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Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Chords

Chord reference A, D, C#m, G, Bm, E, C#, F#, B, F#m, Bb, Eb, Dm, Ab, Cm, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]You are the [D]sunshine of my [C#m]life [G] [Bm]That’s why I’ll [E]always be a[A]round [Bm] [E] [A]You are the [D]apple of my [C#m]eye [G] [Bm]Forever [E]you’ll stay in my [A]heart [Bm] [E]

[A]I feel like [D]this is [D]the be[A]ginning [D] [A]Though I’ve loved [D]you for a million [E]years [C#m] [C#] [F#]And if I [B]thought our [C#]love was [F#m]ending I’d [B]find myself drowning in my own [E]tears

[A]You must have [D]known that [D]I was [A]lonely [D] [A]Because you [D]came to [D]my res[E]cue [C#m] [C#] [F#]And I [B]know that this [C#]must be [F#m]heaven How could [B]so much love be inside of [E]you?

[Bb]You are the [Eb]sunshine of my [Dm]life [Ab] [Cm]That’s why I’ll [F]always be a[Bb]round [Cm] [F] [Bb]You are the [Eb]apple of my [Dm]eye [Ab] [G] [Cm]Forever [F]you’ll stay in my [Bb]heart [Cm] [F]

[A]Tu es le [D]soleil de ma [C#m]vie [G] [Bm]Tu es le [E]soleil de mes [A]jours [Bm] [E] [A]Tu es le [D]soleil de mes [C#m]nuits [G] [Bm]Tu es le [E]soleil de l’a[A]mour [Bm] [E]

[A]C’est comme [D]si tout avait com[A]mencé [D] [A]Depuis plus [D]d’un million d’an[E]nées [C#m] [C#] [F#]C’est comme si [B]nous nous [C#]étions [F#m]trouvés En [B]nous cherchant depuis la nuit des [E]temps .. Whoa

[A]C’est comme [D]si je t’avais at[A]tendue [D] [A]Dès le ma[D]tin du premier [E]jour [C#m] [C#] [F#]C’est comme [B]si je [C#]t’avais re[F#m]connue Quand [B]je t’ai vue, cenir à mon se[E]cours …Whoa

[Bb]Tu es le [Eb]soleil de ma [Dm]vie [Ab] [Cm]Tu es le [F]soleil de mes [Bb]jours [Cm] [E] [Bb]Tu es le [Eb]soleil de mes [Dm]nuits [Ab] [Cm]Tu es le [F]soleil de l’a[Bb]mour [Cm] [F]

Artist Stevie Wonder
Album Talking Book
Genres Pop, R&B, Soul
Year 1972
Key A

How to Play You Are The Sunshine Of My Life on Guitar?

Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life can be played in the key of A using the A, D, C#m, G, Bm, E, C#, F#, B, F#m, Bb, Eb, Dm, Ab, Cm, F chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • 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.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • 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 Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G 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.

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

You can play You Are The Sunshine Of My Life with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.