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Fairly simple?
It's D and Em.
Live she seems to just play
D   'Em'
x    7
7    7
7    0
0    x
x    x
x    x
It's not strictly Em then, but the bass is playing an E and there's so much reverb you 
really tell either way.  She also doesn't play the 'riff' over it, but if you want a go 
playing it solo (chords and 'lead') I suggest:
Capo 5
Chords relative to capo...
D*     D  Em* Em  
4   2   0   2
2   2   3   3
2   2   4   4
2   2   4   4
0   0   2   2
x   x   x   x
I think that's right anyway.  Enjoy...
Lyrics?
I went for a walk
watched the cars go by
the sun was high
I thought of you
I went for a walk
the wind was blowin'
it sure was hot
I thought of you
I went for a walk
watched the cars go by
the sun was high
and so was I
I thought of you

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Sun Was High So Was I

by Best Coast

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fairly simple?

It's D and Em.

Live she seems to just play

D 'Em'

x 7

7 7

7 0

0 x

x x

It's not strictly Em then, but the bass is playing an E and there's so much reverb you

really tell either way. She also doesn't play the 'riff' over it, but if you want a go

playing it solo (chords and 'lead') I suggest:

Capo 5

Chords relative to capo...

D D Em Em

* *

4 2 0 2

2 2 3 3

2 2 4 4

0 0 2 2

x x x x

I think that's right anyway. Enjoy...

Lyrics?

I went for a walk

watched the cars go by

the sun was high

I thought of you

I went for a walk

the wind was blowin'

it sure was hot

I thought of you

I went for a walk

watched the cars go by

the sun was high

and so was I

I thought of you

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