LYRIC

You Are My Sunshine (ORCHESTRA High & Low)

By Jimmy Davis & Charles Mitchell

Key of C Major

Low Range:  G3 to A4    High Range: G4 to A5

For use with EITHER an ORCHESTRA tuned Diatonic

OR an ORCHESTRA tuned Chromatic

Low version is above the lyrics.

High version is below the lyrics.

Tab Notations:  none = blow    – = draw


1   2 -3   4     4     4 -3 4   3   3

The o-ther night dear, as I lay sleeping

5   6 -7   8     8     8 -7 8   7   7


3 -3      4 -4   -5  5  -4 4

I dreamed I held you in my arms

7 -7      8 -8   -9  9  -8 8


3   -3 4 -4    -5   -5 5   -4 4 3

When I a-woke, dear, I was mistaken

7   -7 8 -8    -9   -9 9   -8 8 7


3  -3 4    -4 -3   4   3

And I hung my head and cried

7  -7 8    -8 -7   8   7


Refrain:

1   2   -3 4  4      4  -3 4  3  3

You are my sunshine, my only  sunshine

5   6   -7 8  8      8  -7 8  7  7


3   -3   4  -4 -5 -5   5     -4  4

You make me happy when skies are grey

7   -7   8  -8 -9 -9   9     -8  8


3      -3 4  -4   -5    -5  5   -4 4    3

You’ll never know dear, how much I love you

7      -7 8  -8   -9    -9  9   -8 8    7


3      -3    4    -4 -3 -3    4 3

Please don’t take my sunshine a-way

7      -7    8    -8 -7 -7    8 7


Verse 2

1    2  -3   4    4   4   -3   4   3  3

I’ll al-ways love you and make you happy

5    6  -7   8    8   8   -7   8   7  7


3  -3  4    -4 -5 5   -4  4

If you will on-ly say the same

7  -7  8    -8 -9 9   -8  8


3   -3 4   -4    -5 -5 5    -4 4 3

But if you leave me to love another

7   -7 8   -8    -9 -9 9    -8 8 7


3      -3 4    -4 -3  4    3

You’ll re-gret it all some day

7     -7  8    -8 -7  8    7

(Refrain)


Verse 3

1   2    -3 4    4     4   -3  4  3     3

You told me once dear, you really loved me

5   6    -7 8    8     8   -7  8  7     7


3   -3 4   -4   -5    -5    5    -4 4

And no one else dear, could come between

7  -7  8   -8   -9    -9    9    -8 8


3   -3  4      -4   -5 -5  5    -4 4 3

But now you’ve left me and love another

7   -7  8      -8   -9 -9  9    -8 8 7


3   -3   4   -4    -3  4  3

You have shattered all my dreams

7   -7   8   -8    -7  8  7

(Refrain)




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