I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Mister Sun (Mr. Sun)
Adaptation of "Mr. Moon". On Raffi "Singable Songs for the Very Young"
Rise Up Singing chapter: Play, p.174
G A D G / - A - D / G D G D / G A D G
Chords from Raffi's Singable Songbook:
G A7 D7 G / - A D7 - / G D G D / G A7 D7 G
Vacation is over! I recorded this yesterday on the beach and today I'm back in Bangkok. I've retrofitted the videos from the last few days with all the chords and song info they were missing, too.
Lyrics:
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun please shine down on me
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun hiding behind a tree
Thse little children are asking you to please come out so we can play with you
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun, please shine down on me!
I'm so glad I came upon this post! This is one of my daughter's favorite songs and I'm trying to learn it on the uke. What strumming pattern are you using?
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