Sunshine On My Back tab by The National

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            SUNSHINE ON MY BACK - The National
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Tabbed by: Kirpiagacii
E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standart

It's probably not %100 accurate so let me know if you have better ideas. Enjoy:)

               [INTRO]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-----------------------|
G+G|--4---4---4---4---4---4----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------4-------4-------2------2------2------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|

               [VERSE]
   Tina lies on the ground...........She lies there forever
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-----------------------|
G+G|--4---4---4---4---4---4----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------4-------4-------2------2------2------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
   She likes the sun..................Tina knows the devil            x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------2---2--2---2-------------------------------------|
G+G|--4---4---4---4---4---4-----------------3---3--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4--|
D MajorD|----4-------4-------4-------2------2------4------0------0------0------0----|
A augmentedA|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------0-0-0--0-0-0----4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E MajorE|-------------------3-3-3-----------------2---------------------------------|

         [BRIDGE]           (At the end of that part)
e|------------------------------------------|   e|----------|
BB|------------------------------------------|   BB|----------|
G+G|--9---9---11----11---7---7---4---4--------| x2  G+G|--2---2---| x4
D MajorD|----9--------11--------5-------0----------|   D MajorD|----0-----|
A augmentedA|---7-7-7----9--9--9---5-5-5---2-2-2-------|   A augmentedA|---0-0-0--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|   E MajorE|----------|

 Then the same pattern all over again but play the verse part only once.

                [CHORUS]
  Sunshine on my back is the only kind I like
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4---4--4---4--2---2---------3---3--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4------------|
D MajorD|----4------4------0----2---2----4------0------0------0------0--------------| x3
A augmentedA|---2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0---2-------4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------0-0-0--2-------------------------------------------|

 (Also play this part four times after you play the chorus part three times)
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|--2---2---| x4
D MajorD|----0-----|
A augmentedA|---0-0-0--|
E MajorE|----------|

She says "After today then there's nothing you owe me"
And I'm so glad that you came, I needed someone who loves me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------2---2--2---2-------------------------------------|
G+G|--4---4---4---4---4---4-----------------3---3--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4--|
D MajorD|----4-------4-------4-------2------2------4------0------0------0------0----| x2
A augmentedA|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----------0-0-0--0-0-0----4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E MajorE|-------------------3-3-3-----------------2---------------------------------|

But just don't try to talk yourself into this love
And sleep like a baby while I'm staying up
It's as much what you say, as it is what you don't
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9---9---11----11---7---7---4---4--------|
D MajorD|----9--------11--------5-------0----------| x3
A augmentedA|---7-7-7----9--9--9---5-5-5---2-2-2-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

 You can't try to stay you either will or you won't
e|------------------------------------------|    e|----------|
BB|------------------------------------------|    BB|----------|
G+G|--9---9---11----11---7---7---7---7--------| x1   G+G|--2---2---| x4
D MajorD|----9--------11--------5-------5----------|    D MajorD|----0-----|
A augmentedA|---7-7-7----9--9--9---5-5-5---5-5-5-------|    A augmentedA|---0-0-0--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|    E MajorE|----------|

Then play the chorus again.

After the chorus play the bridge part again but this time with a little difference

e|------------------------------------------|   e|----------|
BB|------------------------------------------|   BB|----------|
G+G|--9---9---11----11---7---7---4---4--------| x3  G+G|--9---9---| x4
D MajorD|----9--------11--------5-------0----------|   D MajorD|----9-----|
A augmentedA|---7-7-7----9--9--9---5-5-5---2-2-2-------|   A augmentedA|---7-7-7--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|   E MajorE|----------|

              [OUTRO]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--6---6---6---6---4---4---2---2------------4-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------4-------0-------0-----2---2----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---0-0-0----2------2-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------------|

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