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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2nd fret
Chords used:
e|---G3---------Cadd9--3----------Em7-3----------D/F#-2------|
B|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
G|---0-----------0-----------0-----------2------|
D|---0-----------2-----------2-----------0------|
A|---2-----------3-----------2-----------0------|
E|---3-----------------------0-----------2------|
Intro:    G     Cadd9     Em7     D/F#x2
Chorus:
 GI wanna turn it rCadd9ound for you,   Em7don't turn awaD/F#y 
 GI wanna turn it rCadd9ound for you,     Em7don't turn awaD/F#y 
Verse:
  Em7I know you and Cadd9I
Should'a known betGter 
  Em7I know you and Cadd9I 
Are turning in G  
I don't minD/F#d 
You don't care Em7  
If you and I go doCadd9wn
  GAnd we come undoneD/F#  
Em7Find us a way ouGt 
((Chorus))
Verse 2:
 Em7(ring)                
   Standing in the sun 
I should'a gone out Gthere 
 Em7Standing out but Cadd9I'm giving inG  
Well I can't finD/F#d where I aEm7m 
Standing on the edCadd9ge 
  GOf a curtain caD/F#ll 
                Em7   Cadd9(ring)
Is it good as done? 
((Chorus))
Bridge:
Yeah stGanding in the suD/F#n 
GI could recall the Cadd9looks on their faces 
GI would've turned arouD/F#nd for yoEm7u 
For yoGu... 
((Repeat verse 1))
((Chorus))
Outro:
GDon't dCadd9on't          Em7don't turn awD/F#ay 
GDon't dCadd9on't          Em7don't turn awD/F#ay 
GDon't dCadd9on't          Em7don't turn awD/F#ay 
|   Hhammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Standing In The Sun

by Howie Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

D/F#

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Tuning: Standard

Capo 2nd fret

Chords used:

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

e|---3-----------3-----------3-----------2------|

B|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|

G|---0-----------0-----------0-----------2------|

D|---0-----------2-----------2-----------0------|

A|---2-----------3-----------2-----------0------|

E|---3-----------------------0-----------2------|

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

Intro: x2

Chorus:

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

I wanna turn it round for you, don't turn away

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

I wanna turn it round for you, don't turn away

Verse:

Em7 Cadd9

I know you and I

Should'a known better

Em7 Cadd9

I know you and I

Are turning in

D/F#

I don't mind

Em7

You don't care

Cadd9

If you and I go down

G D/F#

And we come undone

Em7 G

Find us a way out

((Chorus))

Verse 2:

Em7

(ring)

Standing in the sun

I should'a gone out there

Em7 Cadd9 G

Standing out but I'm giving in

D/F# Em7

Well I can't find where I am

Cadd9

Standing on the edge

G D/F#

Of a curtain call

Em7 Cadd9

(ring)

Is it good as done?

((Chorus))

Bridge:

G D/F#

Yeah standing in the sun

G Cadd9

I could recall the looks on their faces

G D/F# Em7

I would've turned around for you

For you...

((Repeat verse 1))

((Chorus))

Outro:

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

Don't don't don't turn away

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

Don't don't don't turn away

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

Don't don't don't turn away

| hammer-on

| p pull-off

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