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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
B | B | F#7 | F#7  - x2

Chorus 1: 0:14
B              E
  You are the sunshine
       D#m7 | F
Of my life,
C#m7              F#7
  That's why I'll always
     B   | C#m7 F#7
Be around.
0:29
B             E
  You are the apple
      D#m7 | F
Of my eye.
C#m7       C#m
  Forever you'll stay
       B   | C#m7 F#7
In my heart.

Verse 1: 0:44
B               E
  I feel like this is
       B        | E7 E
The be - ginning,
B                    E
  Though I've loved you for
            D#7 | D#m D#
A million years.
0:59
G#           C#
  And if I thought
     D#      G#m
Our love was     ending,
     C#7
I'd find myself
               F#7
Drowning in my own tears. Whoa, whoa.

Chorus 2: 1:13
B              E
  You are the sunshine
       D#m7 | F
Of my life,  yeah,
C#m7              F#7
  That's why I'll always
       B   | C#m7      F#7
Stay around. Hmm hmm, yeah, yeah.
1:28
B             E
  You are the apple
      D#m7 | F
Of my eye.
C#m7       C#m
  Forever you'll stay
       B   | C#m7 F#7
In my heart.

Verse 2: 1:42
B                 E
  You must have known that
      B       | E7 E
I was   lonely,
B              E
  Because you came to
       D#7 | D#m D#
My rescue.
1:56
G#             C#
  And I know that
      D#     G#m
This must be     heaven;
           C#7
How could so much love
              F#7
Be inside of you? Whoa, whoa.
My rescue.

-= Modulation to Key C =-

Chorus 3: 2:11
C              F
  You are the sunshine
       Em7 | F#
Of my life, yeah.
Dm7               G7
  That's why I'll always
     C     | Dm7       G7
Stay around. Hmm hmm, yeah, yeah.
2:25
C             F
  You are the apple
      Em7 | F#
Of my eye.
Dm7        Dm
  Forever you'll stay
       C   | Dm7        G7
In my heart.     Yeah, yeah.

Chorus 4: 2:39
C              F
  You are the sunshine
       Em7 | F#
Of my life,        baby.
Dm7               G7
  That's why I'll always
     C     | Dm7 G7
Stay around.
2:53
C             F
  You are the apple
      Em7
Of my eye...

Key

key
B
original
key
B
C A#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Early years
Polar Music Prize Banquet, 1999
Live @ White House

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