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Don McLean - It’s Just The Sun Chords

Chord reference C, G, F
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]

[G]It’s just the [C]sun that’s shinin’ in your eyes. It’s just the [G]moon that is the sun’s disguise. [G]Just the sky, with clouds a blowin’ by. The sun and the [F]moon and the [G]sky, and you and [C]I.

[C]It’s just the rain that’s rollin’ down my cheek. It’s just the [G]wind that makes me hear you speak. [G]It’s just the song that anyone can sing. The rain and the [F]wind and the [G]song and the love you [C]bring.

[C] [G] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [C]

It’s just the [C]world that gonna break your heart. It’s just the [G]past that’s tearin’ us apart. [G]It’s just the time we have so little of. The world and the [F]past and the [G]time that we fell in [C]love.

[C]It’s just the sun that’s shinin’ in your eyes It’s just the [G]moon that is the sun’s disguise [G]It’s just the sky, with clouds a blowin’ by The sun and the [F]moon and the [G]sky, and you and [C]I.

Artist Don McLean
Album Chain Lightning
Genres Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1978
Key G

How to Play It's Just The Sun on Guitar?

Don McLean - It's Just The Sun can be played in the key of G using the C, G, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play It's Just The Sun with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.