VERSE 1:
E B A
My friend the communist
E B A
Holds meetings in his RV
E B A
I can't afford his gas
E B A
So I'm stuck here watching TV
INTRO RIFF: (x1)
VERSE 2:
E B A
I don't have digital
E B A
I don't have diddly squat
E B A
It's not having what you want
E B A
It's wanting what you've got
CHORUS 1:
E B
I'm gonna soak up the sun
F#m
Gonna tell everyone
G#m A B
To lighten up
I'm gonna tell 'em that
E B
I've got no one to blame
F#m
For every time I feel lame
G#m A B
I'm looking up
INTRO RIFF: x2
I'm gonna soak up the sun (x2)
VERSE 3:
E B A
I've got a crummy job
E B A
It don't pay near enough
E B A
To buy the things it takes
E B A
To win me some of your love
BRIDGE:
E B
Every time I turn around
D A
I'm looking up, you're looking down
E B
Maybe something's wrong with you
G A
That makes you act the way you do
CHORUS 2:
E B
I'm gonna soak up the sun
F#m
Gonna tell everyone
G#m A B
To lighten up
I'm gonna tell 'em that
E B
I've got no one to blame
F#m
For every time I feel lame
G#m A B
I'm looking up
INTRO RIFF: x2
I'm gonna soak up the sun
While it's still free
VERSE 4 - BROKEN DOWN (GUITAR, VOICE, BASS):
E B A
Don't have no master suite
E B A
But I'm still the king of me
E B A
You have a fancy ride, but baby
E B A
I'm the one who has the key
BRIDGE ALTERED:
E B
Every time I turn around
D A
I'm looking up, you're looking down
E B
Maybe something's wrong with you
G A
That makes you act the way you do
G A
Maybe I am crazy too
CHORUS 3 (EVERYONE IN):
E B
I'm gonna soak up the sun
F#m
Gonna tell everyone
G#m A B
To lighten up
I'm gonna tell 'em that
E B
I've got no one to blame
F#m
For every time I feel lame
G#m A B
I'm looking up
OUTRO: (Just GUITAR and VOICE)
E B
I'm gonna soak up the sun
F#m
I got my 45 on
G#m - A B
So I can rock on
Keyboards
Bass
Guitar
GUITAR Tab
Intro riff:
Chords used are E - B - A
e|----------------------|
B|-------9--------------|
G|-----9---9------------|
D|---9-------9-9--7-7---|
A|-7---------9-9--7-7---|
E|-----------7-7--5-5---|
Vers:
Chords used are B - A
e|----------------------|
B|----------4--4--2--2--|
G|----------4--4--2--2--|
D|--2-0-2---4--4--2--2--|
A|----------2--2--0--0--|
E|----------------------|
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Intro riff: x 4
e|----------------------|
B|-------9--------------|
G|-----9---9------------|
D|---9-------9-9--7-7---|
A|-7---------9-9--7-7---|
E|-----------7-7--5-5---|