Sunny | Chords + Lyrics
Verse 1
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F#m7b5 B7 |
Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain.
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F#m7b5 B7 |
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F9 |
The dark days are gone, and the bright days are here my Sunny one shine so sincere.
| F#m7b5 | B7 |
Sunny one so true, I love you.
Instrumental 1
| Em Emb6 | Em6 Emb6 |
Verse 2
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F#m7b5 B7 |
Sunny, thank you for the sunshine bouquet.
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F#m7b5 B7 |
Sunny, thank you for the love you brought my way.
| Em7 | G9 | Cmaj7 | F9 |
You gave to me your all and all, and now I feel ten feet tall.
| F#m7b5 | B7 |
Sunny one so true, I love you.
Instrumental 2
| Em Emb6 | C9 |
Verse 3 (key change)
| Fm7 | Ab9 | Dbmaj7 | Gm7b5 C7 |
Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see.
| Fm7 | Ab9 | Dbmaj7 | Gm7b5 C7 |
Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z.
| Fm7 | Ab9 | Dbmaj7 | Gb9 |
My life was torn like a windblown sand, then a rock was formed when we held hands.
| Gm7b5 | C7 |
Sunny one so true, I love you.
Instrumental 4
| Fm7 | C#9 |
Verse 4 (key change)
| F#m7 | A9 | Dmaj7 | G#m7b5 C#7 |
Sunny, thank you for that smile upon your face. Mm-hm
| F#m7 | A9 | Dmaj7 | G#m7b5 C#7 |
Sunny, thank you, thank you for that gleam that folds with grace.
| F#m7 | A9 | Dmaj7 | G9 |
You’re my spark of nature’s fire, you’re my sweet complete desire.
| G#m7b5 | C#7 |
Sunny one so true yes, I love you.
Instrumental 4
| F#m7 | D9 |
Verse 5
| Gm7 | Bb9 | Ebmaj7 | Am7b5 D7 |
Sunny, yesterday all my life was filled with rain.
| Gm7 | Bb9 | Ebmaj7 | Am7b5 D7 |
And Sunny, you smiled at me and really, really eased the pain.
| Gm7 | Bb9 | Ebmaj7 | G#9 |
The dark days are done, and the bright days are here, my Sunny one shine so sincere.
| Am7b5 | D7 |
Sunny one so true, I love you.
Outro
||: Gm7 | Cm7 D7#5 :||
I love you (Sunny). I love you (Sunny).
Baby, I love you (Sunny). I love you (Sunny).
Sunny chords, progressions, and TAB
Sunny by Bobby Hebb is one of the most recorded and performed tunes in the history of music. BMI rated it #25 on the most important tunes of all time.
Many jazzers only play it in only one key, the original actually modulates as you can see above in the chords and lyrics.
Should you practice using the original modulating concept, you get a great workout for practicing, for example, arpeggios.
As a member, I give you some TAB for how you could comp this on one guitar. You could use this for backing up a singer, or a soloist, or, record it using a loop pedal and solo yourself!
No matter how you twist and turn it, Sunny is a great addition to most bands’ repertoire, everyone knows it and it’s great fun to play.
Here’s a direct link to the full lesson (members only): Sunny chord analysis and TAB.
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