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Oh Sunrise

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Intro:  G   D/F#   Em   D   D4   D   C(2x)
Verse 1:
GSunrise D/F#oh, sEmunrise
DLook in my Ceyes
'Cause I Gknow you D/F#can sEmee
Oh, I kDnow you can sCee
GSwallow D/F#the dEmarkness
And cDolor the sCky
'Cause I Gwant to D/F#beliEmeve
Oh, I wDant to beClieveG  
[Chorus]
And lCift up your hGead
Oh I nEmeed you to hDold me
'Cause yoCu've been aGway for so lEmongD  D4  D  
And lCift up your hGead
Oh, the niEmght's long and lDonely
And Emnothing's the Dsame when you're Cgone
Oh, Emnothing's the Dsame when you're Cgone
COh woah woah woah
Intro again
Verse 2:
(same as verse 1)
Sunrise oh, sunrise
You sail through the sky
Like a ship on the sea
Like a ship on the sea
And breathing your light on
The clouds passing by
Won't you breathe it on me
Won't you breathe it on me
[Chorus]
G
Nightime oh, nightime
Oh, what will you say?
Now the Amdawn's shining bright
Will you just walk away?
Will you Gwhipser my name
From some dEmarkened doorway?
And try to Amhide in my shadow,
And cover my face?
Oh but I wCanna see i said
I wanna see
So Amsunrise oh, sunrise
Keep shining on me
Singing oChhh ohhhh ohhhh
Keep shining on meG  
And lCift up your hGead
Oh I nEmeed you to hDold me
'Cause yoCu've been aGway for so lEmongD  D4  D  
And lCift up your hGead
Oh, the niEmght's long and lDonely
And Emnothing's the Dsame when you're CgoneG  
[chorus]
GSunrisD/F#e oh, Emsunrise
DLook in my eCyes
'Cause I knGow yoD/F#u can Emsee
Oh, I kDnow you can sCeeG  

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Oh Sunrise

by Matt Hires

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G D/F# Em D D4 D C

Intro: (2x)

Verse 1:

G D/F# Em

Sunrise oh, sunrise

D C

Look in my eyes

G D/F# Em

'Cause I know you can see

D C

Oh, I know you can see

G D/F# Em

Swallow the darkness

D C

And color the sky

G D/F# Em

'Cause I want to believe

D C G

Oh, I want to believe

[Chorus]

C G

And lift up your head

Em D

Oh I need you to hold me

C G Em D D4 D

'Cause you've been away for so long

C G

And lift up your head

Em D

Oh, the night's long and lonely

Em D C

And nothing's the same when you're gone

Em D C

Oh, nothing's the same when you're gone

Oh woah woah woah

Intro again

Verse 2:

(same as verse 1)

Sunrise oh, sunrise

You sail through the sky

Like a ship on the sea

And breathing your light on

The clouds passing by

Won't you breathe it on me

[Chorus]

Nightime oh, nightime

Oh, what will you say?

Now the dawn's shining bright

Will you just walk away?

Will you whipser my name

From some darkened doorway?

And try to hide in my shadow,

And cover my face?

Oh but I wanna see i said

I wanna see

So sunrise oh, sunrise

Keep shining on me

Singing ohhh ohhhh ohhhh

Keep shining on me

C G

And lift up your head

Em D

Oh I need you to hold me

C G Em D D4 D

'Cause you've been away for so long

C G

And lift up your head

Em D

Oh, the night's long and lonely

Em D C G

And nothing's the same when you're gone

[chorus]

G D/F# Em

Sunrise oh, sunrise

D C

Look in my eyes

G D/F# Em

'Cause I know you can see

D C G

Oh, I know you can see

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