Cover Up the Sun chords by
Counting Crows

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 1

C

C

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Colorado passes

Em

Em

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by like writing on a wall

F

F

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Headed Eastward down

Am

Am

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C

C

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to New Or_ leans

Em

Em

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Dipping into Texas as the stars

are fading out

F

F

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But there's still a lot

of country in-between

G

G

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Am

Am

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When When I left California,

F

F

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C

C

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I was 29 years old

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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And the world just spun me 'round

C

C

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Now I just watch Louisiana

F

F

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C

C

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Scroll across the windowpane

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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And I face in the direction I am bound

Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Cov_ er up the sun_

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Am

Am

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Let the river run_

Dm

Dm

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Am

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G

G

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Em

Em

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F

F

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Make the wa_ ter_ s come

C

C

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and wash me away

Verse 3

C

C

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Me, Clifton and the King of Cats

Em

Em

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sat down in the road

F

F

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Ped_ ro said "Boys,

C

C

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we're three of a kind"

He said "I've sat with river rats

Em

Em

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And I've hung my hat with diplomats

F

F

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G

G

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I had 4 brothers once upon a time"

Am

Am

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He said they toured the country far

F

F

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C

C

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away from the Rio Grande

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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But the road just wore them down

C

C

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So they bought a house beside a

F

F

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Am

Am

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lake out_ side of New Orleans

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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And they stared in the direction

Bb

Bb

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G

G

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of the escal_ ating sound

Verse 4

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Cov_ er up the sun_

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Let the river run_

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Em

Em

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F

F

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Take this good man's son

Am

Am

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and wash him away

C

C

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Verse 5

Sister Indecipherable

Dm

Dm

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Em

Em

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is talk_ ing to a wall

F

F

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Back in New York City,

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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she's a queen

Resurrect or genuflect

Em

Em

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She saves the ones she

can't protect

F

F

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And keep_ s the chapel pris-

G

G

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(if not Sis_ -) tine

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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She drinks Absinthe mixed with kerosene

F

F

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C

C

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To keep herself up_ right

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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But the world still brings her down

C

C

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If you can't keep your shit together when

F

F

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C

C

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God is on your side

Dm

Dm

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What chance do you have

F

F

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when he's not around?

Verse 6

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Cover up the sun_

Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Make that water run_

G

G

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Em

Em

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F

F

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Let the river come to wash

me away

C

C

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Am

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C

C

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Verse 7

People of the Mardi Gras

Em

Em

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in their Tuesday best

F

F

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C

C

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Waiting for the South to rise again

Children of Geronimo griev_

Em

Em

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ing for The West

F

F

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Feather_ -dressed and

G

G

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and marching the re_ frain

Am

Am

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In the dark of Armstrong Park

F

F

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C

C

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The marching bands at_ tend

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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But they nev_ er make a sound

C

C

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Just a quiet prayer for Congo Square

F

F

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C

C

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A si_ lent conversation there

Dm

Dm

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With the night to rest our eyes in

Bb

Bb

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G

G

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We just look to the horizon for a change

Verse 8

Dm

Dm

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Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Cov_ er up the sun_

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Let the river run_

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Pray the wa_ ter_ s come

C

C

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to wash me away

Verse 9

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Color in the sky

Am

Am

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Dm

Dm

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G

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F

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Make the diesel fly

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Em

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F

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Lay me down to die and take me away

Outro 1

C

C

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Dm
Am
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F
Em
Bb

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What is the original key of Cover Up the Sun?

The original key of Cover Up the Sun by Counting Crows is C major.

What are the main chords for Cover Up the Sun?

The primary chords used in Cover Up the Sun are C, Dm, Am, G, F, Em.

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No capo is required for this song.

Is Cover Up the Sun beginner-friendly on guitar?

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Dm, Am, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Cover Up the Sun is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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