[Intro]
E
[Chorus]
A B E A
Shine It On, my man, forget your troubles if you can
F#m B E B
I'll hold you 'till the dawn, Shine It On, Shine It On
A B E A
You've been too long on the road and you're ready to explode
F#m B E
Come and lighten up your load, Shine It On.
E A
We had love and not much more but dreams just for free
B E
We sure got lost there, dad and mom and me
A F#m
He'd let me steer on straight a ways as we drove from town to town
B E
We knew that daddy's gypsy blood wouldn't let him settle down.
E A F#m
There were times he'd sit right down, just plain hang his head
B E
But he'd always lift it up and smile whenever mama said.
[Chorus]
F Bb
Papa's gone but Lord his blood is running through my veins
C F
Mama's gone to find him, so she can't ease my pain
Bb G
Another woman holds me now, in a little different way
C F
Now I know why papa smiled, when he heard mama say.
[Chorus 2]
Bb C F Bb
Shine It On, my man, forget your troubles if you can
G C F C
I'll hold you 'till the dawn, Shine It On, Shine It On
Bb C E Bb
You've been too long on the road and you're ready to explode
G C F
Come and lighten up your load, Shine It On.