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Soak Up the Sun - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio

Song Form

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SONG FORM:
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INTRO (x2)
VERSE 1

INTRO (x1)
VERSE 2
CHORUS 1

INTRO (x2)
VERSE 3
BRIDGE 1
CHORUS 2

INTRO (x2)
VERSE 4
BRIDGE 2 EXTENDED
CHORUS 3

CHORUS OUTRO broken down

Song Lyrics and Chords



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---|







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