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Soulshine - Gov’t Mule, written by Warren Haynes
To play along with video use Capo 1
|    A|    E|  F#m   G|   A|
|    A|    E|  F#m   G|   A|
AWhen you can't fEind the light, that gDuides you through the cloudy dAays,
AWhen the stars ain't sEhinin' bright, and it fDeels like you've lost your wAay,
AWhen the candle lEights of home, Dburn so very far Aaway,
AYeah you got to let your sEoul shine, jF#must like my daddy used to saGy.
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He used to say sAoulshine, it's better than suEnsEsus4hine,E  
It's better than mDoonshine, it's damn sure better than rAain.
Hey now people dAon't mind, we all feel this way sEometime,
Got to let your F#msoul shine, shGine till the break of dAay.
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AI grew up thinkin' Ethat I had it made, Dgonna make it on my Aown.
Life can take the Estrongest man, and Dmake him feel so aAlone.
Now and then I feel a Ecold wind, Dblowin' through my Aachin' bones,
I think back to what my Edaddy said, he said, F#mboy in the darkness beGfore the dawn
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He used to say sAoulshine, it's better than suEnsEsus4hine,E  
It's better than mDoonshine, damn sure better than rAain.
Hey now people dAon't mind, we all get this Eway sometimes,
Got to let your F#msoul shine, Gshine till the break of dayA.
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F#mSometimes a man can feDel this emptiness,
Like a woman has robbed him of his very sAoul.
A C#mwoman too, God knows, she can feDel like this.
And Gwhen the world seems cold, you Egot to let your Esus4spirit take Econtrol.
[Solo]
I'm talking 'bout Asoulshine, it's better than EsEsus4unshinEe,
It's better than mDoonshine, it's damn sure better than rAain.
Hey now people dAon't mind, we all feel this Eway sometime,
Got to let your F#msoul shine, shGine till the break of dAay.
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I'm talking 'bouAt soulshine, better than sEunEsus4shine,E  
Better than moonshDine, damn sure better than rain.A  
Hey now people dAon't mind, we all feel Ethis way sometimes,
Got to let your F#msoul shine, sGoulshine till the break Aof day.

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Soulshine

by Gov't Mule

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Esus4

C#m

Soulshine - Gov’t Mule, written by Warren Haynes

To play along with video use Capo 1

A E F#m G A

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A E F#m G A

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A E D A

When you can't find the light, that guides you through the cloudy days,

A E D A

When the stars ain't shinin' bright, and it feels like you've lost your way,

A E D A

When the candle lights of home, burn so very far away,

A E F#m G

Yeah you got to let your soul shine, just like my daddy used to say.

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A E Esus4 E

He used to say soulshine, it's better than sunshine,

D A

It's better than moonshine, it's damn sure better than rain.

A E

Hey now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometime,

F#m G A

Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.

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A E D A

I grew up thinkin' that I had it made, gonna make it on my own.

E D A

Life can take the strongest man, and make him feel so alone.

E D A

Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin' through my achin' bones,

E F#m G

I think back to what my daddy said, he said, boy in the darkness before the dawn

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A E Esus4 E

He used to say soulshine, it's better than sunshine,

D A

It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain.

A E

Hey now people don't mind, we all get this way sometimes,

F#m G A

Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.

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F#m D

Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness,

Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul.

C#m D

A woman too, God knows, she can feel like this.

G E Esus4 E

And when the world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control.

[Solo]

A E Esus4 E

I'm talking 'bout soulshine, it's better than sunshine,

D A

It's better than moonshine, it's damn sure better than rain.

A E

Hey now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometime,

F#m G A

Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.

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A E Esus4 E

I'm talking 'bout soulshine, better than sunshine,

D A

Better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain.

A E

Hey now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes,

F#m G A

Got to let your soul shine, soulshine till the break of day.

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