Chords for Paul Simon - The Sun Is Burning- Audio Live 1964
Tempo:
127 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G]
The sun is burning in the sky, strands of clouds go [C] slowly drifting [D] by.
[G] In the park the lazy [Em] bees are [C] droning in the flowers.
And [G] the sun burns in the sky, now the sun is in the west.
Little kids go home [C] to take [D] their rest.
And [Gm] the couples [D] in [Em] the park [Fm] are holding [C] hands and waiting for the dawn.
And [G] the sun [C] burns [G]
in the sky, now the sun is sinking low.
Children play and [C] know it's time [D] to go.
[Gm]
High above a spot [Em] appears, a [C] little blossom looms and then droops.
And [G] the sun is sinking low.
Now the sun has come to earth, shrouded in [C] a mushroom cloud [D] of death.
Death [G] comes in a blinding [Em] [Eb] flash of [C] hellish heat and leaves a smeared eye.
And [G] the sun has come to earth, now the sun has disappeared.
All is darkness, [C] anger, pain and [D] fear.
Twisted [G] sightless wrecks [Em] of men go groping [C] on their knees and cry in fear.
And the [G] sun [C] has [D] disappeared.
[G]
The sun is burning in the sky, strands of clouds go [C] slowly drifting [D] by.
[G] In the park the lazy [Em] bees are [C] droning in the flowers.
And [G] the sun burns in the sky, now the sun is in the west.
Little kids go home [C] to take [D] their rest.
And [Gm] the couples [D] in [Em] the park [Fm] are holding [C] hands and waiting for the dawn.
And [G] the sun [C] burns [G]
in the sky, now the sun is sinking low.
Children play and [C] know it's time [D] to go.
[Gm]
High above a spot [Em] appears, a [C] little blossom looms and then droops.
And [G] the sun is sinking low.
Now the sun has come to earth, shrouded in [C] a mushroom cloud [D] of death.
Death [G] comes in a blinding [Em] [Eb] flash of [C] hellish heat and leaves a smeared eye.
And [G] the sun has come to earth, now the sun has disappeared.
All is darkness, [C] anger, pain and [D] fear.
Twisted [G] sightless wrecks [Em] of men go groping [C] on their knees and cry in fear.
And the [G] sun [C] has [D] disappeared.
Key:
C
G
D
Em
Gm
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The sun is burning in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ strands of clouds go [C] slowly drifting [D] by. _ _
_ _ [G] In the park the lazy [Em] bees are [C] droning in the flowers. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [G] the sun burns in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now the sun is in the west. _
_ _ _ Little kids go home [C] to take [D] their _ rest. _ _
And [Gm] the couples [D] in [Em] the park [Fm] are holding [C] hands and waiting for the dawn.
_ _ _ And [G] the sun [C] burns [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in the sky, now the sun is sinking low. _ _ _ _
_ Children play and [C] know it's time [D] to go.
_ _ _ _ [Gm]
High above a spot [Em] appears, a [C] little blossom looms and then _ _ _ droops.
And [G] the sun is sinking low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now the sun has come to earth, _ _ _ _ _ shrouded in [C] a mushroom cloud [D] of death.
_ _ _ Death [G] comes in a blinding [Em] [Eb] flash of [C] hellish heat and leaves a smeared eye. _ _
And [G] the sun has come to earth, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
now the sun has _ disappeared. _
_ _ _ _ All is darkness, [C] anger, pain and [D] fear. _ _ _
_ Twisted [G] sightless wrecks [Em] of men go groping [C] on their knees and cry in fear.
_ _ _ And the [G] sun [C] has _ [D] disappeared. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The sun is burning in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ strands of clouds go [C] slowly drifting [D] by. _ _
_ _ [G] In the park the lazy [Em] bees are [C] droning in the flowers. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [G] the sun burns in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now the sun is in the west. _
_ _ _ Little kids go home [C] to take [D] their _ rest. _ _
And [Gm] the couples [D] in [Em] the park [Fm] are holding [C] hands and waiting for the dawn.
_ _ _ And [G] the sun [C] burns [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in the sky, now the sun is sinking low. _ _ _ _
_ Children play and [C] know it's time [D] to go.
_ _ _ _ [Gm]
High above a spot [Em] appears, a [C] little blossom looms and then _ _ _ droops.
And [G] the sun is sinking low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now the sun has come to earth, _ _ _ _ _ shrouded in [C] a mushroom cloud [D] of death.
_ _ _ Death [G] comes in a blinding [Em] [Eb] flash of [C] hellish heat and leaves a smeared eye. _ _
And [G] the sun has come to earth, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
now the sun has _ disappeared. _
_ _ _ _ All is darkness, [C] anger, pain and [D] fear. _ _ _
_ Twisted [G] sightless wrecks [Em] of men go groping [C] on their knees and cry in fear.
_ _ _ And the [G] sun [C] has _ [D] disappeared. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _