Chords + Lyrics | Walking On Sunshine
Intro
||: N.C (drums) :|| x8
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :||
Oh! Mm, yeah.
Verse 1
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :|| x8
I used to think maybe you loved me now baby I’m sure.
And I just can’t wait till the day when you knock on my door.
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down.
‘Cause I just can’t wait till you write me you’re coming around.
Chorus 1
||: F | F | Eb | Eb :||
Now I’m walking on sunshine, woah.
I’m walking on sunshine, woah.
I’m walking on sunshine, woah, and don’t it feel good!
Chorus tag 1
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :||
Hey, alright now, and don’t it feel good!
Hey yeah.
Verse 2
I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it’s true.
And I don’t want to spend my whole life, just waiting for you.
Now I don’t want u back for the weekend not back for a day, no no no.
I said Baby, I just want you back and I want you to stay. Woah yeah!
Chorus 2
I’m walking on sunshine, woah.
I’m walking on sunshine, woah.
I’m walking on sunshine, woah, and don’t it feel good!
Chorus tag 2
Hey, alright now, and don’t it feel good!
Yeah, oh yeah, and don’t it feel good!
Instrumental (as verse)
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :||
Middle 8
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :|| x6
Walking on sunshine.
Walking on sunshine.
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that’s really real.
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that’s really real.
I’m on sunshine baby oh, oh yeah.
I’m on sunshine baby, oh!
Chorus 3
I’m walking on sunshine, woah.
I’m walking on sunshine, wooah
I’m walking on sunshine, woah, and don’t it feel good!
Chorus tag 3 (x9)
Hey, alright now, and don’t it feel good
I’ll say it, say it, say it again now, and don’t it feel good!
Oh, yeah now, and don’t it feel good!
Now don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it feel good!
I’ll say it, say it, say it again now, and don’t feel good
Now don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it feel good!
Now tell me, tell me, tell me again now, and don’t it feel good!
Oh, yeah now, and don’t it feel good!
Oh don’t it feel good, don’t it feel good, now don’t it feel good?
Outro
||: Bb | Eb | F | Eb :|| to fade
||: Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (don’t it feel good) :|| to fade
Walking On Sunshine Backing Tracks | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Walking On Sunshine. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, keys, horns, and vocals intact.
After studying the chords and TAB, use my backing tracks to prepare for playing this tune with a band.
Should you want to play along with the original recording instead, you need to tune your guitar sharp to 441Hz. In the backing tracks, I’ve done this job for you by tuning it to 440Hz.
Chord Progressions – What’s Going On?
Verse
The chords in Walking On Sunshine are simple and easy to learn. The verse follows a straightforward I – IV – V – IV progression in the key of Bb:
||: Bb (I) | Eb (IV) | F (V) | Eb (IV) :|| x8
Chorus
The chorus is even simpler, alternating between V and IV, a progression typically found in bridges:
||: F (V) | F | Eb (IV) | Eb :||
You could easily play the same rhythm pattern you already know from You Can’t Hurry Love.
As the only guitarist in the band, consider building dynamics rather than playing the same rhythm throughout. To help with that, I’ve designed some TAB that show how to approach this classic three different ways. Find said TAb further down this guitar lesson.
Once you’ve worked through the TAB, this chord chart will serve as a guide as you experiment with your CAGED system shapes.
Walking On Sunshine Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Walking On Sunshine chord chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Walking On Sunshine iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Walking On Sunshine | TAB
Let’s start with the most obvious part, the intro, verse, instrumental, and chorus tag, here’s the TAB:
If you want to get better at playing the guitar, there’s a great opportunity right here. Simply play this riff all over the neck.
Once you’re confident with it, try it live on a gig! Keep discovering the fretboard, practise, and make money at the same time!
To build dynamics, vary this part—when there’s singing, play less, then go back into the main rhythm, like this:
Again, to improve, play this across the neck. Don’t write it down—just keep trying until you can do it freely.
Once the singing stops, you might want to play the chord riff in a higher register so it stands out, like this:
Finally, here’s one way you could play the chorus:
Guess what? You should play that all over the neck too – Try it using the backing tracks!
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