Key: F major
Verse 1
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F#m
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F#m
E
When I woke this mornin',
A
E
something inside of me
Verse 2
E
Told me this would be my day
Verse 3
A
I heard the mornin' train,
I felt the wind change
E
B
Too many times I'm on my way
Verse 4
E
A
E
Come on sunshine, what can you show me
A
Where can you take
Verse 5
E
me to
F#
B
make me understand
A
The wind can
Verse 6
E
shake me,
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E
brothers, forsake me
A
The rain can
Verse 7
E
touch me but
F#m
can I touch the rain
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B
Verse 8
E
A
Then I saw the sunrise
E
above the cotton sky
Verse 9
Like a candy cane delight
E
A
I saw the milkman, I saw the business man
Verse 10
B
E
I saw the only road in sight
Verse 11
E
Then I got to thinkin'
A
what makes you want to go
E
To know the wherefore and the why
Verse 12
E
A
So many times now, oh Lord,
I can't remember
E
B
If it's September or July
Verse 13
E
A
E
Come on sunshine, what can you show me
A
Where can you take
Verse 14
E
me to
F#
B
make me understand
A
The wind can shake
Verse 15
E
me,
A
E
brothers, forsake me
A
The rain can
Verse 16
E
F#m
touch me but can I touch
Interlude 1
the rain
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Bsus4
B
E
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Bsus4
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E
Verse 17
E
Then all at once it came to me,
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E
I saw the wherefore
Verse 18
And you can see it if you try
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It's in the sun above,
A
it's in the one you love
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B
You'll never know the reason why
Verse 19
E
A
E
Come on sunshine, what can you show me
A
Where can you take
Verse 20
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me
F#
to make me understand
Verse 21
B
A
E
The wind can shake me,
A
E
brothers, forsake me
A
The rain can
Verse 22
E
touch me but
F#m
B
Bsus4
can I touch the rain
Verse 23
B
So much to lose,
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so much to gain
Outro 1
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E
F#m
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F#m
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