Chords for Switchfoot - The Shadow Proves The Sunshine [Official Audio]

Tempo:
111.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

C#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Switchfoot - The Shadow Proves The Sunshine [Official Audio] chords
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[C#] [E] Sunshine,
[B] won't you [E] be my mother?
Sunshine, come and help me sing.
[D#m] [E] My heart is darker than these oceans.
My heart is frozen underneath.
[B] [E] We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight.
[B]
Dropped lies in the [E] pouring rain.
Well, the shadow proves the sunshine.
[A] The [B] shadow proves the [E] sunshine.
Too scared that I'll run a waste.
Hold fast to the brink of daylight.
[A] Well, the [E] shadow proves the sunshine.
The shadow proves the sunshine.
Oh, Lord, why did you [C#m] forsake me?
[B] [A]
Oh, [E] Lord, don't be [C#m] far away.
[B] Away.
[E] Storm clouds gathering [C#m] beside.
[B] [A] Please, [E] Lord, don't look the other [C#m] way.
[B] Oh, crooked soul trying to stay up [C#m] straight.
Dropped lies in [B] the pouring rain.
[A] Well, the [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
[E] The [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
Too scared that I'll run a [C#m] waste.
Hold fast [B] to the brink of daylight.
[A]
The [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
[A] The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine.
Yeah, [A] hey, [C#m] yeah.
The
[A] shadow [E]
[A] proves [C#m]
[A] the sunshine.
[E]
The [F#m] shadow [C#m]
[A] [E] proves [F#] the sunshine.
[C#]
[F#] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [E]
[B] The shadow proves the [A]
[B] sunshine.
[E] Crooked souls [B] trying to stay up [C#m] straight.
Dropped lies [B] in the pouring rain.
[E] Well, the shadow [B] proves the sunshine.
[E] The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine.
Too scared that I'll run a waste.
[C#m] Hold fast [B] to the brink of daylight.
[E] Well, the shadow [B] proves the sunshine.
[A] The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine.
Yeah, [A] [C#m]
hey, [A] yeah.
Shine on [E] me.
[A] [C#m] Shine [A] on [E] me.
[A] [C#m]
[A] Shine on [E] me.
Shine [C#] on me.
[C#m] The shadow [E] proves the sunshine.
[F#]
[E]
[A#]
[G#]
[Bm] [C]
[B] [N]
Key:  
E
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B
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A
1231
C#m
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C#
12341114
E
2311
B
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A
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To learn Switchfoot - The Shadow Proves The Sunshine chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, B, E, A, E, A, C#m, E, C#m, E and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 112 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [E] Sunshine, _ _
_ [B] _ won't you [E] be my _ mother? _ _ _ _ _ _
Sunshine, come and help me sing.
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ My heart is darker than these _ oceans.
_ _ _ _ My heart is frozen underneath. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight.
_ [B]
Dropped lies in the [E] pouring rain.
Well, _ the shadow proves the sunshine.
[A] The [B] shadow proves the [E] sunshine.
Too scared that I'll run a waste.
_ Hold fast to the brink of daylight.
[A] Well, the [E] shadow proves the sunshine. _
The shadow proves the sunshine.
Oh, Lord, why did you [C#m] forsake me?
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [E] Lord, don't be [C#m] far away. _
_ [B] _ _ Away.
[E] _ Storm clouds gathering _ [C#m] beside. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Please, [E] Lord, don't look the other [C#m] way. _
_ [B] _ _ _ Oh, crooked soul trying to stay up [C#m] straight. _
Dropped lies in [B] the pouring rain.
[A] Well, the [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
[E] _ The [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
_ Too scared that I'll run a [C#m] waste.
Hold fast [B] to the brink of daylight.
[A] _ _
The [B] shadow proves the sunshine.
[A] _ The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine. _
Yeah, [A] hey, _ _ [C#m] yeah.
The _
_ [A] _ shadow [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] proves _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] the sunshine.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
The [F#m] shadow _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] proves _ [F#] the sunshine.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] The shadow proves the _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ sunshine.
[E] _ Crooked souls [B] trying to stay up [C#m] straight.
Dropped lies [B] in the pouring rain.
[E] Well, the shadow [B] _ proves the sunshine.
[E] _ The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine.
Too scared that I'll run a waste.
[C#m] _ Hold fast [B] to the brink of daylight.
[E] Well, the shadow [B] proves the sunshine.
[A] _ The shadow [B] proves the [E] sunshine. _
Yeah, [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
hey, [A] yeah.
Shine on [E] me. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Shine _ [A] _ _ on [E] me. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] Shine _ on [E] me. _
Shine [C#] _ _ on me.
[C#m] The shadow [E] proves the sunshine. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was penned by Jonathan Foreman.

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