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Don't take my sunshine chords by
Johnnie Taylor
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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You know it seem like to me that

Nowadays everybody's going
Bm
Bm
2

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D

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around losing something

I told my love the other day, I said
Em
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"Honey, if I should lose you it'd be

like losing the sun out of the sky"
Verse 2
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Then I thought about it, I told again,

I said
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2

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Bm
Bm
2

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"Honey, please don't
Em
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G

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take my sunshine away"
D
D

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But I have been noticing little things like
D
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This right here
Verse 3
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Yesterday my life,
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2

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Bm
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my life was bright and sunny
G
G

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D
D

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Today I feel like a bee that's
Em
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D

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lost all it's honey

Girl, ? to face
F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
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Someone else has taken my place
G
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D

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Girl, if this is true,
Em
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D

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in my heart I'm begging you
Verse 4
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Please, don't you take my sunshine away
G
G

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Oh please, don't you take
Em
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A

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D
D

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my sunshine away
Verse 5
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Lately you don't kiss me
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like you use to do
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You shy away from my love,
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I've been watching you

Can we make a brand new start? Please say,

yeah
F#m
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And mend a broken heart,
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D

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oh please, oh please
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Please, don't you tear us apart
Verse 6
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Please, don't you take my sunshine away
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Oh please, don't you take
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my sun shine away

Oh please,

don't you take my sunshine away
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Oh please, don't you take my sunshine
Interlude 1

away
D
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F#m
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Verse 7
Bm
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Darling, darling, darling, darling
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When did our love go wrong?
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Bm
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We been together so long, well
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I can't stand the sorrow,
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I've tried to face tomorrow
Verse 8
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Tell me where, tell me where
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Did our love go wrong, go wrong

You got me holding,
Interlude 2

you got me uptight
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Verse 9
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Please, don't you take
D
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Em
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my sunshine away

Oh please,

don't you take my sunshine away

Oh please, don't you take
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my sunshine away

Oh please, don't you take
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D
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my sunshine away

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Don't take my sunshine by Johnnie taylor is D major.

The primary chords used in Don't take my sunshine are D, Bm, Em, F#m, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Bm, Em, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Don't take my sunshine is approximately 143 beats per minute.

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