[Intro - Just drums BPM 120 - Indie Beat sort of] [Verse] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Chorus] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ...It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Verse 2] [D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain is gone, [D] All of the [G] bad feelings [A] have disappeared. [D] Here is the [G] rainbow I've been [D] praying for .....It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Bridge] [F] Look all around, there's nothing but [C] blue skies [F] Look straight ahead, there's nothing but Blue ...... (sing over top of chords below) [A7]skies [C#m]ies [G]uh [C#m]ies [G] (pause) [C]ies [Bm]ies [A]ies [A]
[Verse 3] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Outro] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[BPM 81 - Intro - No drums - Fmaj7 Riff] [C][Fmaj7+riff][C][Fmaj7] - straight quarter note strums drums in - don't play riff second time
[Verse 1 - Drums in - Big fill flat of hand on main body - don't play final riff of intro] [C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your mind [Am] Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find ...... [G] A better place to [C] play [Am][G]
[Verse 2] [C] You said that [G] you'd never been [Am] But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen .... [G] Slowly fade a [C] way [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (drums - backward beat S B S B) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou.... [G] out [Vamp on G - Big fills thumb and chords at same time - play quarter notes on bass drum throughout]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Instrumental] C G Am E7 F G C Am-G
[Verse 3] [C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go Where no [E7] body knows [F] .... [G] If it's night or day [C][Am][G] [C] Please don't put your [G] life in the [Am] hands Of a [E7] Rock and Roll [F] band .... [G] Who'll throw it all [C] away [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head [F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (backward beat) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou... [G]..outX
[Vamp on G - with drum fills] (drums - leave open strings of G ringing - play r/h bottom of board) (l/h - top of board near submarine pickup)
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C] soul [G] slides a [Am] way, [Stop]
But don't look [F] back in anger Dont look [Fm] back in anger I heard you [C] say
[G][Am][E7][F][Fm] At least not to [C] day [End]
[Notes] [Fmaj7 Riff] E 0-0-0 B 1-1-1 G x-x-0 D 2-3-3 on D string finger 2 with 2nd finger, 3 with 3rd finger - G is sort of naturally muted