Chords for The Civil Wars - You Are My Sunshine (Live)
Tempo:
106.7 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
D
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Am] This next one might be a bit of a familiar one, [Dm] although sung quite differently.
I think anyone who's been [G] rocked to sleep may have ever heard this song.
It's a bit of a happy tune the way that we've heard it or grown up with it, but the original
way that it was written is actually not quite so happy.
And because we're the Civil Wars, we love when things are dark, so we can't have things
be too happy for too long.
So this is a little bit of a take on something that you've heard before, [A] originally written
by the governor of Louisiana, with four or five, six different verses, but we shall spare
you all that time and get to the parts that we like.
We
[F] did not change any of these words, so you'll be surprised by how [A] dark this song actually is.
[Am]
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] away.
The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt I held you in my arms.
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken.
So I hung [Dm] my head [Am] and cried.
Always love will make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
If you leave me and love another, you'll regret [Dm] it all [Am] someday.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am]
away.
My dreams, dear, you seem to make [D] me [F] break my poor [Am] heart.
So [F] when you come back and make [Am] me happy, I'll forgive [Dm] and take [Am] all the blame.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't [Dm] take my sunshine [Am] away.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am]
away.
[D] [N]
[Am] This next one might be a bit of a familiar one, [Dm] although sung quite differently.
I think anyone who's been [G] rocked to sleep may have ever heard this song.
It's a bit of a happy tune the way that we've heard it or grown up with it, but the original
way that it was written is actually not quite so happy.
And because we're the Civil Wars, we love when things are dark, so we can't have things
be too happy for too long.
So this is a little bit of a take on something that you've heard before, [A] originally written
by the governor of Louisiana, with four or five, six different verses, but we shall spare
you all that time and get to the parts that we like.
We
[F] did not change any of these words, so you'll be surprised by how [A] dark this song actually is.
[Am]
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] away.
The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt I held you in my arms.
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken.
So I hung [Dm] my head [Am] and cried.
Always love will make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
If you leave me and love another, you'll regret [Dm] it all [Am] someday.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am]
away.
My dreams, dear, you seem to make [D] me [F] break my poor [Am] heart.
So [F] when you come back and make [Am] me happy, I'll forgive [Dm] and take [Am] all the blame.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't [Dm] take my sunshine [Am] away.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am]
away.
[D] [N]
Key:
Am
Dm
D
F
A
Am
Dm
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ This next one might be a bit of a familiar one, [Dm] although sung quite differently.
I think anyone who's been [G] rocked to sleep may have ever heard this song.
It's a bit of a happy tune the way that we've heard it or grown up with it, but the original
way that it was written is actually not quite so happy.
And because we're the Civil Wars, we love when things are dark, so we can't have things
be too happy for too long.
So this is a little bit of a take on something that you've heard before, [A] originally written
by the governor of Louisiana, with four or five, six different verses, but we shall spare
you all that time and get to the parts that we like.
We _
[F] did not change any of these words, so you'll be surprised by how [A] dark this song actually is.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
_ You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _ away. _
_ _ _ _ The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt I held you _ in my arms.
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken.
_ So I hung [Dm] my head [Am] and cried.
Always _ _ _ _ _ _ love will _ make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
_ If you leave me and love another, _ you'll regret [Dm] it all [Am] _ someday.
You are my sunshine, _ my only sunshine.
You make me _ happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
My dreams, dear, you seem to make [D] me _ _ [F] _ break my poor [Am] heart.
_ So [F] when you come back and make [Am] me happy, _ I'll forgive _ [Dm] and take [Am] all the blame.
You are my sunshine, _ my only sunshine.
You make me happy _ when skies are _ gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't [Dm] take my sunshine [Am] _ away.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ This next one might be a bit of a familiar one, [Dm] although sung quite differently.
I think anyone who's been [G] rocked to sleep may have ever heard this song.
It's a bit of a happy tune the way that we've heard it or grown up with it, but the original
way that it was written is actually not quite so happy.
And because we're the Civil Wars, we love when things are dark, so we can't have things
be too happy for too long.
So this is a little bit of a take on something that you've heard before, [A] originally written
by the governor of Louisiana, with four or five, six different verses, but we shall spare
you all that time and get to the parts that we like.
We _
[F] did not change any of these words, so you'll be surprised by how [A] dark this song actually is.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
_ You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _ away. _
_ _ _ _ The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt I held you _ in my arms.
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken.
_ So I hung [Dm] my head [Am] and cried.
Always _ _ _ _ _ _ love will _ make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
_ If you leave me and love another, _ you'll regret [Dm] it all [Am] _ someday.
You are my sunshine, _ my only sunshine.
You make me _ happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
My dreams, dear, you seem to make [D] me _ _ [F] _ break my poor [Am] heart.
_ So [F] when you come back and make [Am] me happy, _ I'll forgive _ [Dm] and take [Am] all the blame.
You are my sunshine, _ my only sunshine.
You make me happy _ when skies are _ gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Oh, please don't [Dm] take my sunshine [Am] _ away.
Please don't take [Dm] my sunshine [Am] _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _ _