Sunshine in Their Eyes
SUNSHINE IN THEIR EYES by STEVIE WONDER
From ?Where I?m coming from? (1971)
PART I
Intro: Eb G+ Fm6 A#9
CBA#9sus4
Verse 1
Eb G+ Fm6 A#9
A lonesome tear, a hungry face
Cdim7 Bb7 A#9sus4
A barren pain, a dream unchased
Chorus
C#M7 C#7 F#M7 E7 F#m6 B7 C#
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes
Verse 2
A prayer is heard
By one so small
Let love be in the
Hearts of all
Chorus
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes
Bridge
D#m9 A#9 D#m9 A#9
You and I may never see them cry
Dm9 A9 Am6
Or wonder why the world's so cold
D#m9 A#m6
You feel that they're too young
D#m9 A#m6
To take a look around
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But in their faces I can see the trouble all around
Verse 3
Today we must
Turn into lies
The truth already
In their minds
chorus
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes
C#M7 C#7 F#M7 E7
Do do do do do do do do
F#m6 B7 C#
There's sunshine in their eyes
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Hey no no
F#m6 B7 C#
Sunshine in their eyes
C# C#MG#611
Uh uh
PART II
Verse a
G#
All my mother's worried
D#+
'Cause she feels the world is ending
F#M7 F#m B7
She believes that everything is coming to an end
Verse b
Papa being real careful
'Cause his brother Sam was robbed
trying to buy just a loaf of bread for baby John
Pre Chorus
Bb
See how the world scared
G# F# F
All the streets turning bad
Bb
Most of the news is bad
G# F# F
Crime just breeds in the air
Chorus
F7 A#9
Sad is the song rolling along
D#9 G#
Everything is happenin'
F7 A#9
When is the tune now we are domed
D#9 G#
Everything is Happenin'
Verse c
G#
Cost of livin's up
D#+
But the pay is low down
F#M7
Hate to see the baby starve
F#m B7
'Cause mama can't be found
Verse d
Sister lives alone
Bolts and chains her door at night
Never ever walks an alley or a short away
Pre Chorus
Bb
See how the world scared
G# F# F
All the streets turning bad
Bb
Most of the news is bad
G# F# F
Crime just breeds in the air
Chorus
F7 A#9
Sad is the song rolling along
D#9 G#
Everything is happenin'
F7 A#9
When is the tune now we are domed
D#9 G#
Everything is Happenin'
Verse e
G#
Brother Bill gone fighting
D#+
In a place where he is a stranger
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But could men die a stranger in every war
Verse F
We all hide in shame
Boldly pour into another
When the blame we know for sure is right in ourselves
In ourselves
Chorus
F7 A#9
Sad is the song rolling along
D#9 G#
Everything is happenin'
F7 A#9
When is the tune now we are domed
D#9 G#
Everything is Happenin'
end
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Everybody sings now
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