Soulshine Chords by The Allman Brothers Band

Tempo:
67.625 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Soulshine chords
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[Bb] I'm not here.
[F] I'm not here.
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] I'm not here.
[F]
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] I'm [Gm] not here.
[Ab]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] I'm not here.
[G] I'm not here.
[Ab] I'm not here.
[Bb]
[F] [Eb] I'm [C] not here.
my own.
[Bb] Life [F] can take the strongest [Eb] man, [Bb] make him feel so alone.
Now sometimes [F] I feel a
cold wind [Eb] blowing through my [Bb] aching bones.
I think back [F] to what my daddy said, [G] he said
boy in this [Ab] darkness before the dawn, [Bb] let your soul shine.
It's [F] better than sunshine,
it's [Eb] better than long time, damn sure [Bb] better than rain.
Yeah now people don't mind, we
[F] all feel this way sometimes.
You [Gm] got to let your soul [Ab] shine, shine till the [Bb] break of day.
[Gm] Sometimes a man [Eb] can feel this emptiness, like a woman that's right down [Bb] love's berry
soil.
[Dm] A woman too, God knows [Eb] she can feel like this.
[Ab] And when your world seems cold,
you [F] got to let your spirit take [Bb] control.
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] I think [Bb]
[Cm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Ab] [F]
[Bb] back to what my daddy said, [F] he said [Eb] boy in this darkness before [Bb] the dawn, let
[F]
[G] your soul shine.
[Ab] [Bb] It's [F] better than sunshine, [Eb] it's better than long time, damn sure better
[Bb] than rain.
Yeah now people don't mind, [F] we all feel this way sometimes.
[G] You got to let
your soul [Ab] shine, shine till [Bb] the break of day.
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Bb] [Dm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Learn the basic chords of The Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine chords, with this master sequence: F, Bb, F, Eb, Bb, Gm, Ab and Bb. Ease into the song by practicing at 33 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 68 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bb] I'm not here.
[F] I'm not here. _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] I'm not here.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] I'm [Gm] not here.
[Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] I'm not here.
[G] I'm not here.
[Ab] I'm not here.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] I'm [C] not here.
my own.
[Bb] _ Life [F] can take the strongest [Eb] man, [Bb] make him feel so alone.
Now sometimes [F] I feel a
cold wind [Eb] blowing through my [Bb] aching bones.
I think back [F] to what my daddy said, [G] he said
boy in this [Ab] darkness before the dawn, [Bb] let your soul shine.
It's [F] better than sunshine,
it's [Eb] better than long time, damn sure [Bb] better than rain. _
Yeah now people don't mind, we
[F] all feel this way sometimes.
You [Gm] got to let your soul [Ab] shine, shine till the [Bb] break of day. _ _
_ [Gm] _ Sometimes a man [Eb] can feel this emptiness, like a woman that's right down [Bb] love's berry
soil. _
[Dm] A woman too, God knows [Eb] she can feel like this.
[Ab] And when your world seems cold,
you [F] got to let your spirit take [Bb] control.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I _ think _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] back to what my daddy said, [F] he said _ _ [Eb] boy _ in this darkness before [Bb] the dawn, let
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] your soul shine.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ It's [F] better than sunshine, [Eb] it's better than long time, damn sure better
[Bb] than rain.
Yeah now people don't mind, [F] we all feel this way sometimes.
[G] You got to let
your soul [Ab] shine, shine till [Bb] the break of day. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _

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The Where It All Begins album includes this song.