care if it's short.
[F#]
And I feel like my song is sung.
It was [A] two minutes.
I've recorded [F#m] songs two minutes.
[G] [A]
[G] Have you got time on that?
[N]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed [D] I held you [A] in my arms.
When [D] I awoke, dear, I was [A] mistaken.
So I bowed [E] my head and I [A] cried, you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
You [D] make me happy when [A] skies are gray.
You'll never [D] know, dear, how much [A] I love you.
Please don't take my [E]
sunshine [A] away.
[E]
[A]
[D] [E] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [C#m] [E]
[A] I've always loved you and made you happy.
And nothing [D] else could come
[A] between.
But now [D] you've left me to [A] love another.
You have shattered [E] all of my [A] dreams.
[D] You are [A] my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me [D] happy when [A] skies are gray.
You'll [D] never know, dear, how [A] much I love you.
Please don't take [E] my sunshine away.
[D] [A]
[G#]
What
[D]
do you want me to do?
Well, if I feel like my song is sung, it don't care.
[E] I [Am] don't care if it's short.
[F#]
And I feel like my song is sung.
It was [A] two minutes.
I've recorded [F#m] songs two minutes.
[G] [A]
[G] Have you got time on that?
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
G
C#m
A
D
E
A one.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ The other night, dear, _ as I lay sleeping,
_ _ I dreamed [D] I held you _ [A] in my arms.
_ _ When [D] I awoke, dear, _ I was [A] _ _ mistaken. _ _
So I bowed _ [E] my head and I [A] cried, _ _ you are my _ sunshine,
_ my only _ sunshine.
_ You [D] make me happy _ _ when [A] skies are gray. _ _ _
You'll never [D] know, dear, how much [A] I love you. _
Please don't take my [E] _
sunshine [A] away. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ I've always loved you _ and made you happy.
_ _ And nothing [D] else _ could come _
[A] between.
_ _ _ But now [D] you've left me _ to [A] love another.
_ _ _ You have _ shattered [E] all of my [A] _ dreams.
_ [D] You are [A] my sunshine, _ _ my only _ sunshine.
_ You make me _ [D] happy _ when [A] skies are gray.
_ _ _ You'll [D] never know, dear, _ how [A] much I love you.
_ _ Please don't take _ [E] my _ sunshine _ _ away.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ What _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you want me to do?
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ if I feel like my song is sung, _ _ it don't care.
_ [E] I [Am] don't care if it's short.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ And I feel like my song is sung. _
It was [A] two minutes.
_ _ I've recorded [F#m] songs two minutes.
[G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ Have you got time on that?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ The other night, dear, _ as I lay sleeping,
_ _ I dreamed [D] I held you _ [A] in my arms.
_ _ When [D] I awoke, dear, _ I was [A] _ _ mistaken. _ _
So I bowed _ [E] my head and I [A] cried, _ _ you are my _ sunshine,
_ my only _ sunshine.
_ You [D] make me happy _ _ when [A] skies are gray. _ _ _
You'll never [D] know, dear, how much [A] I love you. _
Please don't take my [E] _
sunshine [A] away. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ I've always loved you _ and made you happy.
_ _ And nothing [D] else _ could come _
[A] between.
_ _ _ But now [D] you've left me _ to [A] love another.
_ _ _ You have _ shattered [E] all of my [A] _ dreams.
_ [D] You are [A] my sunshine, _ _ my only _ sunshine.
_ You make me _ [D] happy _ when [A] skies are gray.
_ _ _ You'll [D] never know, dear, _ how [A] much I love you.
_ _ Please don't take _ [E] my _ sunshine _ _ away.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ What _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you want me to do?
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ if I feel like my song is sung, _ _ it don't care.
_ [E] I [Am] don't care if it's short.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ And I feel like my song is sung. _
It was [A] two minutes.
_ _ I've recorded [F#m] songs two minutes.
[G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ Have you got time on that?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _