The Sun Shines Down On Me Chords by Daniel Johnston
Tempo:
141.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm [E] getting closer to [D] the facts.
[F#] I've [Bm] turned my back [E] on [A] silly dreams.
I'm walking [E] down that [D] lonely road.
[F#] And my [Bm] heavy load, [E] I didn't [A] bother to bring it.
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
[D] I [Dm] feel like I [A] deserve it.
When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down,
[A]
I'm [E] hiding out where [D] you can't see.
[F#] [Bm] Behind a wall, [E] in the back [A] of the room.
I'm [E] crawling slowly [D] through the dark,
[F#] And [B] feeling for [E] a [A]
punchline.
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
I [D]
want to feel like [A] I deserve it.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down,
[A] I'm [E] walking down that [D] empty road.
[F#]
But it [Bm] ain't empty now, [E]
[A] because I'm on it.
And I'm [E] getting closer [D] to a hope,
[F#]
That I [B] can carry [E]
and [A] take home with me.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down [A] on me,
[D] I feel [Dm] like I have [A] to earn it.
When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down.
[G]
[C]
[F#]
[N]
[F#] I've [Bm] turned my back [E] on [A] silly dreams.
I'm walking [E] down that [D] lonely road.
[F#] And my [Bm] heavy load, [E] I didn't [A] bother to bring it.
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
[D] I [Dm] feel like I [A] deserve it.
When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down,
[A]
I'm [E] hiding out where [D] you can't see.
[F#] [Bm] Behind a wall, [E] in the back [A] of the room.
I'm [E] crawling slowly [D] through the dark,
[F#] And [B] feeling for [E] a [A]
punchline.
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
I [D]
want to feel like [A] I deserve it.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down,
[A] I'm [E] walking down that [D] empty road.
[F#]
But it [Bm] ain't empty now, [E]
[A] because I'm on it.
And I'm [E] getting closer [D] to a hope,
[F#]
That I [B] can carry [E]
and [A] take home with me.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down [A] on me,
[D] I feel [Dm] like I have [A] to earn it.
When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down.
[G]
[C]
[F#]
[N]
Key:
D
A
E
F#
Dm
D
A
E
I'm [E] getting closer to [D] the facts.
_ [F#] _ I've [Bm] turned my back _ [E] on [A] silly dreams. _ _ _ _ _
I'm walking [E] down that [D] lonely road.
[F#] _ And my [Bm] heavy load, [E] _ I didn't [A] bother to bring it. _ _ _
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me, _ _ _
[D] I [Dm] feel like I [A] deserve it.
_ When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down,
_ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm [E] hiding out where [D] you can't see.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Behind a wall, [E] in the back [A] of the room. _ _ _ _
I'm [E] crawling slowly [D] through the dark,
_ [F#] _ And [B] feeling for _ [E] a _ [A]
punchline.
_ _ _ [D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
I _ [D] _
want to feel like [A] I deserve _ it.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down, _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm [E] walking down that [D] empty road.
[F#] _
But it [Bm] ain't empty now, [E] _
_ [A] because I'm on it. _
_ _ And I'm [E] getting closer [D] to a hope,
_ [F#]
That I [B] can carry _ [E]
and [A] take home with me. _ _
_ [D] When the sun [Dm] shines down [A] on me, _
_ _ [D] I feel [Dm] like I have [A] to earn it.
When _ [D] the sun [Dm] shines down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F#] _ I've [Bm] turned my back _ [E] on [A] silly dreams. _ _ _ _ _
I'm walking [E] down that [D] lonely road.
[F#] _ And my [Bm] heavy load, [E] _ I didn't [A] bother to bring it. _ _ _
[D] When the sun shines down [A] on me, _ _ _
[D] I [Dm] feel like I [A] deserve it.
_ When [D] the sun [Dm] shines down,
_ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm [E] hiding out where [D] you can't see.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Behind a wall, [E] in the back [A] of the room. _ _ _ _
I'm [E] crawling slowly [D] through the dark,
_ [F#] _ And [B] feeling for _ [E] a _ [A]
punchline.
_ _ _ [D] When the sun shines down [A] on me,
I _ [D] _
want to feel like [A] I deserve _ it.
[D] When the sun [Dm] shines down, _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm [E] walking down that [D] empty road.
[F#] _
But it [Bm] ain't empty now, [E] _
_ [A] because I'm on it. _
_ _ And I'm [E] getting closer [D] to a hope,
_ [F#]
That I [B] can carry _ [E]
and [A] take home with me. _ _
_ [D] When the sun [Dm] shines down [A] on me, _
_ _ [D] I feel [Dm] like I have [A] to earn it.
When _ [D] the sun [Dm] shines down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _