Sunny

Words & Music:

Bobby Hebb

 

There is a guitar arrangement of this in the May 2006 issue of Acoustic Guitar.  I've given the recorded version - which cycles up from Em to Fm to F#m to Gm.  A far, far easier version is to just play the entire song in the key of Em, using the chords from the 1st verse.

 

Em   G7             CM7                  F#m  B7

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain.

Em   G7                     CM7              F#m  B7

Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.

        Em                         G.

Now the dark days are done and the bright days are near.

CM7                 Cm

My sunny one shines so sincere

F#m           B7           Em  Em+5  Em6  Em7

Sunny, one so true, I love you

 

Sunny, thank you for the sunshine bouquet.

Sunny, thank you for the love you brought my way.

You gave to me your all and all and now I feel ten feet tall.

F#m           B7            Em  C7

Sunny, one so true, I love you.

 

Fm   Ab7                 DbM7             Gm  C7

Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see.

Fm   Ab7                 DbM7            Gm  C7

Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z.

Fm                    Ab                      DbM7                 Dbm

My life was torn like windblown sand.  Then a rock was formed when we held hands.

Gm            C7           Fm    C#7

Sunny, one so true, I love you

 

F#m  A7                   DM7             G#m  C#7

Sunny, thank you for that smile upon your face.

F#m  A7                   DM7                   G#m  C#7

Sunny, thank you for that gleam that flows from grace.

F#m                A7              DM7                 Dm

You're my spark of nature's fire.  You're my sweet complete desire.

G#m           C#7          F#m  D7

Sunny, one so true, I love you.

 

Gm   Bb7            EbM7                 Am  D7

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain.

Gm   Bb7                    EbM7             Am  D7

Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.

         Gm                         Bb7

Now, the dark days are done and the bright days are near.

EbM7                Ebm

My sunny one shines so sincere.

Am7            D7          Gm   Cm  D7

Sunny, one so true, I love you.  [repeat "I love you" & fade]

 





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