[Intro] E  B  A
        E  B  A
        E  B  A
        E  B  A

E              B    A
 My friend the communist
E               B      A
 Holds meetings in his R.V
E          B        A
 I can't afford his gas
E                  B        A
 So I'm stuck here watching T.V

Interlúdio: E  B  A

E             B    A
 I don't have digital
E             B       A
 I don't have didley squat
E                 B       A
 It's not having what you want
E              B          A
 It's wanting what you've got

[Estribillo]
E                        B
I'm... gonna soak up the sun
               F#m      A      B
Gonna tell everyone to lighten up
                        E
I'm gonna tell 'em that I
              B
Got no one to blame
                 F#m       A      B
Everytime I feel lame I'm lookin' up

                       E     B  A
I'm gonna soak up the sun
                       E     B  A
I'm gonna soak up the sun


E           B      A
 I've got a crummy job
E              B     A
 It don't pay near enough
E            B        A
 To buy the things it take
E          B        A
 To win me some of your love

E            B
Every time I turn around
    D                 A
I'm lookin' up you're lookin' down
E                 B
Maybe something's wrong with you
     G                 A
That makes you act the way you do


[Estribillo]
E                        B
I'm... gonna soak up the sun
               F#m      A      B
Gonna tell everyone to lighten up
                        E
I'm gonna tell 'em that I
              B
Got no one to blame
                 F#m       A      B
Everytime I feel lame I'm lookin' up

                       E     B  A
I'm gonna soak up the sun
                 E      B  A
While it's still free
                       E     B  A
I'm gonna soak up the sun
                      E     B  A
Before it goes out on me


E              B      A
 Don't have no master suite
E                   B      A
 But I'm still the king of me
E           B     A
 You have a fancy ride, but baby
E                B       A
 I'm the one who has the key


E            B
Every time I turn around
    D                 A
I'm lookin' up you're lookin' down
E                 B
Maybe something's wrong with you
     G                 A
That makes you act the way you do
G          A
Maybe I am crazy too


[Estribillo]
E                        B
I'm... gonna soak up the sun
               F#m      A      B
Gonna tell everyone to lighten up
                        E
I'm gonna tell 'em that I
              B
Got no one to blame
                 F#m       A      B
Everytime I feel lame I'm lookin' up


E                        B
I'm... gonna soak up the sun
            F#m     A          B
I got my 45 on  so  I can rock on