Sunshine On the Land

by David Wilcox

transcription by Bill Boroson

Capo II, 6 = D

Intro: D G/B Em7 A7sus4 D G/B Em7 A7sus4

I went to see an old friend

Em7 A7sus4

Who was soon to pass away.

He said, "My life has been so good to me.

Em7 A7sus4

Now I still got one more day."

Now he said that as he watched the morning sun

And then he smiled my way.

Em7 A7sus4

Because he said that every morning,

He lived his life that way.

He said, "I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D Em7 A7**

We are the sunshine on the land."

He said this day is like a life you live,

Em7 A7sus4

It's never here to stay,

Because your time is always runnin' by

Em7 A7sus4 A7

Like the sun across the day.

But it's like lookin' at the sunshine from the earth.

The light does come and go.

Em7 A7sus4 A7

But when you're lookin' at the earth shine from the sun,

It's quite a different show.

He said it's time you know.

That I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D Em7 A7**

We are the sunshine on the land.

Now I'm thinkin' of the things he said.

Em7 A7sus4 A7

We're walkin' toward the grave.

And I haven't lived a life like his

Em7 A7sus4 A7

But I still got one more day.

Now you could say it's only flesh and bone

The life that's in your hands

Em7 A7sus4

But I like to think it's something more

Like the sunshine on the land.

I am the sunshine. You are the sunshine.

We are the sunshine. Help me understand.

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D

We are the sunshine on the land."

A7sus4 A7 D G/B D G/B D G/B D

We are the sunshine on the land.

CHORDS:

6 5 4 3 2 1

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A7 x 0 2 0 2 0

A7** x 0 2 0 2 3

A7sus4 x 0 2 0 3 0

D 0 0 0 2 3 2

D/C# x 4 0 2 3 2

D/B x 2 0 2 3 2

D/A x 0 0 2 3 2

Em7 2 2 2 0 3 0

G 5 x 0 0 3 3

G/B x 2 0 0 3 3

G/F# 4 x 0 0 3 3

Note: The G/B chord sounds particularly good if the B (5th

string, 2nd fret) is hammered onto from the open A string

after the first strum of the chord.