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SUN             -       Donovan
Intro:
    C-      Fmaj73x       C/
e|-0---0---|
G|-1---1---|
B|-0---0h2-|
D|-2---0h3-|
A|-3---3---|
E|---------|
Sun, the earth is    Cturning                      Fmaj7(turn         Cmaj7turn)
It's        Fmaj7turning     Cround                     Fmaj7(round        Cadd2round)
And         Fmaj7love is the ac -     Ccess             Fmaj7(love         Cmaj7love)
And they        Fmaj7chop the tree     Cdown            Fmaj7(tim -         Cmaj7ber)
The         Fmaj7proud trees are     Cstanding          Fmaj7(nice        Cmaj7trees)
As        Fmaj7green as the     Csky                    Fmaj7(sky         Cmaj7sky)
As         Fmaj7green as the    Cgreenstone            Fmaj7(green        Cmaj7green)
                        Fmaj7                C         Fmaj7    C/
That         makes seabirds    fly                (fly)
                                       Cmaj7   Fmaj7-
All the proud trees are        standing
               Cmaj7                Fmaj7         C   Fmaj7-
       They´re as         tall as the     sky
      Cmaj7                Fmaj7                Cmaj7   Fmaj7-
       As        green as the        green stone
            Cmaj7                     Fmaj7          Fmaj7   Fmaj7-  C/
       An´ that         makes seabirds         fly
Ovens are     Cbaking                              Fmaj7(bake        Cmaj7bake)
And the         Fmaj7rivers run    Cdry                 Fmaj7(dry         Cmaj7dry)
As         Fmaj7dry as the     Cocean                   Fmaj7(white        Cmaj7sand)
On        Fmaj7wings of a    Cfly                       Fmaj7(fly        Cmaj7fly)
       Fmaj7Go if you're    Cable                       Fmaj7(go         Cmaj7go)
And         Fmaj7come if you     Ccan                   Fmaj7(can        Cmaj7can)
Life's         Fmaj7very un -     Cstable               Fmaj7(life        Cmaj7life)
                   Fmaj7                     C           Fmaj7   C/
It's         built upon    sand                   (sand)
                                Cmaj7   Fmaj7- Cmaj7  
For Marianne set the         table
                    Fmaj7          C   Fmaj7- Cadd2  
An         old friend I     see
                          Fmaj7            C   Fmaj7- Cadd2  
Mari -         anne fetch the     papers
                  Fmaj7         Cmaj7   Fmaj7-  Cadd2/
There´s        two for        tea
Sun, the earth is     Cturning                      Fmaj7(turn         Cmaj7turn)
It's        Fmaj7turning     Cround                      Fmaj7(round        Cadd2round)
And         Fmaj7love is the ac -     Ccess              Fmaj7(love        Cmaj7love)
And they        Fmaj7chop the tree    Cdown              Fmaj7(tim -        Cmaj7ber)
All the        Fmaj7proud trees are    Cstanding         Fmaj7(nice        Cmaj7trees)
They´re as        Fmaj7green as the     Csky             Fmaj7(sky        Cmaj7sky)
As        Fmaj7green as the     Cgreenstone              Fmaj7(green        Cmaj7green)
                        Fmaj7                 C         Fmaj7   Cmaj7-
That        makes seabirds     fly                 (fly)
       Fmaj7Go if you're         Cmaj7able                   Fmaj7(go         Cmaj7go)
And         Fmaj7come if you     Ccan                    Fmaj7(can        Cmaj7can)
Life´s        Fmaj7very un -     Cstable                 Fmaj7(life         Cmaj7life)
                     Fmaj7                    C   Fmaj7-  Cmaj7-
It´s         built upon     sand
               Fmaj7                          C   Fmaj7-  Cmaj7-
       Built upon     sand
                 Fmaj7                        C   Fmaj7- Cmaj7  
       Lying in your    hand
          Fmaj7You are
Outro:
 C-  Fmaj7-  Cmaj7-  Fmaj7-  Cmaj7-  Fmaj7-  C//
      Cx32010
  Fmaj7133210
  Cmaj7x32000
  Cadd2x32030
If you have a second guitar, it can alternate between a C-chord and a Fmaj7-chord

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Sun

by Donovan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Cadd2

SUN - Donovan

Intro:

C Fmaj7 C

- 3x /

e|-0---0---|

G|-1---1---|

B|-0---0h2-|

D|-2---0h3-|

A|-3---3---|

E|---------|

C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Sun, the earth is turning (turn turn)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd2

It's turning round (round round)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And love is the ac - cess (love love)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And they chop the tree down (tim - ber)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The proud trees are standing (nice trees)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

As green as the sky (sky sky)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

As green as the greenstone (green green)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C

That makes seabirds fly (fly)

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

All the proud trees are standing

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

They´re as tall as the sky

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

As green as the green stone

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C

- /

An´ that makes seabirds fly

C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Ovens are baking (bake bake)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And the rivers run dry (dry dry)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

As dry as the ocean (white sand)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

On wings of a fly (fly fly)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Go if you're able (go go)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And come if you can (can can)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Life's very un - stable (life life)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C

It's built upon sand (sand)

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

For Marianne set the table

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd2

An old friend I see

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd2

Mari - anne fetch the papers

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cadd2

- /

There´s two for tea

C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Sun, the earth is turning (turn turn)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd2

It's turning round (round round)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And love is the ac - cess (love love)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And they chop the tree down (tim - ber)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

All the proud trees are standing (nice trees)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

They´re as green as the sky (sky sky)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

As green as the greenstone (green green)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

That makes seabirds fly (fly)

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Go if you're able (go go)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And come if you can (can can)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Life´s very un - stable (life life)

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

- -

It´s built upon sand

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

- -

Built upon sand

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Lying in your hand

Fmaj7

You are

Outro:

C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C

- - - - - - //

x32010

Fmaj7

133210

Cmaj7

x32000

Cadd2

x32030

If you have a second guitar, it can alternate between a C-chord and a Fmaj7-chord

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