• Song:

    Sun Is Shining

  • Artist:

    Bob Marley

  • Album:

    Bob Marley Collection

...SUN IS SHINING... by Bob Marley
--------------------..............

*from 'Kaya' (1978)*


Intro:

Ebm*  Abm*, Ebm*  Abm*

Verse 1:

*(Riff 1):

    Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6   Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6
e|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|
B|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
G|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 Sun is shining, the weather is sweet.
Make you wanna move, your dancing feet.

*(Riff 2):

    Abm    Abm7   Abm6   G#mb6     Abm    Abm7   Abm6   G#mb6
e|--11-11--14-14--13-13--12-12--|--11-11--14-14--13-13--12-12--|
B|--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--|--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--|
G|--13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--|--13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

(with *Riff 2):

      (G#m)
To the rescue; here I am,
Want to know y'all, where I stand.

Verse 2:

*(Riff 1):

    Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6   Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6
e|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|
B|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
G|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------| (x2)

(with *Riff 2):

(G#m)
 Monday morning; here I am,
Want to know just if you can, where I stand.

Verse 3:

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 (Wednesday morning), tell myself a new day is rising.
(Thursday evening), get on the rise and a new day is dawning.

(with *Riff 2):

(G#m)
 (Friday morning), here I am,
(Saturday evening), want you to know just,
Want you to know just where I stand.

Verse 4:

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 When the mornin', gather the rainbow, yeah, yeah,
Want you to know; I'm a rainbow too.

(with *Riff 2):

          (G#m)
So, to the rescue; here I am,
Want to know just if you can, where I stand.

Verse 5:

*(Riff 1):

    Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6   Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6
e|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|
B|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
G|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------| (x2)

(with *Riff 2):

(G#m)
 We lift our heads and give Jah praises.
We lift our heads and give Jah praises, yeah.

Verse 6:

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 (Sun is shining; the weather is sweetm now.
Make you wanna move, your dancing feet).

(with *Riff 2):

      (G#m)
To the rescue; here I am,
Want you to know just if you can where I stand,
Now, now, now, where I stand.

Verse 7:

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 Monday morning; scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop.
Tuesday evenin); scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop.

(with *Riff 2):

(G#m)
 Wednesday morning; scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop.
Thursday evening; scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop.

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 Friday morning; scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop.
Saturday evening; scoo-be-doop-scoop-scoop. So...

(with *Riff 2):

      (G#m)
To the rescue, to the rescue, to the rescue.
Alright and now, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

Verse 8:

*(Riff 1):

    Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6   Ebm  Ebm7 Ebm6 D#mb6
e|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-6--9-9--8-8--7-7--|
B|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
G|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------| (x2)

(with *Riff 2):

(G#m)
 Awake from your sleep and slumber,
Today could bring your lucky number.

Coda:

(with *Riff 1):

(D#m)
 Sun is shining and the weather is sweet.
Sun is shining and the weather is sweet.
Sun is shining and the weather is sweet.
Sun is shining and the weather is sweet.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  Ebm*    Abm*     Ebm    Ebm7    Ebm6    D#mb6

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x68876  466444  xxx876  xxx879  xxx878  xxx877

    Abm      Abm7      Abm6      G#mb6

 EADG B E  EADG B E  EADG B E  EADG B E
 xxx131211 xxx131214 xxx131213 xxx131212


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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