"The Warmth of the Sun" — written the night JFK was assassinated. From Shut Down Vol. 2 (1964).
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"The Warmth Of The Sun"
(Brian Wilson / Mike Love)
Intro (arpeggiated guitar; drums enter 5th bar):
C Am
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Eb Cm
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Dm7
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
G G+
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
C Am
What good is the dawn
Eb Cm Dm7 G G+
That grows into day
C Am
The sunset at night
Eb Cm Dm7 G
Or living this way
Chorus 1:
E7 Am Am7
For I have the warmth of the sun
(ooh, warmth of the sun)
D7 Gmaj7 G7 [1: G+ 2: Ebm7 Ab7]
Within me at night (within me at night)
Verse 2:
The love of my life
She left me one day
I cried when she said
I don't feel the same way
Chorus 2:
Still I have the warmth of the sun
Within me tonight (within me tonight)
[key change to Db]
Verse 3:
Db Bbm
I'll dream of her arms
E Dbm Ebm7 Ab Ab+
And though they're not real
Db Bbm
Just like she's still there
E Dbm Ebm7
The way that I feel
Chorus 3:
F7 Bbm Bbm7
I loved like the warmth of the sun
(ooh, warmth of the sun)
Eb7 Abmaj7 Ab7 Ab+
It won't ever die (it won't ever die)
Coda:
[repeat intro in Db; fade 2nd time]
Db Bbm
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E Dbm
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Ebm7
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab Ab+
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
Знаете ли вы, что...
- Written on the evening of 22 November 1963, after the Kennedy assassination. Brian Wilson and Mike Love wrote it as a response to the national grief. The title's warmth contrasts with the cold shock of that night.