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INTERACTICE SONGBOOK

1.You Are My Sunshine 2. Folsom Prison Blues 3. Bring Me Sunshine

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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE [Davis & Mitchell, 1939]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMOuogEaXKA

Count in: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1: CHORUS:

You are my [C] sunshine, my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You’ll never [F] know dear How much I [C] love you Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a-[C]-way [G7] [C] VERSE 1:

The other [C] night dear, as I lay [C7] sleeping I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms When I a-[F]-woke dear I was mis-[C]-taken [C] So I [C] hung my [G7] head and [C] cried [G7] [C] VERSE 2:

I’ll always [C] love you and make you [C7] happy If you will [F] only say the same [C] But if you [F] leave me to love a-[C]-nother You’ll re-[C]-gret it [G7] all some [C] day [G7] [C]

CHORUS: [As Above] CHORUS: [As Above with extra chords to end] [G7] [C]

Tempo: 100 BPM Time: 4/4 Strumming Pattern:

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES [Johnny Cash, 1968]

KEY: A (MAJOR) VERSE 1: [A] I hear the train a coming it's rolling round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since [A7] I don't know when I'm [D] stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging [A] on But that [E7] train keeps rolling On down to San An-[A] tone VERSE 2: When [A] I was just a baby my mama told me Son Always be a good boy don't [A7] ever play with guns But I [D] shot a man in Reno just to watch him [A] die When I [E7] hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and [A] cry SOLO: [A] [A7] [D] [A] [E7] [A] VERSE 3: I [A] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car They're probably drinking coffee and [A7] smoking big cigars But [D] I know I had it coming I know I can't be [A] free But those [E7] people keep a moving And that's what tortures [A] me VERSE 2: Well if they [A] freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move on over a little [A7] farther down the line [D] Far from Folsom Prison that's where I want to [A] stay And I'd [E7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a-[A] way

BRING ME SUNSHINE [Arthur Kent & Sylvia Dee, 1966]

KEY: D TIME: 4/4 TEMPO: 125 BPM COUNT IN: 1, 2, 3, 4

INTRO: [A7] [ARPEGGIO RIFF] VERSE 1:

Bring me [D] Sunshine, in your [Em] smile [A7] Bring me [Em] laughter, [A7] all the [D] while In this world where we [D7] live, there should [G] be more happiness So much [E7] joy you can give, to each [A7]¯ brand new [A7]¯ bright tomorrow [A7] VERSE 2:

Make me [D] happy, through the [Em] years [A7] Never [Em] bring me [A7] any [D] tears Let your arms be as [D7] warm as the [G] sun from up above Bring me [Em] fun, bring me [A7]¯ sunshine, bring me [D] love VERSE 3:

Bring me [D] Sunshine, in your [Em] eyes [A7] Bring me [Em] rainbows [A7] from the [D] skies Life’s too short to be [D7] spent having [G] anything but fun We can [E7] be so content if we [A7]¯ gather little sunbeams VERSE 4:

Be light [D] hearted, all day [Em] long [A7] Keep me [Em] singing [A7] happy [D] songs Let your arms be as [D7] warm as the [G] sun from up above Bring me [Em] fun, bring me [A7] sunshine, bring me [D] love [D7]

OUTRO:

Bring me [Em] fun, bring me [A7] sunshine, bring me [D] love