You are My Sunshine

by Norman Blake · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-1  3 -3   -3    -4   -4 -3 -4 -3   3  3
The other night dear, as I- lay-- sleeping
3   -3   -4  4    6  -5 4 -4  -4
I dreamed I held you in my-- arms
 3   -3  -4 4  4     6    6 -5  -5  -4 -3 3
But when I--- woke, dear, I was mis-tak---en
3 -3  -4  4 -4  -3  -3 -4   3
So I hung my-- head and I cried.
 
-1   3  -3 -3 -4  -4    -4 -3 -3 -4 -3  3   3
You are my sun---shine, my--- on-ly--- sunshine
 3  3 -3 -4  4 -4 6   6    -5    6   -4 
You make me hap---py when skies are gray
  3    -3 -4  4    6     6   -5 -5 -4 -3  3
You'll never know dear, how much I love- you
  3     -3    -4  -4  -3  -3  -4 -3 3
Please don't take my sunshine a----way

 -1   3 -3  -3 -4 -4  -4   -3  -4 -3  3  3
I'll always love- you and make you-- happy,
-2 3 -3  -4  4  6 -5 4 4 -4  -4
If you- will only say- the- same.
 3  3 -3 -4    4   -5 6  6   -5  -5 -4 -3 3 
But if-- you leave me-- and love an-oth---er,
  3    -3 -4 4 -4 -3 3  -3   3
You'll regret- it all- some day:

-1  <-2 3 -3 -3 -4  -4   -4 -3 -3 -4 -3  3   3
You are-- my sun--shine, my--- on----ly sunshine
 3  3 -3 -4  4 6   6    -5    6  -3 -4 
You make me happy when skies are gray-
  3    -3 -4  4    6    6 -5  -5 -5 -4 -3  3   
You'll never know dear, how- much I love- you
  3     -3    -4  -4 -3 -3  -3  -4 -3 3
Please don't take my-- sunshine a----way

-1  2 3  -3  -4    -4   -4  -3 -4 -3   3   3 
You told me once, dear, you really-- loved me
 3  -3 -4   4     6    -5  4 -4  -4
And no one else could come be---tween.
 3   -3  -4 4   4   6  6   -5  -5 -4 -3 3
But now you've left me to love an-oth---er;
 3   -3   -4  4 -4  -3 -3 -4   3
You have shattered all of my dreams:

-1   3  -3 -3 -4  -4    -4 -3 -3 -4 -3  3   3
You are my sun---shine, my--- on-ly--- sunshine
 3  3 -3 -4  4 -4 6   6    -5    6   -4 
You make me hap---py when skies are gray
  3    -3 -4  4    6     6   -5 -5 -4 -3  3
You'll never know dear, how much I love- you
  3     -3    -4  -4  -3  -3  -4 -3 3
Please don't take my sunshine a----way

-1  3  -3  -3 -4   -4   -4   -3  -4 -3   3   3
In all my dreams, dear, you seem to--- leave me
 -2  3 -3 -4  4 6  -5 4 4 -4   -4
When I--- awake my poor heart pains.
 3  3 -3 -4   4   -5 6  6   -5  -5 -4 -3 3
So won't you come back and make me hap---py
 3    -3 -4   4     -4   -3   3  -3    3
I'll forgive dear, I'll take all the blame.

-1  <-2 3 -3 -3 -4  -4   -4 -3 -3 -4 -3  3   3
You are-- my sun--shine, my--- on----ly sunshine
 3  3 -3 -4  4 6   6    -5    6  -3 -4 
You make me happy when skies are gray-
  3    -3 -4  4    6    6 -5  -5 -5 -4 -3  3   
You'll never know dear, how- much I love- you
  3     -3    -4  -4 -3 -3  -3  -4 -3 3
Please don't take my-- sunshine a----way

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