Biography:
Daniel Paul Merriweather, born February 17th 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian R&B singer/songwriter.
His first commercially released recording was a guest appearance on the track "All I Want" from Australian dance act Disco Montego's self-titled album in 2002. In 2007 Daniel Merriweather put his voice to Mark Ronson's "Stop Me" (cover of The Smiths track) which reached #2 on the UK singles charts, and also co-wrote and featured on Wiley's third single
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Could you by Daniel Merriweather chords
Chords assembled by Ukelele_Hero
**I use capo third fret, but since this is a completely acoustic rendering of this song and the actual strings
played in this song aren't easily detectable nor findable in sheet music anywhere, play whatever suits your
vocal style, as this is a very vocal-heavy song.
[Verse 1]
C Em
I hope you're not a butterfly
Am G C G
That's gonna spread its wings and fly awa—ay
C Em
I hope you're not the moving type
Am G C G
That's gonna up and pack and walk awa—ay’
[Bridge to Chorus 1]
C Em Am G C
I need you to be there to treat me like you care
C Em Am G C
I need you to be where, anywhere I need you
C Em Am G C
I need you to myself, not lay with anyone else
C Em G
I need you next to me for always
[Chorus]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
[Verse 2]
C Em
I hope you're not the type
Am G C G
To jump into the car and twist the key, goodbye
C Em
I hope you're not the type
Am G C G
That's quick to say goodbye and not give it a chance
[Bridge to Chorus 2]
C Em Am G C
I need you to be there to treat me like you care
C Em Am G C
I need you to be where, anywhere I need you
C Em Am G C
I need you to myself, not lay with anyone else
C Em G
I need you next to me for always
[Chorus 2]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my river (Could you be my river) and help me float awa-aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
[Repeat Chorus 2]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my river (Could you be my river) and help me float awa-aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
**thanks for reading, I'll be occasionally revisiting this for edits and I'll probably eventually tab out the
instrumental and vocal fills, so keep an eye out!
- Ukelele_Hero
Chords assembled by Ukelele_Hero
**I use capo third fret, but since this is a completely acoustic rendering of this song and the actual strings
played in this song aren't easily detectable nor findable in sheet music anywhere, play whatever suits your
vocal style, as this is a very vocal-heavy song.
[Verse 1]
C Em
I hope you're not a butterfly
Am G C G
That's gonna spread its wings and fly awa—ay
C Em
I hope you're not the moving type
Am G C G
That's gonna up and pack and walk awa—ay’
[Bridge to Chorus 1]
C Em Am G C
I need you to be there to treat me like you care
C Em Am G C
I need you to be where, anywhere I need you
C Em Am G C
I need you to myself, not lay with anyone else
C Em G
I need you next to me for always
[Chorus]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
[Verse 2]
C Em
I hope you're not the type
Am G C G
To jump into the car and twist the key, goodbye
C Em
I hope you're not the type
Am G C G
That's quick to say goodbye and not give it a chance
[Bridge to Chorus 2]
C Em Am G C
I need you to be there to treat me like you care
C Em Am G C
I need you to be where, anywhere I need you
C Em Am G C
I need you to myself, not lay with anyone else
C Em G
I need you next to me for always
[Chorus 2]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my river (Could you be my river) and help me float awa-aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
[Repeat Chorus 2]
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my yellow (Could you be my yellow) when I'm feelin' gra--aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my river (Could you be my river) and help me float awa-aay?
G C Em Am G C G
Could you be my sunshine (Could you be my sunshine) on a cloudy da--ay?
**thanks for reading, I'll be occasionally revisiting this for edits and I'll probably eventually tab out the
instrumental and vocal fills, so keep an eye out!
- Ukelele_Hero
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