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Sunsets For Somebody Else

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Intro + verse riff:
e|----------------G---3-3-----3-3----|----------------Am---0-0-----0-0----|
B|--/3-3-------------3-3-----3-3----|--/3-3-------------1-1-----1-1----|
G|--/4-4-\2p0---0----0-0-----0-0----|--/4-4-\2p0---0----2-2-----2-2----|
D|------------2----------0h2--------|------------2----------0h2--------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------0--------------0--|
E|----------------3--------------3--|----------------------------------|
e|----------------D7---2-2--D7sus2---0-0----|----------------G---3-3-----3-3----|
B|--/3-3-------------1-1-----1-1----|--/3-3-------------3-3-----3-3----|
G|--/4-4-\2p0---0----2-2-----2-2----|--/4-4-\2p0---0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|------------2---0-------0------0--|------------2----------0h2--------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------3--------------3--|
[Intro]
G Am D7 D7sus2 G
[Verse 1]
I know I’ve seen your face somGewhere
Selling something, some big Amidea
I know I’ve seen that vacant D7stareD7sus2  
Selling sunsets for sGomebody else
You find yourself asking youGrself
What is any of it Amworth?
You find yourself looking uD7p at nightD7sus2  
From the bottom of the Gearth
[Chorus 1]
And Amoh, can this wD7orld not afford to sGleep G/F#anymorEe
And Amoh, did your sD7heep stop jumping
They Bmgrow out their teeth
Did they Eneed a little something mAmore, than tD7his?
[Verse 2]
The taste of trouble on your Glips
‘Cause now they’re bitin’ at your Amthoughts
You tell yourself just to D7turn awayD7sus2  
But you know you’ve already lGost
The smell of rain with the sGong of wind
Can never be paid in fAmull
You try in vain to account D7for this messD7sus2  
And everything that you sGtole
[Chorus 2]
And Amoh, can this wD7orld not afford to sGleep G/F#anymorEe
And Amoh, did your sD7heep stop jumping
They Bmgrow out their teeth
Did they Emneed a little something moAmre, than thD7is?
[Verse 3]
‘Cause now they’re bitin’ at your Gfeet
They got you running from this Amplace
And now they’re breathing down your D7neckD7sus2  
Your eyes look lonely in your Gface
I see you looking just Gout of frame
What is it pulling you Amthere?
‘Cause things can never the stay the D7sameD7sus2  
So what is keeping you Ghere?
[Chorus 3]
And Amoh, can this wD7orld not afford to sGleep G/F#anymoreE  
And Amoh, did your sD7heep stop jumping
They Bmgrow out their teeth
And Eneed a little something now
AmEvery time you think, well they’d be D7biting at your thoughts
And Bmevery time you blink
Well you’ll be Eso damn far
But you want mAmore, than tD7his
[Outro]
I know I’ve seen your face somGewhere
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The story behind the song

"Sunsets for Somebody Else" captures a feeling of looking up at the night sky from a distant shore, evoking the warmth of a summer beach day. The lyrics touch on moments of self-realization, like recognizing when you've already lost something or seeing a "vacant stare" in others who are "selling sunsets for somebody else." Jack Johnson wrote this song while on a surf trip, finding that being on boats often inspires his music. The song's instrumentation echoes the big sound that marked the beginning of his career. It plays like a soothing reflection on perspective and presence.

AI-written from these sources:Sunsets for Somebody Else — Wikipedia ↗Jack Johnson (musician) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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