Sunny
Bobby Hebb (1966)
4/4 | D - X u D - X u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Riff
Em Em#5 Em6 Em#5
A |-2----2--3----3-|-4----4--3----3--||
E |-3----3--3----3-|-3----3--3----3-o||
C |-4-------4------|-4-------4------o||
G |-0-------0------|-0-------0-------||
Intro - Riff x 2
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] yesterday my | [C] life was filled with | [F#m] rain [B7] |
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] you smiled at me and | [C] really eased the | [F#m] pain [B7] |
Now the | [Em] dark days are done, and the | [G7] bright days are here |
| [C] My sunny one shines | [Cm] so sincere |
| [F#m] Sunny, one so | [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] sunshine bou- [F#m] quet [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] love you brought my [F#m] way [B7]
You [Em] gave to me your [G7] all and all
And [C] now I feel [Cm] ten feet tall
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] truth you've let me [F#m] see [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] facts from A to [F#m] Z [B7]
[Em] My life was torn, like [G7] windblown sand
Then [C] a rock was formed when [Cm] we held hands
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for that [C] smile upon your [F#m] face [B7] mm-mm-mm
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you thank you for that [C] gleam that flows with [F#m] grace [B7]
[Em] You're my spark of [G7] nature's fire
[C] You're my sweet com- [Cm] plete desire
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, yes I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] yesterday all my [C] life was filled with [F#m] rain [B7]
And [Em] Sunny, you [G7] smiled at me and [C] really, really eased the [F#m] pain [B7]
Now the [Em] dark days are done, and the [G7] bright days are here
[C] My sunny one shines [Cm] so sincere
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7↓] true
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em↓] you
#Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses.
#At the jam we will play all in same key.
#To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Bobby Hebb (1966)






4/4 | D - X u D - X u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Riff
Em Em#5 Em6 Em#5
A |-2----2--3----3-|-4----4--3----3--||
E |-3----3--3----3-|-3----3--3----3-o||
C |-4-------4------|-4-------4------o||
G |-0-------0------|-0-------0-------||
Intro - Riff x 2
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] yesterday my | [C] life was filled with | [F#m] rain [B7] |
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] you smiled at me and | [C] really eased the | [F#m] pain [B7] |
Now the | [Em] dark days are done, and the | [G7] bright days are here |
| [C] My sunny one shines | [Cm] so sincere |
| [F#m] Sunny, one so | [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] sunshine bou- [F#m] quet [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] love you brought my [F#m] way [B7]
You [Em] gave to me your [G7] all and all
And [C] now I feel [Cm] ten feet tall
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] truth you've let me [F#m] see [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] facts from A to [F#m] Z [B7]
[Em] My life was torn, like [G7] windblown sand
Then [C] a rock was formed when [Cm] we held hands
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for that [C] smile upon your [F#m] face [B7] mm-mm-mm
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you thank you for that [C] gleam that flows with [F#m] grace [B7]
[Em] You're my spark of [G7] nature's fire
[C] You're my sweet com- [Cm] plete desire
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, yes I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] yesterday all my [C] life was filled with [F#m] rain [B7]
And [Em] Sunny, you [G7] smiled at me and [C] really, really eased the [F#m] pain [B7]
Now the [Em] dark days are done, and the [G7] bright days are here
[C] My sunny one shines [Cm] so sincere
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7↓] true
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em↓] you
#Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses.
#At the jam we will play all in same key.
#To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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