Crow Sheryl - Soak Up The Sun Tabs

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Sheryl Crow - SOAK UP THE SUN 
 
 
Key of "E"


TUNING - Standard


CAPO - Placed at 2nd fret (3rd fret now becomes 1st fret)


INTRO:

F# ------------------------------------------------
C# -----------------7-----------------------------
A ----7--5--7----------7------2--2---0--0----
E ----7--5--7------------------2--2---0--0----
B ----5--5--5------------------0--0-------------
F# ---------------------------------------3--3----x4

VERSE 1:

. . . . . . . My friend . . .

F# -----------------------------------------------
C# -----------------------------------------------
A ----7--5--7----------------2--2---0---0----
E ----7--5--7----------------2--2---0---0----
B ----5--5--5----------------0--0--------------
F# -------------------------------------3---3----x4

Note: When performing this song live, instead of playing the last two G shaped chords on both the INTRO and VERSE, Tim Smith has been playing this . . .

F# -----------------
C# -----------------
A ---------2---0---
E ---------0---0---
B -------------------
F# ---3---3---3---

REPEAT INTRO: 1 time only

VERSE 2: Same as VERSE 1

CHORUS 1: Play 2 times. Different lyrics the 2nd time around


Strum freely

. . . I'm gonna soak up the sun

F# ---2-------------------------------0----------
C# ---3-------------------------------2----------
A -----2-------------------------------2----------
E -----0-------------------------------2----------
B --------------------------------------0----------
F# ------------------------------------------------

Gonna tell everyone to lighten up

F# ---------------------0---0-------------0------
C# ---------------------0---0---0---0---2------
A -----------------------0---0---0---0---2------
E -----------------------2---2---0---0---2------
B -----------------------2---2--------2---0------
F# ----------------------0---2---3---3-----------

Note: In that last section, I added the 2nd & 4th chords w/ bass notes for a fuller sound.

REPEAT INTRO: 2 times only

VERSE 3: Same as VERSE 1

BRIDGE:


The "Everytime I turn around" part . . .

F# ----------------------------------------------
C# ----------------------------------------------
A ----7---7------------5---5-------------------
E ----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---------
B ----5---5---4---4---3---3---2---2---------
F# -----------------------------------------------

F# ----------------------------------------------
C# ----------------------------------------------
A ----7---7-------------------------------------
E ----7---7---7---7---3---3---5---5---------
B ----5---5---4---4---3---3---5---5---------
F# ----------------------1---1---3---3---------

CHORUS 2: Same as CHORUS 1

LEAD BREAK: Same chords as VERSE 1. For the solo, play this 3 times . . .


For this group of notes (7-7s-7-p-5) which are played 7 times during the solo, pick the 1st note only. Follow that with a slight bend up to the 2nd note, a reverse bend back to the 3rd note and then a pull-off to the 4th note . . .

F# ---------------------------------------------------------
C# --7--7--7----(7--7s--7-p-5)--(7--7s--7-p-5)--
A ------7--7--7-------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
F# ---------------------------------------------------------


and then this . . .


For the last group of notes (7-7s-7-7s-7) pick the first note only. Follow that with a slight bend up to the 2nd note, a reverse bend back to the 3rd note, another slight bend up to the 4th note, and then another reverse bend back to the 5th note . . .

F# ------------------------------------------------------------
C# --7--7--7----(7--7s--7-p-5)--(7--7s--7--7s--7)--
A ------7--7--7----------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
F# ------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 4: Same as VERSE 1

REPEAT BRIDGE: Same as the 1st BRIDGE, but play the last two chords one additional time

CHORUS 3: Play CHORUS 1, 4 times

OUTRO: Strum the CHORUS chords 1 time through, ending with 1 strum on the last A chord 


  

My friend the communist 
Holds meetings in his RV 
I can't afford his gas
So I'm stuck here watching TV
I don't have digital
I don't have diddly squat
It's not having what you want
It's wanting what you've got 

CHORUS: 

I'm gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone 
To lighten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)
I've got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I'm looking up 
I'm gonna soak up the sun
I'm gonna soak up the sun


I've got a crummy job
It don't pay near enough
To buy the things it takes
To win me some of your love
Every time I turn around
I'm looking up, you're looking down
Maybe something's wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do 

CHORUS 

I'm gonna soak up the sun
While it's still free
I'm gonna soak up the sun
Before it goes out on me


Don't have no master suite
I'm still the king of me
You have a fancy ride, but baby
I'm the one who has the key
Every time I turn around
I'm looking up, you're looking down
Maybe something's wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe I am crazy too 

CHORUS 

I'm gonna soak up the sun
Got my 45 on
So I can rock on. 




" It's not having what you want . . . it's wanting what you've got "