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Maroon 5 - The Sun Chords

Chord reference Am, C, D, F, G, Dm, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]After [C]school, walking home, [D]fresh dirt under my fingernails and. [Am]I can [C]smell hot asphalt, [D]cars screech to a halt to let me pass. [Am]And I [C]cannot remember, [D]what life was like through photographs. [Am]And trying [C]to recreate, [D]images life gives us from the past. [Am]And some[C]times it’s a sad song. [D]But I.

[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and [F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through [F]And mama, I’ve been crying Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won And we’re [Dm]only several [E]miles from the [Am]sun. [C] Owo [D]hoo [Am]oh, yeah[C] [D]

And [Am]I’m moving [C]on, down my street [D]I see people I won’t ever meet [Am]I think of her, take a breath [D]Feel the beat in the rhythm of my [Am]steps [Am]And some[C]times it’s a sad song. [D]But I

[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and [F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through [F]And mama, I’ve been crying Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won And we’re [D]only several [E]miles from the [Am]sun. [C]

[Am]Rhythm of the conversation, [E]the perfection of her creation [Am]The sex she slipped into my coffee., [E]the way she felt when she first saw me [Am]Hate to love and love to hate her, [E]like a broken record player [Am]Back and forth and here and gone and [E]on and on and on and on!

[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and [F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through [F]And mama, I’ve been crying Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won And we’re [D]only several [E]miles Said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won And we’re [D]only several [E]miles from the sun.[Am]’ [C] [D]Yea [Am]ah

Artist Maroon 5
Album Songs About Jane
Genres Pop, R&B
Year 2002
Key Am

How to Play The Sun on Guitar?

Maroon 5 - The Sun can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, D, F, G, Dm, E chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Sun with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.