Sparklehorse – Please Dont Take My Sunshine Away (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Guitar Intro:

Main Riff
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------3p2--|
G|-----6-------6---|-----6----------2-|
D|-5-------4-------|-3-------2--------|
A|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0------|
E|-----------------|------------------|

The Backing riff starts in with the vocals
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------3p2--|
G|-----6-------6---|-----6----------2-|
D|-5-------4-------|-3-------2--------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|

your face is like the sun sinking into the ocean your face is like watching flowers growing in fast motion

Part 2 starts at 0:33
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-------2-------2-------3p2-------2-------2--------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2-------2---------2---2---2---2---2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|0-------0---------2------2--------0-------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------0-------0--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
____________________________________________________|___Palm Muted___|

all your kisses i swallowed brightened mornings and hollows (This part has a ton of effects that make it hard to hear what the guitar's doing but it sounds Ok with these chords) D E A F#m my vines and tree knots will come unwound D E baby you are my.... C#m D Suuuuuuuuuunshine C#m D My Suuuuuuuuuunshine Bm C#m D E Please Don't Take My Sunshine away

(End chorus With)
e|---------1--------|
B|------3-----------|
G|---2--------------|
D|0-----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Preverse Riff

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2--------0|
A|0-0---0-----------0---0----0--|
E|--------3-3---3-2-------0h1---|

(For the next verse only the backing riff in the intro is heard.) the grounded fireflies are little stars that are dying returning to the earth i can hear them crying (Part 2) like christmas bulbs that i swallowed slept in a tree that’s gone hollow D E A F#m and Never a Brittle Winter Time D E baby you are my.... C#m D Suuuuuuuuuunshine C#m D My Suuuuuuuuuunshine Bm C#m D E Please Don't Take My Sunshine away

(End chorus With)
e|---------1--------|
B|------3-----------|
G|---2--------------|
D|0-----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Bridge: Solo (Use lots of vibrato on the notes you hold and slide whenever you can)

e|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|------------------10------|
G|/6-4-6-4-2/-6-----|/6-4-6-4-2/-11-----|/6-4-6-4-2/-9/-11----11\-9|
D|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

Chords that go underneath it F#m E D C#m D Suuuuuuuuuunshine C#m D My Suuuuuuuuuunshine Bm C#m D E D Please Don't Take My Sunshine away.....