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Bm, G, A
BmTina lies Gon the Aground
She lies there foreverBm  
She lGikes the Asun
F#mTina knows Gthe devil
BmTina loves the vGiolenceA  
Of living in the countryBm  
She lGikes that iAt's
F#mSo far fGrom me
Em, F#, G X2
D
BmTina has her stGory downA  
I really thought I knew itBm  
And it Gchanged aroAund
When F#mI was almoGst through it
Em, F#, G X2
D
GSunshine on my Dback Emis the oF#mnly kiGnd I like
GSunshine in my Dbrain Emis the lF#monely Gkind of pain
   GIt's the suDnshine      Em      F#mof a lGonely     Dmind
She says "BmAfter today then there's notAhing you owe me"F#m  G  
And I'm so Bmglad that you came, I needed sAomeone who loves meF#m  G  
But just Emdon't try to F#mtalk yourself inGto this love
And Emsleep like a F#mbaby while IG'm staying up
It's as mEmuch what you F#msay, as it iGs what you don't
You Emcan't try to sF#mtay you either Gwill or you wDon't
GSunshine on my Dback Emis the oF#mnly kiGnd I like
GSunshine in my Dbrain Emis the lF#monely Gkind of pain
   GIt's the suDnshine      Em      F#mof a lGonely     Dmind
Em, F#m, G x2
Em, F#m, G, D
Em~ F#m~ G~ D~
Em

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Sunshine On My Back

by The National

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F#m

Bm, G, A

Bm G A

Tina lies on the ground

She lies there forever

G A

She likes the sun

F#m G

Tina knows the devil

Bm G A

Tina loves the violence

Of living in the country

G A

She likes that it's

F#m G

So far from me

Em, F#, G X2

Bm G A

Tina has her story down

I really thought I knew it

G A

And it changed around

F#m G

When I was almost through it

Em, F#, G X2

G D Em F#m G

Sunshine on my back is the only kind I like

G D Em F#m G

Sunshine in my brain is the lonely kind of pain

G D Em F#m G D

It's the sunshine of a lonely mind

Bm A F#m G

She says "After today then there's nothing you owe me"

Bm A F#m G

And I'm so glad that you came, I needed someone who loves me

Em F#m G

But just don't try to talk yourself into this love

Em F#m G

And sleep like a baby while I'm staying up

Em F#m G

It's as much what you say, as it is what you don't

Em F#m G D

You can't try to stay you either will or you won't

G D Em F#m G

Sunshine on my back is the only kind I like

G D Em F#m G

Sunshine in my brain is the lonely kind of pain

G D Em F#m G D

It's the sunshine of a lonely mind

Em, F#m, G x2

Em, F#m, G, D

Em~ F#m~ G~ D~

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