The guitar chords for Elizabeth Mitchell's version of You Are My Sunshine are G, C, and D, but she tunes her guitar a half step up, effectively playing a G#, C#, and D# chords. In a second version of the tune, she plays A, D, and E, using standard tuning.
C You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, F C You make me happy when skies are gray. F C You'll never know dear, how much I love you, G C Please don't take my sunshine away. VERSE 1: C The other night dear, as I lay sleeping, F C I dreamed I held you in my arms. F C When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken, G C And I hung my head and cried.You Are My Sunshine (acoustic) Key: D. A# B. C (one step down) C# (half step down) D (original key) D# (half step up) E (one step up) F# G# D You are my sunshine D My only sunshine G You make me happy D When skys are grey G You'll never know, dear D G How much i love you D A D Please dont take my sunshine away. Riff. hide this tab.
1/2 step. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know dear, how much I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away. I dreamed I held you in my arms. And no one else could come between. If you will only say the same. You'll regret it all some day. CODA: You make me happy when skies are gray.
A/D x522(2)x A/C# x422(2)x [Intro] | A | A | D | A | | D | A | A E | A [Verse 1] A The other night dear as I lay sleeping D A I dreamed I held you in my arms D A When I awoke dear I wasu95ho1.