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ARTIST: Ray Charles
SONG: I Can See Clearly Now
ALBUM: True To Life, 1977
FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: luggi69@web.de
DATE: Feb 10 2002

used chords:

   Ab (xx1114@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_133211@1">F   C# (x43121@1)e--4--6--------------|
B--4--6--8--10--6----|
G--3--5--8--10--6----|
D--6--4--8--10--6----|
A--6--4--6--8---4----|
E--4--6--------------|

I Can See Clearly Now
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written by


Intro:

     Ab (xx1114@1)	  Bb (x1333x@1)e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G----5-----8b10--8-6------7----|
D----6---------------8----8----|
A----6--------------------8----|
E----4--------------------6----|


Yeah!


Verse:

Bb (x1333x@1)         Eb (x43121@3)          Bb (x1333x@1)         Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
I can see clearly now the rain is gone,       well
Bb (x1333x@1)       Eb (x43121@3)          FI (133211@1)can see all obstacles in my way, yeah
Bb (x1333x@1)           Eb (x43121@3)	BbGone (x1333x@1)have the dark clouds that used to make me blind
             Ab (xx1114@1)                  Eb (x43121@3)                      BbIt's (x1333x@1)gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day
                 Ab (xx1114@1)		      Eb (x43121@3)                 BbOh (x1333x@1)I can see a bright, (bright) oh a little bright, now (bright) sun shiny day


Verse:

I think I can make it now that the rain is gone, yes I can
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
Here is the rainbow I have been praying for.
Well, It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day
Oh it's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day


Bridge:

C# (x43121@1)			    AbWell, (xx1114@1)look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
		      C# (x43121@1)		        FWhy (133211@1)don't you just a- look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies


solo over verse chords

Bridge:

C# (x43121@1)			    AbYes, (xx1114@1)look all around, there is nothing but blue skies
C# (x43121@1)				        FWhy (133211@1)don't you look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies


I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way, don't worry!
Gone have all the dark clouds that used to make me blind.
Oh, I see it bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day, yes I do
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day


.....

fade out


A great soul number!

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"Won't you tell me, where have all the good times gone?"|
		-Ray Davies, 1965			|
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for fun, not money for corporations."			|
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