John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords & Tabs

 

Sunshine On My Shoulders Chords & Tabs

John Denver Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Sunshine On My Shoulders Tab

   
tabbed by: notalenthack

I couldn't find a real good tab for this song, so I created this one. I haven't heard 
song in a long time so this is from memory. It works pretty well.


Intro:  play first four chords of the chorus.

Chorus:
   G        C       G         C          G        C       G        C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------1---------0----------1-----------0-------1------0---------1--|
|-------0--------0---------0---------0-----------0-------0-------0--------0|
|----0------2---------0----------2-----------0-------2------0---------2----|
|---------3--------------------3-------------------3----------------3------|
|-3----------------3----------------------3----------------3---------------|
  Sunshine on my shoulders      makes me happy.

  G        C       G        C       Am7             D7
|-------------------------------------------------------------3---2--------|
|-----0-------1--------0--------1-------1--------1--------1----------------|
|-------0--------0-------0--------0---0---0----0---0----2---2--------------|
|---0-------2--------0--------2-------------2---------0--------------------|
|---------3-----------------3-------0--------------------------------------|
|-3----------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
 Sunshine   in my eyes can make me cry

   G        C       G          C          G        C      G        C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------1---------0----------1-----------0-------1------0---------1--|
|-------0--------0---------0---------0-----------0-------0-------0--------0|
|----0------2---------0----------2-----------0-------2------0---------2----|
|---------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3-------|
|-3----------------3----------------------3---------------3----------------|
 Sunshine   on the water         looks so lovely.

   G       C       G          C         G         C         G        C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-------1---------0----------1---------0---------1--------0---------1--|
|-----0--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0|
|--0------2---------0----------2---------0---------2--------0---------2----|
|-------3--------------------3-------------------3------------------3------|
|-3--------------3--------------------3-------------------3----------------|
 Sunshine almost always        make me high

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_denver/sunshine_on_my_shoulders_tab_ver_3.html ]
Verse:
   G       Am7     Bm      C           G      Am7     Bm       C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------1-------3------1------------0-------1--------3- -----1-------|
|---0---0---0---0---4---4--0---0--------0---0---0---0----4---4---0---0-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0--------2------3-------------------0--------2-------3-----------|
|-3------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
1) If I   had a    day    that I could give you
2) If I had a tale   that I could tell you

        G        Am7      Bm      C         Am7                D7
|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-2--|
|----------0---------1-------3------1------------1-------1--------1--------|
|--------0---0-----0---0---4---4--0---0--------0---0---0---0----2---2------|
|----------------------------------------------------2---------0-----------|
|----------------0--------2------3-----------0-----------------------------|
|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1) I'd give to you    a day     just like   today.
2) I'd tell a tale      sure  to make you   smile.


   G      Am7     Bm      C            G       Am7     Bm       C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------1-------3------1------------0--------1--------3- -----1------|
|---0---0---0---0---4---4--0---0--------0---0----0---0----4---4---0---0----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0--------2------3--------------------0--------2-------3----------|
|-3------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
1) If I had    a song   that I could sing for you.
2) If I had    a wish   that I could wish for you.

        G      Am7     Bm      C           G       Am7      Bm       C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--------1-------3------1------------0--------1--------3-------1---|
|-----0---0----0---0---4---4--0---0--------0---0----0---0----4---4---0---0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-------2------3--------------------0--------2-------3-------|
|----3------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
1) I'd sing a song   to make you  feel this way.
2) I'd make a wish   for sunshine all the   while.


Last Chorus:
   G       C       G      C        G      C       Am7             D7
|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-2-|
|-----0-------1-------0-------1-------0-----1------1-------1--------1------|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----0--0---0---0---0----2---2----|
|---0-------2-------0-------2-------0------2-----------2--------0----------|
|---------3---------------3---------------3-----0--------------------------|
|-3----------------3---------------3---------------------------------------|
Sunshine   almost all the time makes me high.

   G       C       G      C         G        Am7    Bm       C        G
|---------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
|-----0-------1-------0-------1---------0-------1--------3-------1----0----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0---------0---0---0----4---4---0---0--0----|
|---0-------2-------0-------2---------0-------------------------------0----|
|---------3---------------3------------------0------2--------3--------2----|
|-3----------------3-----------------3--------------------------------3----|
Sunshine   almost always.