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Yellow Sun

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[Intro]
A D A D A D A D
[Verse 1]
AYellow sun is Dshining in the AafterDnoon
I'd Areally like to Dtell you but I Afeel it's too Dsoon
My Gactions are dicCadd9tated by the Aphase of the Dmoon
The Aphase of the Dmoon
The Asun it isn't Dhiding when it Asets on Dyou
It's Anot a coward Dlike me and I Aknow but it's Dtrue
GWaiting for the Cadd9darkness now is Aall I can Ddo
It's Aall I can Ddo
[Break]
A D A D
[Verse]
And Aif the sun should Dfollow us Ainto your Droom
AThen the courage will be Drobbed from me to Atell you the Dtruth
The Gsetting sun's the Cadd9only thing that's Ashining on Dyou
That's Ashining on Dyou
C5 E5
[Chorus 1]
  C5You're making me E5hungry
  C5But what's really Gfunny's it's not Asunny anymore
[Break] (x2)
A D A D A D A D
[Verse]
And Awhen I finally Dtold you when the Asun has Dgone
You're Alaughing 'cause I Dthought I was the Aonly Done
And the Gonly thing that's Cadd9left for me's the Arising Dsun
The Arising Dsun
[Chorus 2] (x2)
  C5You're making me E5hungry
  C5You're making me E5hungry
  C5But what's really Gfunny's it's not Asunny anymore
[Break] (x2)
  AIt's not sDunny anymAore, it's not sDunny anymAore

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Yellow Sun

by The Raconteurs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

[Intro]

A D A D A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D A D

Yellow sun is shining in the afternoon

A D A D

I'd really like to tell you but I feel it's too soon

G Cadd9 A D

My actions are dictated by the phase of the moon

A D

The phase of the moon

A D A D

The sun it isn't hiding when it sets on you

A D A D

It's not a coward like me and I know but it's true

G Cadd9 A D

Waiting for the darkness now is all I can do

A D

It's all I can do

[Break]

A D A D

[Verse]

A D A D

And if the sun should follow us into your room

A D A D

Then the courage will be robbed from me to tell you the truth

G Cadd9 A D

The setting sun's the only thing that's shining on you

A D

That's shining on you

C5 E5

[Chorus 1]

C5 E5

You're making me hungry

C5 G A

But what's really funny's it's not sunny anymore

[Break] (x2)

A D A D A D A D

[Verse]

A D A D

And when I finally told you when the sun has gone

A D A D

You're laughing 'cause I thought I was the only one

G Cadd9 A D

And the only thing that's left for me's the rising sun

A D

The rising sun

[Chorus 2] (x2)

C5 E5

You're making me hungry

C5 E5

You're making me hungry

C5 G A

But what's really funny's it's not sunny anymore

[Break] (x2)

A D A D A

It's not sunny anymore, it's not sunny anymore

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