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YOU  ARE  MY  SUNSHINE

Time signature:  4/4

James H Davis and Charles Mitchell
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Notation & youTube keys need to be checked.

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar =  4
Beat symbol   =  Dot ( . ) or equivalent     
Either row (high) =  Buttons 5 to 9*
Either  row (low)  =  Buttons 2 to 5*
Chorus:


 .2    .3    .3*      :4   .:4       .4     .3*  .4       :3    .:3
You  are    my     sun-shine,     my    on -   ly       sun-shine


  .3    .3*   .4      :4*   .:5*      .5*      .5      .4*      .::4
You  make  me     hap -  py       when   skies    are       gray


  .3     .3*  .4      :4*   .:5*     .5*    .5    .4*     :4     ::3
You'll  nev - er   know  dear,    how   much   I      love    you


    .3      .3*      .:4    .4*     :3*   .3*   .4     .::3
Please  don't     take   my     sun-shine    a  -    way


Verse 1 (of 4)


  .2     .3    .3*      :4      .:4      .4   .3*   .4       :3     .:3
The  oth - er    night dear,   as    I    lay    sleep-ing


.3        .3*     .4      :4*    :5*    :5   :4*     .::4
 I  dreamed   I    held  you    in  my    arms


    .3    .3*   .4      :4*      .:5*    .5*  .5      .4*    "4    .;3
When  I      a - woke,  dear,    I   was   mis - ta - ken


 .3   .3*     .:4      .4*     .:3*    .4       .::3
So    I     hung  my   head   and   cried


Some performers open with the chorus, while others open with the first verse.

At the end of the final chorus, hold the final note for longer than shown a
bove.
​​

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 15 videos in various keys:  A=1        C=1    C,F#,G=1     Db=1    D=2
                                                        Eb=2    E=2      F=2    Gb=F#=1    G,C=1

Key:   A

Singer:  Johnny Cash

​Posted by:  Tanktiger18

Key: C

Performers:  Hector & Betty Awol

​Posted by: Hector Awol

Ukelele and toy accordion.

​Amazing!

Key:  G  from  time  0  to  0:55
          C  from  0:55 to End

Button accordion: Hector Awol
Piano accordion:  Bob Hornett
4-string banjo:  Banjo Bill

Posted by: bertosvids

Hector and Bob have more than
​1000 accordion tunes on youTube.

Key:    F    from time 0 to 1:20
           F#  from 1:21 to 2:08
           G   from 2:09 to End 
           

Singer:    Trini Lopez

Posted by: keurspel (Leon Rossouw)
​

Key:  D

Singers:  The Hound + The Fox
          (a husband-wife duo from Oregon)
           and little Rowan.

​Posted by:  The Hound + The Fox

​Beautiful video with positive lyrics.

Key:  D

Singers:  The Hound + the Fox
        (a husband-wife duo from Oregon)
          
​Posted by:The Hound + The Fox

​Lullaby version.... may be the same sound track as previous video.


Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

Chorus:   You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
                 You make me happy when skies are gray
                 You'll never know dear, how much I love you
                 Please don't take my sunshine away


The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.


Chorus:

I'll always love you and make you happy,
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave me and love another,
You'll regret it all some day:

Chorus

You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between.
But not you've left me and love another;
You have shattered all of my dreams:

Chorus

In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains.
So when you come back and make me happy
I'll forgive you dear, I'll take all the blame.

Chorus


Background Links:
Click HERE for additional (wikipedia) info about this song.

Click HERE  for (wikipedia) biographical info on  James (Jimmie) Davis


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