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Soul Shine

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This is in 4/4 time.  The first 18 measures is a guitar solo intro.
Use Barre chords throughout the song.  It gives a nice full sound
on an acoustic guitar.
INTRO:
|[N.C.] |[N.C.]|Bb   |Bb    
|    F|./.    |    Gm  
|    Ab|    Bb|./.    |./.    
|./.    |./.    |./.    |Gm  
|    Ab|    Bb|./.    
VERSE:
   BbWhen you can't find_F__ the light  
Ebto guide you through cloud - y  Bbdays,____
when the stars  ain't Fshin - ing bright   
and it Ebfeels like you've lost your____  Bbway,___
when the candle lights   Fof home___
  Ebburn so ver - y far_Bb_ a - way
yeah, you got to let your Fsoul shine.__  
GmJust like my dad - dy used__Ab_ to say,  used to say.
CHORUS:
BbSoul  -  shine______   is better than sun  F-  shine
it's better than moon Eb- shine._  It's damn sure better than the Bbrain.____
Well, now people, don't mind,____ we all feel this way _F_ some - times.____
                            Gm                                 Ab|   Bb|./.
Got to let your soul__ shine, shine 'till the break of day.____
VERSE:
  BbI grew up thinking that I Fhad it made.__  
Gonna Ebmake it    on my Bbown.__
Life can take the Fstrongest man, ____   
   Ebmake him feel  so a - Bblone. ______
Now and then I feel a Fcold wind____
Ebblowing through my aching Bbbones. _____
I think back to what my Fdaddy said.__  
He said,  "GmBoy, in the dark - ness Abjust before dawn...
CHORUS:
  BbLet your soul  -  shine______   it's better than sun  F-  shine
I know it's better than Ebmoon - shine._  It's damn sure better than Bbrain.____
People now don't you mind,____ we all Fget this way __ some - times.____
                                Gm                             Ab|   Bb|   Bb   F  Gm  
You got to let your soul__ shine, shine 'till the break of day.____
BRIDGE:
   GmSome-times a man      can feel_Eb___ this emptiness,___
like a woman    has robbed him of his ver - Bby soul, whoa, whoa,   whoa.
Well,     Dma woman too, God knows,  she__ Ebcan  feel___ like  this____
And when the Abworld seems cold, you got to let your spirit take con - Ftrol.
That's what I tell you.
                     (Guitar solo - 31 measures.)
CHORUS:
Talking 'bout  BbSoul  -  shine______   is better than sun  F-  shine
better than moon Eb- shine._  It's damn sure better than rain.Bb____
Well now people don't mind,____ we all get this wFay __ some - times.____
Got to let your Gmsoul__ shine.____ Yeah,Ab____ shine on_- and on
Bband on and on.____  I said it's better than sun F- shine.___
It's better than moon Eb- shine.  It's damn sure better than rain.Bb  
Well now people don't mind,____ we all feel this Fway __ some - times.____
                                 Gm                             Ab|   Bb|./.  
Got to let your soul__ shine,____  shine till the break of day. ___
                 (Ends with a guitar solo - 37 measures)

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Soul Shine

by Gov't Mule

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is in 4/4 time. The first 18 measures is a guitar solo intro.

Use Barre chords throughout the song. It gives a nice full sound

on an acoustic guitar.

INTRO:

|[N.C.] |[N.C.]|Bb |Bb

F Gm

| |./. |

Ab Bb

| | |./. |./.

|./. |./. |./. |

Ab Bb

| | |./.

VERSE:

Bb F

When you can't find___ the light

Eb Bb

to guide you through cloud - y days,____

when the stars ain't shin - ing bright

Eb Bb

and it feels like you've lost your____ way,___

when the candle lights of home___

Eb Bb

burn so ver - y far__ a - way

yeah, you got to let your soul shine.__

Gm Ab

Just like my dad - dy used___ to say, used to say.

CHORUS:

Bb F

Soul - shine______ is better than sun - shine

Eb Bb

it's better than moon - shine._ It's damn sure better than the rain.____

Well, now people, don't mind,____ we all feel this way __ some - times.____

Gm Ab Bb

| |./.

Got to let your soul__ shine, shine 'till the break of day.____

VERSE:

Bb F

I grew up thinking that I had it made.__

Eb Bb

Gonna make it on my own.__

Life can take the strongest man, ____

Eb Bb

make him feel so a - lone. ______

Now and then I feel a cold wind____

Eb Bb

blowing through my aching bones. _____

I think back to what my daddy said.__

Gm Ab

He said, "Boy, in the dark - ness just before dawn...

CHORUS:

Bb F

Let your soul - shine______ it's better than sun - shine

Eb Bb

I know it's better than moon - shine._ It's damn sure better than rain.____

People now don't you mind,____ we all get this way __ some - times.____

Gm Ab Bb Bb F Gm

| |

You got to let your soul__ shine, shine 'till the break of day.____

BRIDGE:

Gm Eb

Some-times a man can feel____ this emptiness,___

like a woman has robbed him of his ver - y soul, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Dm Eb

Well, a woman too, God knows, she__ can feel___ like this____

Ab F

And when the world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take con - trol.

That's what I tell you.

(Guitar solo - 31 measures.)

CHORUS:

Bb F

Talking 'bout Soul - shine______ is better than sun - shine

Eb Bb

better than moon - shine._ It's damn sure better than rain.____

Well now people don't mind,____ we all get this way __ some - times.____

Gm Ab

Got to let your soul__ shine.____ Yeah,____ shine on_- and on

Bb F

and on and on.____ I said it's better than sun - shine.___

Eb Bb

It's better than moon - shine. It's damn sure better than rain.

Well now people don't mind,____ we all feel this way __ some - times.____

Gm Ab Bb

| |./.

Got to let your soul__ shine,____ shine till the break of day. ___

(Ends with a guitar solo - 37 measures)

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