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* Woody *
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Sheryl Crow - SOAK UP THE SUN
Key of E
TUNING - Standard
CAPO - Placed at 2nd fret (3rd fret now becomes 1st fret)
INTRO:
F ------------------------------------------------
C -----------------7-----------------------------
A ----7--5--7----------7------2--2---0--0----
E ----7--5--7------------------2--2---0--0----
B ----5--5--5------------------0--0-------------
F ---------------------------------------3--3----x4
VERSE 1:
. . . . . . . My friend . . .
F -----------------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------------
A ----7--5--7----------------2--2---0---0----
E ----7--5--7----------------2--2---0---0----
B ----5--5--5----------------0--0--------------
F -------------------------------------3---3----x4
Note: When performing this song live, instead of playing the last two G shaped chords on both the INTRO and VERSE, Tim Smith has been playing this . . .
F -----------------
C -----------------
A ---------2---0---
E ---------0---0---
B -------------------
F ---3---3---3---
REPEAT INTRO: 1 time only
VERSE 2: Same as VERSE 1
CHORUS 1: Play 2 times. Different lyrics the 2nd time around
Strum freely
. . . I`m gonna soak up the sun
F ---2-------------------------------0----------
C ---3-------------------------------2----------
A -----2-------------------------------2----------
E -----0-------------------------------2----------
B --------------------------------------0----------
F ------------------------------------------------
Gonna tell everyone to lighten up
F ---------------------0---0-------------0------
C ---------------------0---0---0---0---2------
A -----------------------0---0---0---0---2------
E -----------------------2---2---0---0---2------
B -----------------------2---2--------2---0------
F ----------------------0---2---3---3-----------
Note: In that last section, I added the 2nd & 4th chords w/ bass notes for a fuller sound.
REPEAT INTRO: 2 times only
VERSE 3: Same as VERSE 1
BRIDGE:
The Everytime I turn around part . . .
F ----------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------
A ----7---7------------5---5-------------------
E ----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---------
B ----5---5---4---4---3---3---2---2---------
F -----------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------
C ----------------------------------------------
A ----7---7-------------------------------------
E ----7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---------
B ----5---5---4---4---3---3---5---5---------
F ----------------------1---1---3---3---------
CHORUS 2: Same as CHORUS 1
LEAD BREAK: Same chords as VERSE 1. For the solo, play this 3 times . . .
For this group of notes (7-7s-7-p-5) which are played 7 times during the solo, pick the 1st note only. Follow that with a slight bend up to the 2nd note, a reverse bend back to the 3rd note and then a pull-off to the 4th note . . .
F ---------------------------------------------------------
C --7--7--7----(7--7s--7-p-5)--(7--7s--7-p-5)--
A ------7--7--7-------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
F ---------------------------------------------------------
and then this . . .
For the last group of notes (7-7s-7-7s-7) pick the first note only. Follow that with a slight bend up to the 2nd note, a reverse bend back to the 3rd note, another slight bend up to the 4th note, and then another reverse bend back to the 5th note . . .
F ------------------------------------------------------------
C --7--7--7----(7--7s--7-p-5)--(7--7s--7--7s--7)--
A ------7--7--7----------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 4: Same as VERSE 1
REPEAT BRIDGE: Same as the 1st BRIDGE, but play the last two chords one additional time
CHORUS 3: Play CHORUS 1, 4 times
OUTRO: Strum the CHORUS chords 1 time through, ending with 1 strum on the last A chord
My friend the communist
Holds meetings in his RV
I can`t afford his gas
So I`m stuck here watching TV
I don`t have digital
I don`t have diddly squat
It`s not having what you want
It`s wanting what you`ve got
CHORUS:
I`m gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up (I`m gonna tell `em that)
I`ve got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I`m looking up
I`m gonna soak up the sun
I`m gonna soak up the sun
I`ve got a crummy job
It don`t pay near enough
To buy the things it takes
To win me some of your love
Every time I turn around
I`m looking up, you`re looking down
Maybe something`s wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
CHORUS
I`m gonna soak up the sun
While it`s still free
I`m gonna soak up the sun
Before it goes out on me
Don`t have no master suite
I`m still the king of me
You have a fancy ride, but baby
I`m the one who has the key
Every time I turn around
I`m looking up, you`re looking down
Maybe something`s wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe I am crazy too
CHORUS
I`m gonna soak up the sun
Got my 45 on
So I can rock on.
It`s not having what you want . . . it`s wanting what you`ve got
