Guitar Tablature for Sunshine on my Shoulders
by John Denver, Dick Kniss, and Mike Taylor
from Poems, Prayers, and Promises (1971)
Tablature by Daniel E. Smith
Here's the intro:
G CaddG G CaddG
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
B:----------0-------------1--|----------0-------------1--|
G:----0------------0---------|----0------------0---------|
D:-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|
A:-------------3-------------|-------------3-------------|
E:-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
G CaddG G CaddG
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
B:----------0-------------1--|----------0-------------1--|
G:----0------------0---------|----0------------0---------|
D:-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|
A:-------------3-------------|-------------3-------------|
E:-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
The chorus continues over the same tab:
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me
G CaddG G CaddG
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
B:----------0-------------1--|----------0-------------1--|
G:----0------------0---------|----0------------0---------|
D:-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|
A:-------------3-------------|-------------3-------------|
E:-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
happy
G CaddG G CaddG
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
B:----------0-------------1--|----------0-------------1--|
G:----0------------0---------|----0------------0---------|
D:-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|
A:-------------3-------------|-------------3-------------|
E:-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
Sunshine in my eyes can make me
G CaddG G CaddG
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
B:----------0-------------1--|----------0-------------1--|
G:----0------------0---------|----0------------0---------|
D:-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|
A:-------------3-------------|-------------3-------------|
E:-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
cry
Am7addG D7
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------3---------------3-------|---------2---------------2-------|
B:-------------1---------1---1-----|-------------1---------1---1-----|
G:-----0---------------0-------0---|-----2---------------2-------2---|
D:-------------------2-----------2-|-0-----------------0-----------0-|
A:-0---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
The second part of the chorus is just the intro over and over.
Then this verse part comes:
If I had a day that I could give you
G Am7addG G/B CaddG G Am7addG G/B CaddG
+ + + + + + + + + * + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-)$*Ad”$!¸)