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Why Does The Sun Shine

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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Why Does The Sun Shine? ( The sun is a mass of incadescent gas )
Album: Severe Tire Damage
                F BbF C F BbF
Intro chords: (              )
 Keyboard intro:
       F                 Bb                   F           C           F  Bb F
e|-----10-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----13-13-10----------10----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-10-12----12-10----------------------10-10----------11-10----|
D|-----------------------------------12-------10-10-10-10-------12-12-10----------|
A|--------------------------------------10-10-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
    F                Bb                  F                C
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace.
      F                      Bb          F              C             F     Bb F
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees
[Verse]
    F        Bb       F      Bb    F                    C
Yo, ho! It's hot, the sun is not a place where we could live.
    F                     Bb             C                F     Bb F
But here on earth there'd be no life without the light it gives.
   F        Bb        F        Bb                    C
We need its light, we need its heat, we need its energy.
    F                Bb                   C             F   Bb  F
Without the sun, without a doubt, there'd be no you and me.
[Chorus]
    F                Bb                  F                C
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace.
      F                      Bb          F              C             F     Bb F
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees
[Bridge]
    F      Bb
The sun is hot....
(SPOKEN: The sun is so hot... that everything on it is a gas.
Copper, iron, aluminum, on the surface of the sun, are all gas!)
    F      Bb
The sun is large...
(SPOKEN: The sun is so large... a million earths could fit inside,
and yet the sun's just a middle-sized star!)
    F       Bb   C
The sun  is far away...
(SPOKEN: It's about ninty-three million miles away. And that's why it looks so small!)
    F              Bb                C                    F    Bb  F
But even when it's out of sight, the sun shines night and day.
    F         Bb         F         Bb        F                C
The sun gives light, the sun gives heat, the sunlight that we see
    F                   Bb             C         F    Bb F
The sunlight comes from our own sun's atomic energy
(SPOKEN: Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-crushing machine. The
heat and light of the sun are caused by the nuclear reactions between hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and helium.)
[Chorus]
    F                Bb                  F                C
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace.
      F                      Bb          F              C             F     Bb F
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees

Why Does The Sun Shine chords and lyrics

Free chords for Why Does The Sun Shine by They Might Be Giants. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Why Does The Sun Shine? ( The sun is a mass of incadescent gas )
Album: Severe Tire Damage
Intro chords: ( F  Bb  F  C  F  Bb  F )
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
(SPOKEN: The sun is so hot... that everything on it is a gas.
Copper, iron, aluminum, on the surface of the sun, are all gas!)
(SPOKEN: The sun is so large... a million earths could fit inside,
and yet the sun's just a middle-sized star!)
(SPOKEN: It's about ninty-three million miles away. And that's why it looks so small!)
(SPOKEN: Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-crushing machine. The
heat and light of the sun are caused by the nuclear reactions between hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and helium.)
[Chorus]

Why Does The Sun Shine Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play Why Does The Sun Shine by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Why Does The Sun Shine chords”, “Why Does The Sun Shine guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants Why Does The Sun Shine chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Why Does The Sun Shine chords and for experienced players who want accurate Why Does The Sun Shine lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Bb, C, B, G, D.

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