Jason Mraz – Ray Of Sunshine


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Jason Mraz – Ray Of Sunshine
*** NEW SONG BEING PLAYED LIVE ON TOUR IN 09***

Jason has been playing this song on his current tour

 
It is  
A 
great song. Extremely easy to play and very
catchy Enjoy

Standard Tuning

Chords used: He switches between open chords and bar chords

Either way sounds great

 
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Em 
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Cadd9 
Cm 
B/C 
 
Am 

Intro/Chorus-

 
G 
Well 
 
 
Cadd9 
sometimes the sun shines on other peoples houses and not mine,
 
G 
 
A 
nd 
 
 
D 
the clouds paint the sky in  
A 
way that takes away my summertime,
 
G 
 
A 
nd 
 
 
Cadd9 
somehow the sun keeps shining upon you while I struggle to get by,
 
G 
If 
 
 
D 
there’s 
 
 
C 
A 
 
D 
light 
 
 
G 
in 
 
 
C 
everybody 
 
 
D 
send 
 
 
G 
out your ray of sunshine.

Verse 1-

 
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I wanna walk the same roads as everybody else through
 
Am 
the 
 
 
B/C 
trees and past the gates.
 
C 
I’m getting high on heavenly breezes
 
C 
and 
 
 
D 
making 
 
 
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new friends along the way.
 
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Am 
won’t 
 
 
B/C 
ask much of nobody, I’m just here to sing-
A 
-long,
 
C 
 
A 
nd make my mistakes look gracious
 
C 
and 
 
 
D 
learn 
 
 
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some lessons from my wrongs.

Chorus-

 
G 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
Cadd9 
sometimes the sun shines on other peoples houses and not mine,
 
G 
While 
 
 
D 
the clouds paint the sky all gray it takes away the summertime,
 
G 
Somehow 
 
 
Cadd9 
the sun keeps shining upon you, while I struggle to get by,
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If 
 
 
D 
there’s 
 
 
C 
A 
 
D 
light 
 
 
G 
in 
 
 
C 
everybody 
 
 
D 
send 
 
 
G 
out your ray of sunshine.

Bridge-

 
Em 
Ohh 
 
 
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if this little light of mine combined with yours today.
 
C 
How 
 
 
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many 
 
 
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watts could we luminate? How many villages could we save?
 
Em 
If 
 
 
G 
my umbrella is tired of the weather wearing me down,
 
C 
Well 
 
 
Cm 
look at me now.

Break-

 
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C 
B/C 
 
Am 
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D 
G 

Verse 2-

 
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Well you should look as good as your outlook
 
Am 
would 
 
 
B/C 
you mind if I took some time,
 
C 
To soak up your light your beautiful light
 
C 
you 
 
 
D 
got 
 
 
G 
A 
paradise 
 
inside.
 
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I get hungry for love and thirsty for life,
 
Am 
but 
 
 
B/C 
much too full on the pain,
 
C 
 
C 
ause when I look to the sky to help me
 
C 
it 
 
 
D 
most 
 
 
G 
always looks like rain.

Chorus-

 
G 
Sometimes 
 
 
Cadd9 
the sun shines on other peoples houses and not mine,
 
G 
While 
 
 
D 
the clouds paint the sky in  
A 
way that takes away my summertime.
 
G 
Somehow 
 
 
Cadd9 
the sun keeps shining upon you while I kindly stand by,
 
G 
 
A 
 
D 
little 
 
 
C 
light 
 
 
D 
never 
 
 
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hurt nobody so send down your ray of sunshine.

Chorus/Break-

Hum over the chorus chords here

Verse 3-

 
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You’re 
 
 
Am 
undeniably 
 
 
B/C 
warm, cerulean, your perfect in design,
C 
 
 
D 
hope you hang around…
 
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So 
 
 
Cadd9 
the sun it can shine on me,
 
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A 
nd 
 
 
D 
the clouds they can roll away.
 
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A 
nd 
 
 
Cadd9 
the sky can become our possibility,
 
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If 
 
 
D 
theres 
 
 
C 
A 
 
D 
light 
 
 
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in everybody send down your ray of sunshine.

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