Shine chords by
Mr. Big (Official Version)

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Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Gsus2

D

C

C

Gsus2

D

Csus2

Csus2

Verse 1
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
I never really feel quite right
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
and I don't    know why
All I know is something's wrong
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
Every time I look at you,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
you seem so       alive

Pre-chorus 1
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
Tell me how you do it,
Em Em 
 
walk me through it,
C C 
 
I'll follow in every footstep
Am7 Am7 
 
Maybe on your own you take a cautious step
C C 
 
Till you want to give it up
C/D C/D 
 
but all I want  is for you to

Chorus 1

G

D

Shine

Csus2

Shine down on me

G

D

Fsus2

Shine on this life that's burnin' out

Interlude 1

G

D

Csus2

Csus2

Verse 2
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
I say a lot of things sometimes
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
that don't come     out right
And I act like I don't know why
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
I guess a reac tion all
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I was looking      for, yeah

Pre-chorus 2
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
D D 
 
When you look through me,
Em Em 
 
you really knew me,
C C 
 
like no one else ev er looked before
Am7 Am7 
 
Maybe on your own you take a cautious step
C C 
 
Till you want to give it up
C/D C/D 
 
but all I want  is for you to

Chorus 2
G G 
 
D D 
 
Shine
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine    down on me
G G 
 
D D 
 
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine on this life that's burnin' out
(I know, I know, girl you got somethin')
G G 
 
D D 
 
Shine (shine it on to me)
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine    down on me (I want to feel it)
G G 
 
D D 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Shine on this life that's burnin' out
Em Em 
 

Solo 1
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
C/E C/E 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Bbsus2 Bbsus2

Pre-chorus 3

Am7

Maybe on your own you take a cautious step

C

Till you want to give it up

C/D

but all I want is for you to

Chorus 3
G G 
 
D D 
 
Shine
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine    down on me
G G 
 
D D 
 
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine on this life that's burnin' out
(You give me somethin' that I've never known)
G G 
 
D D 
 
Shine
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine    down on me
G G 
 
D D 
 
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Shine on this life that's burnin' out
(Don't you know I want you to)
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGsus2 D C Csus2 Cmaj7...

Chords

Gsus2
D
C
Csus2
Cmaj7
Em
Am7
C/D
G
Fsus2
F
C/E
Am
Bbsus2

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Shine by Mr. Big, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Mr. Big's performance.

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