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Michael Franti - Sound Of Sunshine Ukulele

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Sound Of Sunshine Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Michael Franti
Sound Of Sunshine - Michael Franti
This song isn't out yet, but he's been playing it live and it will be the cover 
track of his next album called "Sound of Sunshine." 
He plays it with simple strumming and it goes to a simple rhythm, there is an 
equal amount of time from each chord to the next, that is why there may be one Bb 
followed by another. 
As for the actual chords, some of them are barre chords, so I will tell you which 
one is which.
Bb barre 6th; F barre 8th; Eb barre 6th; Cm barre 3rd; Gm barre 3rd; the F in the 
Bridge is a regular F barred on the 1st fret.


Intro:
Bb  Bb  F  F  Eb   Cm  Bb  Bb

Verse:
Bb
I wake up in the morning at six o'clock
Bb
They say there may be rain, but the sun is hot 
F
I wish I had some time just to kill today 
F
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got to pay 
Eb
Some days you lose, you win
Cm
and the water's as high as the times you're in
Bb
So I jump back in where I learned to swim 
Gm
Try to keep my head above it the best I can 
Eb                    Eb                     Bb               Gm
That's why, Here I am, just waiting for this storm to pass me by 

Chorus:
               F        Eb               Bb    Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
               F        Eb               Bb    Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down

F  Eb  Bb (stop)

Verse:
Bb                                             Bb
I saw my friend Bobby, he said 'what's up man, you got a little work or a twenty to lend?' 
F                                              F
I opened up my hand he said, 'I'm glad to see, they can take away my job but not my friends,
Eb                       Cm               Bb               Gm
You see, Here I am, just waiting for this storm to pass me by 

Chorus:
               F        Eb               Bb    Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
               F        Eb               Bb    Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down

Bridge:
Gm
That's the sound of the sun goin down 
Bb
When the people of the world start to paint the town 
Gm
A day that's long is a day complete 
Bb
So kick off ya shoes and relax ya feet 
Gm
They say that miracles are never ceasing 
Bb
And every single soul needs a little releasing 
F
They say that money makes the world go round
F
But only one thing'll help the sun go down 
F
Sweet sweet love'll help the sun go down 
F
it's true, it's true, it's true


Passing Chords: (end of bridge)
               Cm       Eb               Bb    Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down

Chorus:
               F         Eb              Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
               F         Eb              Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down   

Breakdown:
Bb
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down 
Bb 
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down 
Eb                              Cm
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down 
Bb                              Gm (stop)
You're the one I wanna be with, when the sun goes down 

Chorus:
F        Eb               Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down
               F        Eb               Bb
And that's the sound of sunshine, coming down   

F  Eb  Bb x2
            
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