VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by ScaleSorcery
To learn Sheryl Crow - Soak Up The Sun chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: F#m, A, E, B, E, B, F#m, E, A. To get a solid grasp, start slowly at 59 BPM and then match the original tempo of 120 BPM. For a balanced sound, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ _ _ _ _
B _ _ .
A _
E _ _ _ _ _
B _ .
A My _
E _ _ _
B friend the _ .
A communist
E _ _ holds
B meetings in
A his
Em RV.
_
B I can't afford
A his
E gas, so I'm stuck
B here
A watching
E TV.
_ _ _
B I
A _ _
E _ _
B don't have
A digital.
_
E _ I
B don't have
A Deadly Squad.
E _ It's not having
B what
A you want.
E _ _ It's wanting
B what
A you've
E got.
_ _ _ _ .
I'm gonna soak
B up the sun.
_ _ .
I'm gonna tell
F#m everyone _
A to _ .
_ _
B lighten _ up.
I'm gonna tell
E them that I've _ got no
B one to _ _ blame.
For every time
F#m I feel lame,
A I'm looking
B _ _ up.
_ .
I'm gonna soak
Bm up the
E sun.
_
B _ .
A I'm gonna soak
E up the sun.
_
B _ _ .
A _ _
E _ _ I've
B got a coming
A _
E job.
It don't
Bm pay near
A _
E enough.
to
B buy the things
A it
E takes.
to win
B me some
A of
E your love.
Every time I turn around,
A I'm looking up, you're looking
E down.
Maybe
B something's wrong
G with you that makes
A you act the way
E you do.
_ _ _ I'm gonna soak
B up the sun.
_ _ _ .
I'm gonna tell
F#m everyone
A to _ _ .
_ _
B lighten up.
I'm gonna tell
E them that _ _ I've got no
B one to _ _ blame.
For every time
F#m I feel _
A lame, I'm _ looking
B _ _ _ up.
I'm gonna soak
E up the _ sun _
B _ .
A while
E it's still free.
_ _
A _ .
_ _
E _ _ Don't have
Bm no master
A E suite, but I'm
B still the king
A of me.
E _ You
Bm have a fancy
A ride, but
E baby, I'm the
B one who
A has the
E key.
Every time I turn around, I'm looking
A up, you're looking
E down.
Maybe something's wrong
G with you that makes you
A act the way you
G do.
Maybe
A I am
E crazy too.
_ .
_ I'm gonna soak up
B the sun.
_ _ _ I'm gonna tell
F#m everyone _
A to _ _
B lighten _ up.
I'm gonna tell them
E that _ I've _ got no
B one to blame.
_ For every time I
F#m feel
G#m lame,
A I'm _ looking
B _ _ .
up.
_ I'm _
E _ _ .
_ _ _ gonna soak up
B the sun.
_ I got my
F#m 45 on so
A _ _ I can
B.
rock on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .