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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

	E	B	B	A2	E	B	B	A2
	I can't	af-	ford his	gas,	So I'm stuck here	wat-	chin'	TV

(intro riff 1x)

VERSE 2

I don't have digital, I don't have diddly squat

It's not having what you want, It's wanting what you've got

CHORUS

	E	B
	I'm gonna soak up the	sun

	F#m	G#m	A	A/C#	B7
I'm gonna tell every -	one	to	ligh-	ten	up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)

	E	B
	I've got (a) no one to	blame

	F#m	G#m	A	A/C#	B7
For every time I feel	lame	I'm	loo-	kin'	up

I'm gonna soak up the sun

E (intro riff)

I'm gonna soak up the sun

VERSE 3

I've got a crummy job, it don't pay near enough

To buy the things it'd take, to win me some of your love

BRIDGE

EE(alt) BB(alt)

Every time I turn around

DD(alt) A/C#(alt)

I'm lookin' up, you're lookin' down

EE(alt) BB(alt)

Maybe something's wrong with you

	GG	D/F#
That	makes you act the	way you do

	GG	D/F#
	Maybe I am	crazy too

CHORUS

I'm gonna soak up the sun

I'm gonna tell everyone to lighten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)

I've got no one to blame

For every time I feel lame, I'm lookin' up (I'm lookin' up)

I'm gonna soak up the sun, While it's still free

I'm gonna soak up the sun, Before it goes out on me

VERSE 4

Don't have no master suite, I'm still the king of me

You have a fancy ride, but baby, I m the one who has the key

BRIDGE

CHORUS

I'm gonna soak up the sun

I've got my 45 on, so I can rock on

CHORD CHART

E

B/F#

A2

F#m

G#m

A

A/C#

B7

G

D/F#

E7

E7sus4

e|--0---x----0---2---4----0--(5)---2--3--2-----------------0---x-----|
B|--0---4----0---2---4----2---5----0--3--3-----------------0---x-----|
G|--1---4----2---2---4----2---2----2--0--2-----------------1---1-----|
D|--2---4----2---4---6----2---2----1--0--0-----------------0---0-----|
A|--2---2----0---0--(0)---0---4----2--2--0-----------------2---0-----|
E|--0---2----x---2---4----x--(0)---x--3--2-----------------0---0-----|

NOTES: This song is arranged for a single acoustic guitar and therefore adds

some notes to fill in the missing bass line. Remember, all "B" chords are really

"B/F#". I hope this helps someone to play it live. --kidguitar.

INTRO RIFF: For the intro riff, alternately remove your finger from the "D"

string to mimic the bass line (this temporarily forms the E7 chord). When

forming this E7, be sure not to pick the low "E" string to emphasize the bass

line. Alternately, you can emphasize this bass line by also removing your

finger from the "A" string to form an implied E7sus4 (its implied b/c there is

no "5th," but I digress). To emphasize the vibrato chord notes (3 and 1, i.e.

G# and E), slide to a partial chord at the fourth fret. During the intro, if

you alternate measures with the A2 and the A chord, you can mimic the subtle

A2 sound. Remember, all suspended chords have a memory to the ear (that's why

they're call 'suspended' tones).

INTRO RIFF FOR ACOUSTIC

v ^ v s v ^^ ^ v

e|-------------4--------(0)(0)--------------------------|
B|--(0)---(0)----5-------0--0---------------------------|
G|---1--1--1--------44---2--2---------------------------|
D|---2--0--2--------44---2--2---------------------------|
A|---2--2--2--------22---0--0---------------------------|
E|---0-----0--------22----------------------------------|

VERSE CHORDS: If the A2 becomes overpowering, alternate measures with A2 and

A.

CHORUS: When playing the A/C# chord, don't even try to finger the fifth fret

on the high "e" string, just concentrate on the fifth fret of the "B" string.

BRIDGE: This is fun. If the chord has an "alt" by it, alternately take your

lowest fretted finger off the chord to openly ring open between strums.

Here's the tab.

EE(alt) BB(alt) DD(alt) A/C#(alt)

v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^

e|-(0)(0)(0)(0)---x--x--x--x--(2)(2)(2)(2)--x--x--x--x--|
B|-(0)(0)(0)(0)--(4)(4)(4)(4)--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--|
G|--1--1--1--1----4--4--4--4---2--0--2--0---2--2--2--2--|
D|--2--2--2--2----4--4--4--4---0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--|
A|--2--0--2--0----2--0--2--0---0--0--0--0---4--0--4--0--|
E|--0--0--0--0---(0)(0)(0)(0)--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|