A [Verse 1] A Takin' a lot of givin' and makin' life worth livin' A At a slow pace, love made it a long race A Well, I can't really say things are going my way A Bm C#m D But the love is so pleasin', ah, the love is the reason [Chorus] E Bm That I've waited so long for my sun to shine D D/C# Bm Shine, shine, shine A E Well, I've waited so long tryin' to put it in song D D/C# F#m E A Whether rise or fall, livin' ain't quite so bad after all [Verse 2] A Livin' and dyin' without even tryin' A Well, with some, you might find a satisfied mind A Well, there's right ways and wrong ways and lots of them long days A Bm C#m D That makes life worth livin' when the best that you're givin' [Chorus] E Bm Tries to open your eyes so your sun can shine D D/C# Bm Shine, shine, shine A E Well, I've waited so long tryin' to put it in song D D/C# F#m E Whether rise or fall, livin' ain't quite so bad [Bridge] D As I wandered through the darkness, I knew F#m F Though I wondered what I was gonna do Bm D When the Sun started shinin' then there'd be no denyin' E F#m D E F#m E That I'd have such a love of a new day, givin' some, and takin' some, too D F#m E A Now my sun shines high on every bluesy day and I know what I was going through [Instrumental] B B B B B B B E A A A A B B B B A A [Chorus] A Bm C#m D Well, the love is so pleasin', ah, the love is the reason E Bm That I've waited so long for my sun to shine D D/C# Bm Shine, shine, shine A E Well, I've waited so long tryin' to put it in song D F#m E A Whether rise or fall, livin' ain't quite so bad after all [Outro] A A A Bm