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You Are My Sunshine

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[Intro]
E A7 E A7 E C D E
[Verse 1]
YEou are my sunshine, my only sunshine
YAou make me happy wGhen Eskies are grey
You never Aknow, F#oh, how much I Blove you
Please don’t Ctake my Dsunshine Eaway
GThe other niAght, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt a lighAt,  entered my heEart
GWhen I aAwoke - I was Emistaken
AAh, but the cCurtains - Ewere still blowDn apartE  
[Chorus]
EYou are my sunshine, my only sunshine
YAou make me happy GwheEn skies are grey
You never Aknow, F#oh, how much I Blove you
Please don’t Ctake my Dsunshine Eaway
[Solo]
 E A7 E A7 E C D E
[Bridge]
MBy Emama once told me - What a soul should know
It’s about the dAevil, and I hate him Eso
He’ll be cArying, if we Gdon’t Efrown
And kDeep on sAmiling- CHe’ll stop hanging rEound
[Chorus]
You are my sDunEshine, Amy only suEnshine
YAou make me happy GwheEn skies are grey
You never Aknow, F#oh, how much I Blove you
Please don’t Ctake my Dsunshine Eaway
[Outro]
Please don’t Ctake my sDunshine aEway
Please don’t Ctake my sDunshine aEway 

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You Are My Sunshine

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

E A7 E A7 E C D E

[Verse 1]

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

A G E

You make me happy when skies are grey

A F# B

You never know, oh, how much I love you

C D E

Please don’t take my sunshine away

G A A E

The other night, as I lay sleeping, I dreamt a light, entered my heart

G A E

When I awoke - I was mistaken

A C E D E

Ah, but the curtains - were still blown apart

[Chorus]

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

A G E

You make me happy when skies are grey

A F# B

You never know, oh, how much I love you

C D E

Please don’t take my sunshine away

[Solo]

E A7 E A7 E C D E

[Bridge]

B E

My mama once told me - What a soul should know

A E

It’s about the devil, and I hate him so

A G E

He’ll be crying, if we don’t frown

D A C E

And keep on smiling- He’ll stop hanging round

[Chorus]

D E A E

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

A G E

You make me happy when skies are grey

A F# B

You never know, oh, how much I love you

C D E

Please don’t take my sunshine away

[Outro]

C D E

Please don’t take my sunshine away

C D E

Please don’t take my sunshine away

About You Are My Sunshine Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

Learn how to play You Are My Sunshine by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Are My Sunshine chords”, “You Are My Sunshine guitar chords”, or “Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) You Are My Sunshine chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy You Are My Sunshine chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Are My Sunshine lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A7, C, D, A, G.

FAQ — You Are My Sunshine by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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Is "You Are My Sunshine" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "You Are My Sunshine" in?

The chords for "You Are My Sunshine" show the original chord names (including E, A7, C, D, A, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.