Chords for The National - Sunshine On My Back
Tempo:
117.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#
Em
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [G] [A]
[B] Tina lies on the [A] ground She lies there [B] forever
She [G] likes the [A] sound [F#] Tina [G] knows the devil
Tina
[Bm] loves [G] the [A] violence Of living in the [Bm] country
She [G] lies [A] that it's [F#] So far [G] from me
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G]
[D]
[B] [Bm] Tina has her story [A] down I really thought I knew [Bm] it
Then it changed [A] around [F#] And I was [G] almost through it
[Bm] [Em] [F#]
[G] [Em] [F#]
[G] [D]
[G] Sunshine on my [D] back [Em] Is [F#] the only [G] kind I lack
Sunshine in my [D] brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind of grain
Is [D] the [Em] sunshine
[F#] The [G] lonely
[D] man
She [Bm] says after today Then there's [E] nothing [A] you owe me
[F#] [G]
I'm so [Bm] glad that you came I needed someone [A] who knows me
[F#] [G] But [Em] just don't try [F#] to talk [G] yourself into this love
[Em] And sleep like [F#] a baby [G] while I'm staying up
[Em] As much what [F#] you say [G] As it is what you don't
[Em] You can't [F#] try to save [G] either way All you [D] want
[G] Sunshine on [D] my [Em] back Is [F#] the only [G] kind I lack
Sunshine in [D] my brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind of pain
[D] Is the [Em] sunshine [F#] The [G] lonely
[D] man
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G] [D]
[Em]
[F#m] [G]
[D] [Em] [E]
[A#]
[B] Tina lies on the [A] ground She lies there [B] forever
She [G] likes the [A] sound [F#] Tina [G] knows the devil
Tina
[Bm] loves [G] the [A] violence Of living in the [Bm] country
She [G] lies [A] that it's [F#] So far [G] from me
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G]
[D]
[B] [Bm] Tina has her story [A] down I really thought I knew [Bm] it
Then it changed [A] around [F#] And I was [G] almost through it
[Bm] [Em] [F#]
[G] [Em] [F#]
[G] [D]
[G] Sunshine on my [D] back [Em] Is [F#] the only [G] kind I lack
Sunshine in my [D] brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind of grain
Is [D] the [Em] sunshine
[F#] The [G] lonely
[D] man
She [Bm] says after today Then there's [E] nothing [A] you owe me
[F#] [G]
I'm so [Bm] glad that you came I needed someone [A] who knows me
[F#] [G] But [Em] just don't try [F#] to talk [G] yourself into this love
[Em] And sleep like [F#] a baby [G] while I'm staying up
[Em] As much what [F#] you say [G] As it is what you don't
[Em] You can't [F#] try to save [G] either way All you [D] want
[G] Sunshine on [D] my [Em] back Is [F#] the only [G] kind I lack
Sunshine in [D] my brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind of pain
[D] Is the [Em] sunshine [F#] The [G] lonely
[D] man
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G]
[Em] [F#] [G] [D]
[Em]
[F#m] [G]
[D] [Em] [E]
[A#]
Key:
G
F#
Em
D
A
G
F#
Em
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Tina lies on the [A] ground _ She lies there [B] forever
_ She [G] likes the [A] sound _ _ [F#] Tina [G] knows the devil
_ _ Tina _
[Bm] _ _ loves [G] the [A] violence _ _ Of living in the [Bm] country _
She [G] lies [A] that it's _ [F#] So far [G] from me _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] Tina has her story [A] down I _ really thought I knew [Bm] it
_ Then it changed [A] around _ [F#] And I was [G] almost through it
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Sunshine on my [D] back [Em] Is [F#] the only [G] kind I _ lack
_ _ Sunshine in my [D] brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind _ of grain _ _
_ _ Is [D] the [Em] sunshine _
[F#] The [G] lonely _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ man _ _ _
She [Bm] says after today Then there's [E] nothing [A] you owe me
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ I'm _ _ so [Bm] glad that you came I needed someone [A] who knows me _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ But _ _ [Em] just don't try [F#] to talk [G] yourself into this love
[Em] And sleep like [F#] a baby [G] while I'm staying up
[Em] As much what [F#] you say [G] As it is what you don't
[Em] You can't [F#] try to save [G] either way All you [D] want _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Sunshine on [D] my [Em] back Is [F#] the only [G] kind I _ lack
_ _ Sunshine in [D] my brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind _ of pain _ _ _
_ [D] Is the [Em] sunshine _ [F#] The [G] lonely _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] man _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Tina lies on the [A] ground _ She lies there [B] forever
_ She [G] likes the [A] sound _ _ [F#] Tina [G] knows the devil
_ _ Tina _
[Bm] _ _ loves [G] the [A] violence _ _ Of living in the [Bm] country _
She [G] lies [A] that it's _ [F#] So far [G] from me _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] Tina has her story [A] down I _ really thought I knew [Bm] it
_ Then it changed [A] around _ [F#] And I was [G] almost through it
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Sunshine on my [D] back [Em] Is [F#] the only [G] kind I _ lack
_ _ Sunshine in my [D] brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind _ of grain _ _
_ _ Is [D] the [Em] sunshine _
[F#] The [G] lonely _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ man _ _ _
She [Bm] says after today Then there's [E] nothing [A] you owe me
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ I'm _ _ so [Bm] glad that you came I needed someone [A] who knows me _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ But _ _ [Em] just don't try [F#] to talk [G] yourself into this love
[Em] And sleep like [F#] a baby [G] while I'm staying up
[Em] As much what [F#] you say [G] As it is what you don't
[Em] You can't [F#] try to save [G] either way All you [D] want _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Sunshine on [D] my [Em] back Is [F#] the only [G] kind I _ lack
_ _ Sunshine in [D] my brain [Em] Is [F#] the lonely [G] kind _ of pain _ _ _
_ [D] Is the [Em] sunshine _ [F#] The [G] lonely _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] man _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _