You Are the Sunshine of My Life (complete)

by Stevie Wonder · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

8 bent notes169 notesHoles 2–8Diatonic

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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend

Verse 1

You are the sun-shine of____ my life,____

that's why I'll al-ways be____ a - round.____

You are the ap - ple of___ my eye.___

For-ev-er you'll____ stay in my heart,_______

I feel like this__ is the___be-gin-ning,_____

'though I've loved you___for a mil__-lion years.__

And if I thought___our love__was__end-ing,_____

I'd__find__my-self__drown__-ing in my___own tears.

Whoa,______________ whoa._____

You are the sun-shine of____ my life,____

that's why I'll al-ways be____ a - round.____

You are the ap - ple of___ my eye.___

For-ev-er you'll____ stay in my heart,_______

You must have known__that I___was lone - ly,______

be - cause you came____to my__ res - cue.

And I know that____this must__be____heav - en;

how could so_____much love__be in - side___of you?

Whoa._______________________(make it fade away)

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Verse 1
You  are  the  sun-shine  of____  my  life,____
 4    4    4   -4   -4    -3     -3o   -2

that's  why  I'll  al-ways  be____  a - round.____
  4      4    4    -5  -5     5     4    -4

(-4 5 -4 4)

You  are  the  ap - ple  of___  my  eye.___
 4    4    4   -4   -4   -3    -3o  -2

For-ev-er you'll____ stay in my heart,_______
 4  4  4   -5        -5   5  4   -4               

(-4 5 -4 4)

 I  feel  like  this__ is the___be-gin-ning,_____
-2   4     6     -5    5  -4    5   3  -3o 
                                       (-2)
'though I've loved you___for a mil__-lion years.__
 -2      4    6    -5     5 -4  4    -4    -4

And if I  thought___our love__was__end-ing,_____
 2 -3o 5   -4        4   -3    4    2   2          

I'd__find__my-self__drown__-ing in my___own tears.
 4    5    -4  -4    -4     -4  -4 -8    7    7 

Whoa,______________ whoa._____
 -5    6  -6  6      5   -4 4

Verse 2 (play verse two with all of the same notes)
You  are  the  sun-shine  of____  my  life,____             
 4    4    4   -4   -4    -3     -3o  -2

that's  why  I'll  al-ways  be____  a - round.____
  4      4    4    -5 -5    5       4    -4

(-4 5 -4 4)

You  are  the  ap - ple  of___  my  eye.___
 4    4    4   -4   -4   -3    -3o  -2

For-ev-er you'll____ stay in my heart,_______
 4  4  4   -5         -5  5  4   -4               

(-4 5 -4 4)

You must have known__that I___was lone - ly,______
 -2  4    6    -5     5  -4    5   3    -3o 
                                        (-2)

be - cause you came____to  my__ res - cue.
-2     4    6   -5  5 -4    4   -4     -4

And  I  know  that____this  must__be____heav - en;
 2  -3o  5     -4      4    -3    4      2      2
(2  -4   4); (you can try to change up this line)
 
how could so_____much love__be in - side___of you?
 4    5   -4     -4    -4   -4 -4-4  -8    7   7

Whoa._______________________(make it fade away)
 -5   6  -6   6   5   -4 4