Sunny Came Home Chords by Shawn Colvin

Tempo:
167.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sunny Came Home chords
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[Bm]
[A]
[G] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[G#] [D] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
So I [A] came home to [G] her favorite [F#m] room.
[Bm] The sun [A] set down in [D] the kitchen.
[A]
[G#] She opened [A] a book and [G] a box of [F#m] tools.
[Em] So I [Bm] came home [G] with permission.
She hears his [D] days go by.
[G] I'm hypnotized.
[D] I'm walking [G] on a wire.
I [D] close my eyes [G] and fly [Bm] out [E] of my mind [A] into [D] the [G] fire.
[Bm]
Oh, [A] no, [G] no, [A] no, no, [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A]
[Bm] no.
So I [A] came home with [D] a list of [A] names.
[Bm] She didn't [F#m] believe in [D] [F#m] transcendence.
[G] It's time [F#m] for a few [A] small [Bm] repairs, she [A] said.
[Em] The sun came [Bm] home [D] with a vengeance.
[G] She [D] hears his days go by.
I
[G] don't know why.
[D] I'm walking [A] on a
[Em] wire.
[A] [Em] I
[D] close my [A] eyes and [Em] fly [Bm] out [E] of my mind [C#m] into [G] the fire.
[F#m] Get the kids and [G]
bring us winter.
[F#m] Dry is good [G] and wind [A] is better.
[Em]
[F#m] Count the years.
You [Bm]
always [A] knew it.
[C#m] Strike a [A] match, [G] go on.
[A] Oh, [D]
days go [A] by.
I'm [Em] [G] hypnotized.
I'm [D] walking [A] on a [Em] wire.
I [D] close my [A] eyes and [Em] fly out [G] of my [D] mind into [A] the [Em] [E] fire.
Oh, [D] light the [A] sky and
[Em] hold on [G] tight.
The [D] world isn't [A] burning [Em]
down.
She's [D] out there [A] on her [Em] own and [Bm] [E] she's all [C#m] right.
The sun came [D] home.
[G]
[Bm]
[D] [E] [D]
[Bm] The sun came home.
[G] [Bm]
[G]
[Em]
[Bm]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, D, A, Em, G, D, A, Bm, A and D. Start with a comfortable 83 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 168. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So _ I [A] came home to [G] her favorite _ _ [F#m] _ room. _
[Bm] _ The sun [A] set down in [D] the kitchen.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ She opened [A] a book and [G] a box of [F#m] _ tools. _
[Em] _ _ So I [Bm] came home [G] with permission.
_ _ _ She hears his [D] days go _ by.
[G] I'm _ _ _ _ hypnotized.
[D] I'm _ walking _ [G] on a _ _ wire.
_ _ I [D] close _ my eyes [G] and fly _ [Bm] out _ [E] of my _ _ mind [A] _ _ into [D] the _ _ [G] fire.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ Oh, [A] no, _ _ [G] no, [A] no, no, [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] no.
So I [A] came home with [D] a list of _ [A] names. _
[Bm] She didn't [F#m] believe in [D] _ _ _ [F#m] transcendence. _ _ _
[G] _ It's time [F#m] for a few [A] small [Bm] repairs, she _ [A] said. _ _
[Em] _ The sun came [Bm] home _ [D] with a _ vengeance.
[G] _ She [D] hears his days go _ by.
I _
[G] don't know _ why.
[D] I'm walking _ _ [A] on a _
[Em] wire.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ I _
[D] close my [A] eyes and [Em] fly _ [Bm] out _ [E] of my _ _ mind [C#m] _ _ into [G] the _ _ fire. _ _
[F#m] Get _ the kids and [G] _
bring us winter. _ _
[F#m] Dry is good [G] and wind [A] is _ better.
[Em] _
[F#m] Count the years.
You [Bm] _
_ always _ [A] knew it.
[C#m] Strike _ a [A] match, [G] go on.
_ _ [A] _ Oh, [D]
days go _ [A] by.
I'm [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] hypnotized.
I'm [D] _ walking _ [A] on a [Em] wire.
_ _ _ I [D] close _ my [A] eyes and [Em] fly _ out [G] _ of my [D] mind _ into [A] _ _ the _ [Em] _ [E] fire.
_ Oh, [D] light _ the [A] sky and _
[Em] hold on [G] tight.
_ The [D] world isn't [A] burning _ [Em] _
down.
_ _ _ _ She's [D] out there _ [A] on her [Em] own and _ [Bm] _ [E] she's all _ _ _ [C#m] right.
The sun came [D] _ home.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ The sun came home. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 album.

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