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[Verse]
I wDent to see an old frienG/Bd
Who was soon to pEm7ass away.A7sus4  
He said, "My lDife has been so good to G/Bme.
Now I still got Em7one more day."A7sus4  
Now he sGaid that as he watched the morning A7sun
And then he smiled my wDay.D/C#  D/B  D/A  
Because he sEm7aid that every moA7susrning,
He lived his lA7ife that wDay.G/B  D  
[Chorus]
He said, "DI am the G/Bsunshine. DYou are the G/Bsunshine.
Em7We are the A7sunshine. GHelp me G/F#understEm7and.
A7sus4We are the suA7nshine on the laDndG/B."D  Em7  A7  
[Verse 2]
He said this Dday is like a life you G/Blive,
It's never here to Em7stay,A7sus4  
Because your Dtime is always runnin' G/Bby
Like the sun across the Em7day.A7sus4  A7  
But it's like Glookin' at the sunshine from the A7earth.
The light does Dcome and D/C#go.D/B  D/A  
But when you're Em7lookin' at the earth A7sus4shine from the A7sun,
It's quite a different Gshow.
He said it's time you A7know.
[Chorus]
"That DI am the G/Bsunshine. DYou are the G/Bsunshine.
Em7We are the A7sunshine. GHelp me G/F#understEm7and.
A7sus4We are the suA7nshine on the laDndG/B."D  Em7  A7  
[Verse 3]
Now I'm Dthinkin' of the things he said.G/B  
We're walkin' toward the Em7grave.A7sus4  A7  
And I Dhaven't lived a life like hisG/B  
But I still got oEm7ne more day.A7sus4  A7  
Now Gyou could say it's only flesh and A7bone
The life that's in your DhanD/C#dsD/B  D/A  
But I Em7like to think it's something A7sus4more
Like the A7sunshine on the Dland.G/B  D  
[Chorus]
DI am the G/Bsunshine. DYou are the G/Bsunshine.
Em7We are the A7sunshine. GHelp me G/F#understEm7and.
A7sus4We are the suA7nshine on the laDndG/B.D  Em7  A7  
A7sus4We are the suA7nshine on the laDndG/B.D  G/B  D  G/B  

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Sunshine On The Land

by David Wilcox (US)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

Em7

A7sus4

D/C#

D/B

D/A

A7sus

G/F#

[Verse]

D G/B

I went to see an old friend

Em7 A7sus4

Who was soon to pass away.

D G/B

He said, "My life has been so good to me.

Em7 A7sus4

Now I still got one more day."

G A7

Now he said that as he watched the morning sun

D D/C# D/B D/A

And then he smiled my way.

Em7 A7sus

Because he said that every morning,

A7 D G/B D

He lived his life that way.

[Chorus]

D G/B D G/B

He said, "I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

Em7 A7 G G/F# Em7

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D Em7 A7

We are the sunshine on the land."

[Verse 2]

D G/B

He said this day is like a life you live,

Em7 A7sus4

It's never here to stay,

D G/B

Because your time is always runnin' by

Em7 A7sus4 A7

Like the sun across the day.

G A7

But it's like lookin' at the sunshine from the earth.

D D/C# D/B D/A

The light does come and go.

Em7 A7sus4 A7

But when you're lookin' at the earth shine from the sun,

It's quite a different show.

He said it's time you know.

[Chorus]

D G/B D G/B

"That I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

Em7 A7 G G/F# Em7

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D Em7 A7

We are the sunshine on the land."

[Verse 3]

D G/B

Now I'm thinkin' of the things he said.

Em7 A7sus4 A7

We're walkin' toward the grave.

D G/B

And I haven't lived a life like his

Em7 A7sus4 A7

But I still got one more day.

G A7

Now you could say it's only flesh and bone

D D/C# D/B D/A

The life that's in your hands

Em7 A7sus4

But I like to think it's something more

A7 D G/B D

Like the sunshine on the land.

[Chorus]

D G/B D G/B

I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

Em7 A7 G G/F# Em7

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D Em7 A7

We are the sunshine on the land.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D G/B D G/B

We are the sunshine on the land.

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