That Lucky Old Sun Chords by Leon Russell

Tempo:
66.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Cm

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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LEON RUSSELL THAT LUCKY OLD SUN chords
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[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Up in the morning, [Cm] [B] out on the [Eb] job, [Bb] work like a devil for my [Eb] pay.
[Ab] Why, that lucky old son, [Db] [Gm] he's got nothing [Ab] to do.
[Abm]
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, [Bb]
[Eb] lust with my woman, [Cm] [B] talk for my [Eb] kids.
[Ab] Sweat till I'm wrinkled [Bbm] and [Eb] gray.
[Ab] Why, that lucky [Abm] old son, [Gm] he's got [Cm] nothing to [B] do.
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, [G]
[Cm] [Gm] Lord above, [Ab] can't you [Eb] see I'm pining.
[Cm] [Fm] I got tears [Eb] falling in my eyes, [G]
[Cm] down [Gm] down that [Ab] road, [Eb] never mind.
[Cm] [F] Take me to [Fm] paradise, [Bb]
[Eb] show me that river, [Cm] [B] take me across.
[Eb] [Bb] Wash all my troubles [Bbm] [Eb] away.
[Ab] Why, that lucky [Abm] old son, [Gm] he's got [Cm] nothing to [B] do.
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [D] [G] down [Cm] [Gm] down [Ab] that [Eb] trail,
[Cm] [F] [Fm] paradise.
[Bb] [Eb]
Show me that river, [Cm] [B] take me across.
[Eb] Wash all my troubles [Bbm] away.
[Eb]
[Ab] Why, that lucky old [Abm] son, [Gm] he's got nothing [Cm] to do.
[B]
[Eb] Roll around there [Bb] all [Eb] day.
[Ab] I'm gonna sing it for [Eb] my boy.
[Ab] Well, I'm laying right [Eb] here looking over my head.
I [Ab] got so much pain and tears in [Eb] my eyes.
I see the [Ab] bright shining sun up there, [Eb] rolling around [Bbm] all day.
Now, [Ab] all the troubles in my life, [Eb] don't seem to [Db] get in his way.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] I'm living down here [F] on the ground.
[Ab] Somebody come and help me.
[Eb] Good God, somebody, won't somebody [Ab] come and help me.
[Eb] Yeah, that [Cm] lucky old son, [B] [Eb] he's got nothing to [Ab] do.
[Eb] But roll around [Bb] there all [Ab] day.
[Abm] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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Bb
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Gm
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Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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To start learning Leon Russell - That Lucky Old Sun chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Eb, Ab, Eb, Cm, B, Eb, Bb and Eb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 33 BPM before aiming for the song's 66 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Up in the morning, [Cm] _ [B] out on the [Eb] job, [Bb] work like a devil for my [Eb] pay. _
[Ab] Why, that lucky old son, [Db] _ [Gm] he's got nothing [Ab] to do.
[Abm] _
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ lust with my woman, [Cm] _ [B] talk for my [Eb] kids.
[Ab] Sweat till I'm wrinkled [Bbm] and [Eb] gray. _
[Ab] Why, that lucky [Abm] old son, _ [Gm] he's got [Cm] nothing to [B] do.
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ [Gm] Lord above, [Ab] can't you [Eb] see I'm pining.
[Cm] _ [Fm] I got tears [Eb] falling in my eyes, [G] _ _
[Cm] down [Gm] down that [Ab] road, [Eb] never mind.
[Cm] _ [F] Take me to [Fm] paradise, _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ show me that river, [Cm] _ [B] take me across.
[Eb] _ [Bb] Wash all my troubles [Bbm] [Eb] away. _ _
[Ab] Why, that lucky [Abm] old son, _ [Gm] he's got [Cm] nothing to [B] do.
[Eb] Roll [Bb] around there [Eb] all day, [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] [G] down [Cm] _ [Gm] down _ [Ab] that [Eb] trail, _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Fm] paradise.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ Show me that river, [Cm] _ [B] take me across.
[Eb] _ Wash all my troubles [Bbm] away.
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] Why, that lucky old [Abm] son, [Gm] he's got nothing [Cm] to do.
[B] _
[Eb] _ Roll around there [Bb] all [Eb] day.
[Ab] I'm gonna sing it for [Eb] my boy.
[Ab] Well, I'm laying right [Eb] here looking over my head.
I [Ab] got so much pain and tears in [Eb] my eyes.
I see the [Ab] bright shining sun up there, [Eb] rolling around [Bbm] all day.
Now, [Ab] all the troubles in my life, [Eb] don't seem to [Db] get in his way.
[Ab] Oh, _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] [Eb] I'm living down here [F] on the ground.
[Ab] Somebody come and help me.
[Eb] Good God, somebody, won't somebody [Ab] come and help me.
[Eb] Yeah, that [Cm] lucky old son, [B] [Eb] he's got nothing to [Ab] do.
[Eb] But roll around [Bb] there all [Ab] day. _
[Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie who authored this song.

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